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Obama Recalls The Last ‘100 Days’
President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that waterboarding authorized by former President George W. Bush was torture, and the information gained from terror suspects through its use could have been obtained by other means. “In some cases it may be harder,” he conceded at a White House news conference marking a whirlwind first 100 days [...]
Taliban Threatens Wave Of Attacks Against US Surge
The Taliban vowed Wednesday to launch a wave of attacks in a spring offensive as a surge of American troops arrives in Afghanistan, a threat delivered on the same day that 42 militants were reported killed in clashes.
Taliban leaders regularly boast of impending attacks that never materialize — such as proclaiming that hundreds or thousands [...]
Opinion/CNN: Is Obama a Clinton or a Carter?
Today is the 100th day of the Obama administration. Judging a president after 100 days is not realistic — and may be absurd.
After the first hundred days, President Carter was viewed as potentially great, and President Clinton was viewed as a one-termer. Obviously, it didn’t turn out that way.
No one can predict after a few [...]
UPDATE: World Health Organization Warns Nations To Prepare For Flue Pandemic
The World Health Organization raised the alert level of the fast-spreading swine flu virus on Wednesday afternoon, indicating that a “pandemic is imminent,” on the day that a Mexican toddler who had been hospitalized in Houston became the first person to die to die from the disease on United States soil.
Dr. Margaret Chan, the director [...]
Researchers Find Common Genetic Variations In Autistic People
Findings show that many autistic people have a deviation in a portion of their DNA that affects the way brain cells connect with one another. The discovery may lead to treatments.
Researchers have found that many people with autism share common genetic variations, a discovery that may improve diagnosis and offers the promise of developing treatments [...]
50 million Retirees To Get $250 Checks In May
More than 50 million retirees can expect to receive $250 payments from the government in the next few weeks as their share of the economic stimulus package enacted in February.
Economists say the payments will be a timely boost just as the recession is showing signs of easing a little.
The payments are part of the $787 [...]
Spector’s Switch – For Obama That’s Bipartisanship
If there was any doubt about the welcome Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) would get from his new party, President Barack Obama removed it this morning.
In a joint appearance with Specter and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House, Obama lauded Specter for his move — and without a trace of irony, he described the [...]
SWINE FLU UPDATE: FIRST U.S. DEATH REPORTED – MORE CASES AROUND THE WORLD
A Mexican toddler who came to the United States for treatment has died in Texas of the swine flu, state officials said, as President Obama recommended that schools with confirmed or suspected cases of the disease “strongly consider temporarily closing.”
“This is obviously a serious situation, serious enough to take the utmost precautions,” Mr. Obama said.
Texas [...]
U.S. Economy in 2nd Straight Quarter of Steep Decline
The American economy shrank rapidly in the first three months of the year, the government reported on Wednesday, a signal that the economy is likely to remain a dominant issue as the Obama administration looks beyond its first 100 days.
The gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 6.1 percent from January through March, [...]
Church-Shopping: Why Do Americans Change Faiths?
Forty-three years ago, Time magazine published a stark cover with the words “Is God Dead?” stamped in red against an inky black background. The accompanying article predicted that secularization, science and urbanization would eliminate the need for religious belief and institutions before long; in modern society, only the weak and uneducated would persist in their [...]
