Senators Block Hayes for Interior Deputy Post in Oil Lease Row
Republicans blocked David Hayes from becoming No. 2 at the Interior Department in a 57 to 39 vote over oil and gas development on federal lands. Democrats vowed to press another confirmation bid. Sen. Bob Bennett led GOP opposition citing Interior Secretary Salazar's move to revoke 77 oil and gas leases in Utah.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Interior Department
David Hayes
Obama
Senate
Hayes
Bob Bennett
Utah
Ken Salazar
North Europe leads U S in unwed mothers
ATLANTA AP The share of births to unmarried women in the United States has risen but trails Northern Europe. Iceland tops with 60 percent of births to single women, about half in Sweden and Norway, and roughly 40 percent in the United States. France Denmark and the United Kingdom also exceed U S levels.
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United States
U.S
Iceland
Sweden
Norway
France
Denmark
United Kingdom
Chicago adopts BPA bottle ban citywide
Chicago becomes the first U S city to ban sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing BPA. City Council approves 48-0 vote and the mayor plans to sign. Ban takes effect January 31, 2010 per city officials and sponsors describe it as a landmark consumer protection move.
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Chicago
U.S
Richard M. Daley
Manny Flores
Artillery shells kill 50 at Sri Lanka hospital
In Sri Lanka’s war zone shells hit a hospital for the second day, killing at least 50 and setting an ambulance ablaze. Doctors say about 1,000 patients waited for care as staff huddled in bunkers amid unrelenting shelling.
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Sri Lanka
Colombo
Suicide car bomber hits U.S. base in Khost killing seven
A suicide car bombing outside a U.S. military base in Khost killed seven people and wounded 21 others. The attack occurred in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, amid broader militant activity and U.S. leadership changes in Afghanistan.
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Kabul
U.S
Afghanistan
Khost
Pakistan
Bushera
Obama reverses on release of abuse photos
President Obama announced he would seek to block court ordered release of Abu Ghraib abuse photos citing risk to U S troops and inflaming anti American opinion. He said investigations concluded by 2004 with individuals identified and actions taken amid war zone concerns.
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Washington
Barack Obama
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
White House
Taliban
al-Qaida
Bush
Arizona
Huffington Post
Dick Cheney
Abu Ghraib
Pentagon
Boat sinks off Florida coast with Haitian migrants
A boat carrying about 30 people, likely Haitian migrants, sank off Florida early Wednesday. Coast Guard rescued 17, searched for others, and reported at least nine dead including a child. Vessel believed to have left Bimini Bahamas and capsized around 2 a.m. Crew seeks missing passengers amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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Florida
U.S. Coast Guard
Riviera Beach
Fla
Miami Beach
U.S
Coast Guard
United Nations
Fitton
Bimini
Bahamas
Astronauts grab space telescope for repair walks
Atlantis astronauts seize the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit 350 miles up and begin five days of risky space walks to perform unprecedented repairs. Debris threats and mission caution mark early steps as NASA plans continue.
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Fla
Atlantis
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble
NASA
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International Space Station
John Grunsfeld
Obama's Supreme Court shortlist leans female and Hispanic
Sources say Obama is weighing more than six contenders including Elena Kagan Janet Napolitano Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood with Carlos Moreno among the new names. The list aims to diversify a court with nine members and only one female justice. A final pick awaits retirement replacement for Justice Souter.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Supreme Court
Elena Kagan
Michigan
Jennifer Granholm
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
U.S. Appeals Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Diane Pamela Wood
California
Carlos Moreno
Obama
Associated Press
White House
David Souter
Moreno
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Suu Kyi to face trial in Myanmar over intruder case
Myanmar's military government prepared to bring Aung San Suu Kyi to a court at Yangon's Insein Prison compound on news of an American intruder entering her home. Spokesman Nyan Win said the opposition leader and two residents would be tried, potentially extending her detention beyond May 27.
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Yangon
Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi
Nyan Win
Insein
John William Yettow
Storms kill and damage homes across northern Missouri
Violent storms and a tornado path hit Kirksville and surrounding areas in northern Missouri killing a woman and damaging about 30 to 40 homes. One residence was destroyed and an auto dealership incurred major damage. Three people were injured when a car was blown off the road near the dealership.
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Missouri
Kirksville
Ron Celian
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