Senator: No fed money for wind project
WASHINGTON A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not Ame...
 3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 280.0 German leader urges U.S. to act on climate
WASHINGTON (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress today to tear down the walls of today and reach a deal to combat global warming. Frequently ...
5.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 280.0 Pakistanis voice frustrations
ISLAMABAD (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face today with Pakistani anger over U.S. aerial drone attacks in tribal areas along the Afghan border, a strategy that U.S. officials say has succeeded in killing key terro...
5.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 219.0 China's military buildup concerns U.S. Navy leader
HONG KONG (AP) A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern today over China s military buildup and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions. With China s military growing at an unprecedented rate, the U.S. wants to ensure that expansion doe...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 169.0 Russians: New nuke treaty is likely
MOSCOW (AP) Russia and the United States are scrambling to address disagreements over a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with little over a month left until the existing agreement between the Cold War adversaries expires. Despite the narrowing tim...
2.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 169.0 Iran backs new enriched uranium deal
VIENNA (AP) Iranian negotiators today expressed support for a deal that if accepted by their leaders would delay Tehran s ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing, diplomats said....
4.4K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 219.0 North Korea: Naval clash is a possibility
SEOUL, South Korea North Korea warned South Korea today that a rash of reckless incursions at their disputed maritime border could spark a naval clash. North Korea s navy accused South Korean warships of routinely broaching its territory 10 tim...
3.6K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 169.0 Medford airport to offer airline incentives
MEDFORD (AP) Jackson County will offer airlines incentives to establish more routes and services at Medford Rogue Valley International Airport. Airport director Ben Case told county commissioners Tuesday that the county will waive landing fees for ...
0.7K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 169.0 Ryder Cup will be tougher challenge
SAN FRANCISCO This had all the trappings of an international incident, at least by golf s standards. Retief Goosen removed his cap and appeared to be conceding a 3-foot putt. Goosen realized he had the score wrong and the putt meant something, so h...
5.6K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 219.0 Rescuing Bandar
WASHINGTON (AP) They became good buddies during the war, the young American soldier and his invaluable Iraqi translator, an easygoing guy who could spot dangers in the shadows and calm jittery nerves in the streets. When it was time to go home, Joe...
13.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 169.0 Sports Briefs: Phoenix forces Game 5 in finals
INDIANAPOLIS Cappie Pondexter scored 22 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 90-77 in Game 4 of the WNBA finals, tying the best-of-five series. Penny Taylor added 17 points for the Mercury while Diana Taurasi and Tangela Smith each...
4.8K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 169.0 Global elitists exploit partisans
Over the past several months, letter writers to the Public Forum have become increasingly caustic in expressing their highly partisan views. Democratic writers have viciously attacked Republicans, with the talking points of their leaders. Republican ...
2.1K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 169.0 US-Russian unity could pressure Iran
NEW YORK (AP) A unified U.S.-Russian stance on sanctions against Iran would put added pressure on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to yield some ground on his nation s nuclear program. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door Wednesda...
1.1K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 169.0 G20 leaders face economic concerns
PITTSBURGH (AP) Bolstering a wobbly global economy, restraining greedy bankers and plotting a future course for sustainable growth the leaders of the world s major economies have no shortage of items on their to-do list when they meet Thursday an...
4.8K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 305.0 Protecting gray matter
WENATCHEE, Wash. The scrappy hustle Kam Douglass brought to the basketball court was a coach s dream. Diving for loose balls, flustering opponents with his defensive intensity, Douglass made up for his lack of size when defending bigger and stronge...
8.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 169.0 Shake-up on the Potomac
WASHINGTON A morning of remembrance turned into one of flashbacks, fear and media missteps Friday when a Coast Guard exercise unfolding near Pentagon ceremonies marking the Sept. 11, 2001, anniversary was mistaken as an attack. The false report...
5.1K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 169.0 Sept. 11 training exercise sparks fear, confusion
WASHINGTON (AP) A Coast Guard training exercise in the Potomac River near the Pentagon sparked confusion amid Friday s commemorations of the Sept. 11 anniversary. Media reports that shots were being fired in the river sent FBI agents scrambling to ...
5.4K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 169.0 Casualty of war
DAHANEH, Afghanistan The pomegranate grove looked ominous. The U.S. patrol had a tip that Taliban fighters were lying in ambush, and a Marine had his weapon trained on the trees 70 yards away. If you see anything move from there, light it up, Cpl...
9.7K - Sep. 4, 2009; scored 219.0 August ties for deadliest month in Afghanistan
KABUL A U.S. service member died today in a militant attack involving a roadside bomb and gunfire, a death that pushed August into a tie with July as the deadliest months of the eight-year war. The death brings to 44 the number of U.S. troops who h...
4.2K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 169.0 Powerful Shiite leader dies in Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the scion of a revered clerical family who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq s most influential politicians, died today in Iran, the country that was long h...
7.2K - Aug. 26, 2009; scored 169.0 | 
