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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:04 PM PDT

Grassley Backs Derivatives Curbs
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Democrats won the support of a senior Republican Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of the market for derivatives, as both sides appeared to be inching closer to a broader deal on new financial market rules ...
Senators close to a deal on financial regulation billWashington Post
Financial regulation reform faces stiff oppositionLos Angeles Times
Wall Street to abandon Democrats in future elections?CNN
MiamiHerald.com -Reuters -Seattle Times
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:18 PM PDT

Ash cloud: European flights return to near-normal
BBC News
Almost all scheduled flights in Europe are expected to take off on Thursday, following a week of cancellations caused by a volcanic ash cloud. The cloud is thought to have cost the aviation industry more than £1bn - and companies are calling for ...
European airspace reopens, no further major disruptions foreseenXinhua
Recriminations erupt in ash-fueled aviation crisisThe Associated Press
The Ash Cloud's Silver LiningNewsweek
Hindustan Times -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:21 PM PDT

Army warning as tense Bangkok stand-off continues
BBC News
Tensions are high in the Thai capital Bangkok after a night of minor clashes, helicopter fly-overs and fireworks. A military spokesman has warned of "decisive action" and "chaos", urging protesters to leave their extensive, fortified camp in the city. ...
Tense standoff continues in ThailandCNN
Thai Protests Draw Protests In New TwistWall Street Journal
Thai protestors block army trainPress TV
Bloomberg -The Associated Press -AFP
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:03 PM PDT

Netanyahu rejects east Jerusalem freeze
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu rejected White House requests for a freeze on Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Over the weekend, Netanyahu's government gave the Obama administration ...
Obama to US Jews: Nothing will distance us from IsraelHa'aretz
US 'disappointed' with Israel, PalestiniansYnetnews
US Middle East envoy visiting soon -PalestiniansReuters UK
Wall Street Journal -Reuters -AFP
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:37 PM PDT

Snow the latest challenge in China quake recovery
The Associated Press
BEIJING — Homeless earthquake survivors huddled in thin tents against strong winds Thursday while traffic slowed on ice- and snow-slicked roads, the latest challenges to recovery in mountainous far western China. Snow started falling early Thursday in ...
Gales and snow hit China's quake zoneAFP
Snowstorm hits northwest China quake zoneXinhua
China mourns 2064 victims in devastating quakeBusinessWeek
Financial Times -New York Times -Christian Science Monitor
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:10 PM PDT

Cameron fights yellow peril to keep campaign on track
Times Online
David Cameron starts off by crowing about how he has decapitated a big yellow animal that has been bugging him all week. Not the new Lib Dem leviathan, but a tabloid journalist in a giant chicken outfit who has been stalking his campaign. ...
TV debate: nine things to watchBBC News
General Election 2010: Liberal Democrat surge leads to change in Conservative ...Telegraph.co.uk
Questions over Lib Dem leader's funding before TV debateAFP
The Press Association -Reuters UK -BusinessWeek
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Obama Makes Diversity Top Priority in Choosing Next Supreme Court Nominee
FOXNews
With Justice John Paul Steven, the last Protestant on the Supreme Court, just months away from retirement, the White House says President Obama is considering a more diverse pool of candidates , including whites, blacks and Hispanics – men and women ...
Obama Meets With Senators in Effort to Speed Court ChoiceNew York Times
Obama broadens search for Supreme Court nomineeLos Angeles Times
2nd Chicago judge in the mix for Supreme Court nomineeChicago Tribune
Reuters -WXIA-TV -Salt Lake Tribune
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Iran strike 'never off the table'
Jerusalem Post
Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell stressed Wednesday that "military action [against Iran] has never, ever been taken off the table." This comes in response to comments by a senior US defense official in Singapore who said military ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad heads to Zimbabwe, UgandaAFP
Iran to produce systems similar to S-300Press TV
Ahmadinejad plans exodus to avert quake disasterWashington Post
Aljazeera.net -New York Times -BBC News
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Unions thank Crist for SB 6 veto
MiamiHerald.com
Teachers unions are getting out the message: Thank the governor for his veto. But the unions are stopping short of making a political endorsement. BY HANNAH SAMPSON Saying it's only polite -- but not political -- state and local teachers unions are ...
A Republican May Test Odds as an OutsiderNew York Times
Tea Party a primary threatNorthJersey.com
Key donors line up behind governorSarasota Herald-Tribune
Washington Times -Washington Post -USA Today
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Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:05 PM PDT