Mar
02

Reuters

Ford won't challenge Gillibrand for Senate in NYWashington PostFormer congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. has decided against challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.), ending a potential primary fight that Democrats in Washington and New York had actively discouraged. "I've examined this race in …Ford Decides Not to Run for Senate SeatNew York TimesRep. Harold Ford Jr. not running for SenateSeattle TimesFord Cancels Plan to Challenge Gillibrand for NYBusinessWeekNYU Washington Square News -New York Post -DNAinfoall 215 news articles »

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Mar
02

The Hindu

Karadzic opens defence with retelling of historyThe GuardianHe is accused of masterminding the worst crimes in Europe since the Nazis. His tormentors seek to portray him as a "monster". But in the long-awaited self-portrait delivered today from the dock of a war crimes tribunal, Radovan Karadzic painted himself …Karadzic blames Muslims for killingWashington TimesBosnian leader: 'Ethnic cleansing' continues 15 years after warCNN InternationalKaradzic defends Bosnian Serb 'holy' cause at trialBBC NewsAljazeera.net -Telegraph.co.uk -BusinessWeekall 639 news articles »

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Mar
01

The Guardian

Battle zone: looters raid quake-hit ChileABC OnlineReports from Chile's second-largest city, Concepcion, describe it as a battle zone in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the country. The death toll from the magnitude 8.8 quake is above 700, …Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit cityReutersChile's agonyMiamiHerald.comChile scrambles to distribute aid, quell disorderLos Angeles TimesBoston Globe -BBC News -Christian Science Monitorall 4,994 news articles »

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Mar
01

Kansas City Star

In Texas governor showdown, nice doesn't cut itReutersHOUSTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Tuesday's primary election to decide which Republican will run for Texas governor has put a spotlight on the party's national identity crisis after it lost the White House to Democrats in 2008. …Can Republican gubernatorial candidates mend the rift by November?Dallas Morning NewsOn Primary Eve, Texas Race Seems Close No MoreNew York TimesVoters flock to Texas primariesUSA TodayWall Street Journal -Austin American-Statesman -The Associated Pressall 406 news articles »

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