Iranian protest sparks battles
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons today on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition s fir...
 5.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 535.0 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 586.0 Faculty at UO exploring union formation
EUGENE (AP) Concerns about low pay and a rift with administration have faculty members at the University of Oregon exploring the possibility of forming a union. The effort is still in the beginning stages with meetings on campus to discuss the idea...
3.1K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 622.0 Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan
KABUL Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans today in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale confer...
6.3K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 561.0 Rights groups turn down Gitmo tour
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn t include an opportunity to speak with prisoners. Amnesty International USA, the American C...
2.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 622.0 Rights groups turn down Gitmo tour
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn t include an opportunity to speak with prisoners. Amnesty International USA, the American C...
2.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 622.0 Bailed-out firms must slash pay for top executives
WASHINGTON The Treasury Department is expected today to order seven companies that have not paid back last year s government bailouts to halve their top executives average compensation. The cuts apply to the 25 highest-paid executives at banks and...
6.4K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 505.0 Study: Less invasive surgery carries risks
Carla K. Johnson,AP Medical Writer CHICAGO A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery. The results add to confusion aro...
5.3K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 352.0 President won't commit on troops
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will not commit more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until he is convinced that the central government can be a credible and effective U.S. partner, a senior White House aide said Sunday. But it was unclear whether Obam...
4.5K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 352.0 Financial overhaul push begins
WASHINGTON (AP) Small neighborhood banks and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are overshadowing the nation s biggest banks in influencing lawmakers as Congress begins the initial phase of its long-awaited overhaul of how the government regulates financ...
1.4K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 352.0 Afghanistan corruption worries McChrystal
WASHINGTON (AP) The top military commander in Afghanistan is asking for up to 80,000 more American troops even as he warns that rampant government corruption there may prevent victory against the Taliban and al-Qaida, according to U.S. officials br...
4.7K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 484.0 Afghan leader accused of meddling in fraud probe
KABUL (AP) Afghan President Hamid Karzai s top challenger in disputed elections alleged today the embattled head of state engineered the resignation of a chief fraud investigator to cast doubt over a process that may force a runoff vote. Results fr...
4.6K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 418.0 UN official says widespread fraud in Afghan vote
Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Writers KABUL (AP) The head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan acknowledged Sunday there was widespread fraud in the August presidential election but refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid inf...
6.7K - Oct. 11, 2009; scored 535.0 Clinton, Gates: Goals steady in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama s top defense and diplomacy advisers said the United States retains the Afghanistan war goal that he outlined just two months into his presidency to sideline al-Qaida but changing circumstances require a reasse...
5.9K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 418.0 Taliban claim responsibility for deadly U.N. blast
ISLAMABAD (AP) Taliban militants claimed responsibility today for the deadly suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency s heavily fortified compound in Islamabad, saying international relief work in Pakistan was not in the interest of Muslims. The at...
5.0K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 653.0 Olympics headed to South America
COPENHAGEN ” Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had powerful friends. But none of that mattered. Rio de Janeiro had the enchanting story ...
8.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 418.0 Economy hurts churches
NEW YORK (AP) Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. The Great Recession made things worse. It s furth...
8.0K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 698.0 Rio to host 2016 Olympics
COPENHAGEN Finally, South America gets an Olympics. The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise finalist Madrid, which got a big helping han...
4.6K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 352.0 Taliban attacks kill five U.S. soldiers
KABUL (AP) Five American troops were killed within 24 hours in southern Afghanistan, where Taliban militants have conducted an unrelenting campaign of bombings and attacks against U.S. and NATO forces. This has been the deadliest year of the war fo...
3.5K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 464.0 Obama wants to end fossil fuel subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is calling on the world to end massive government subsidies that encourage the use of fossil fuels blamed for global warming. The president, who is set to host the G-20 economic summit opening Thursday in Pitt...
5.3K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 418.0 | 
