Reuters | Some readers think 'Avatar' was robbed msnbc.com "The Hurt Locker" took home the top two Academy Awards Sunday night, for best picture and for Kathryn Bigelow as best director. But while the film, which follows the dangerous daily existence of an Army bomb defusal team, was a critical favorite, ... Out of obscurity: 'The Hurt Locker' is a case in study 82nd Annual Academy Awards -- TV Review Notable quotes from the 82nd annual Academy Awards |
Globe and Mail | In Baghdad, mortar rounds mark Iraq election day Los Angeles Times Reporting from Baghdad - Dozens of mortar rounds thudded across Baghdad on Sunday morning and at least 12 people were killed as Iraqis went to the polls in an election testing the stability of the country's still-fragile democracy. ... Iraqis vote in general election Blasts rock Baghdad as polls open Attacks Strike Baghdad as Iraqis Vote in Pivotal Election |
Reuters | Shooting at Pentagon entrance by lone gunman leaves 2 police officers hurt Washington Post The officers and the suspect were taken to George Washington University Hospital, and the suspect was in Pentagon police custody. The Associated Press said sources identified the shooter as as 36-year-old John Patrick Bedell. ... Man Shoots Two Pentagon Police Officers 'Shooting incident' in subway near US Pentagon Man shoots 2 officers outside Pentagon |
Washington Post | Obama tries to remain calm during political storm Washington Post President Obama urged Congress Wednesday to vote "up or down" on sweeping health care legislation in the next few weeks, endorsing a plan that denies Senate Republicans the right to kill the bill by st » |
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Reuters | Chile scrambles to distribute aid, quell disorder Los Angeles Times Looting surges as desperate citizens say they lack any services. President Bachelet, slow to seek international aid, has asked for help. The dead are laid out in bags on a school basketb » |
