Washington Post | Fine Print: McChrystal's Comments on War Misunderstood Washington Post Commentators who say Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan, is pressuring the White House to accept his ideas or else didn't pay close attention to his remarks last week in London. "I'm certainly not going to ... Afghan War Units Begin Two New Efforts |
GulfNews | 8 US troops killed in Afghanistan Los Angeles Times Militant attacks on two remote outposts also leave as many as half a dozen Afghan troops dead. Marine Lance Cpl. Roy Aeschlimann takes cover during a shootout with Taliban militants in Helmand province. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press / October 4, ... Attacks on Remote Posts Highlight Risks in Afghanistan McChrystal Faulted On Troop Statements Eight US Troops Are Killed in Afghanistan Battle |
New York Times | Panels' Work Over, Health Reform Faces Thorny Floor Debate New York Times WASHINGTON â€" With the Senate Finance Committee set to approve its health care bill this week, Democrats are tantalizingly close to bringing legislation that would make sweeping changes in the nation's health care ... A Health Bill Moves Health insurance bills could be hardship for many Senate finance panel nearly done with its healthcare bill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Bid loss leaves political sting Chicago Tribune Chicago's first-round knockout from the 2016 Olympics derby represented a worst-case scenario for President Barack Obama, a stunning international rejection to the hometown president's plea to help ... A Great Choice, Even if Others Were Worthy First Lady'! ;s Olympian Effort F » |
Times Online | The Smart Choice for Olympic Host New York Times Will it be Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro or Tokyo? The grandees of the International Olympic Committee will announce the location of the 2016 Summer Olympics on Friday evening in Copenhagen. ... Olympics-IOC awaits Obama on decision day for 2016 Games If only the IOC was st! ill taking bribes Chicago, Rio lead 2016 Olympics host race |
Telegraph.co.uk | Landslides Trap Scores in Indonesia While Tsunami Unleashes Havoc ... Washington Post Thousands of people on Wednesday grappled with the devastation caused by two powerful earthquakes, with landslides leaving scores trapped in rubble in Indonesia and a tsunami in the Samoas flattening villages and sweeping some residents out to sea. ... Sumatra toll 'more than thousands' RPT-FACTBOX-Indonesia's Sumatra, home to key crudes, little LNG Fatalities Increase After Earthquakes in Samoa, Indonesia |
Telegraph.co.uk | Dozens Die as Tsunami Hits Samoa Islands New York Times SYDNEY, Australia â€" A powerful tsunami generated by an undersea earthquake killed more than two dozen people and wiped out several villages in the tropical islands of American Samoa and Samoa early on Tuesday, according to officials ... Hawaii spared effects of deadly tsunami Reports: Tsunami Has Taken At Least 34 Lives in South Pacific Islands 17 deaths reported after Samoa quake; tsunami warning ends |
