The Guardian:
In the end, Democrats in the House of Representatives answered the call of history, as their president put it. Not since 1965, when Medicare and Medicaid were created, has a chamber of Congress passed a measure to vastly incr (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Timothy Garton Ash covers a broad canvas of post-1989 issues (Comment, 5 November), but the key failure was to leave Mikhail Gorbachev without economic support at the crucial moment.In 1989, unlike in 1945, the west lacked a (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Murray makes light work of six-week lay-off • Mikhail Youzhny beaten in two sets by flying ScotWith one more tournament to go before the world's top eight players head to London for the ATP World Tour Finals, Andy Murray is (Read More)
The Age World Headlines:
Andy Murray won his sixth ATP title of the season Sunday, beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-3 6-2 in the Valencia Open final. (Read More)
NEWS.com.au | Europe:
A JUNIOR Russian policeman was fired overnight after making a YouTube appeal to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accusing senior officers of corruption, a claim dismissed by authorities as false, news agencies reported. (Read More)
The Guardian:
CIA officer tasked with finding a sunken Soviet nuclear submarineChristopher Fitzgerald, who has died aged 88, was the CIA agent responsible for building the ship the Hughes Glomar Explorer, designed to recover a sunken Sovie (Read More)
Mirror.co.uk - Sport:
Andy Murray chases his sixth title of the year today when he plays Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the final of the Valencia Open. (Read More)
The Guardian:
Legendary mathematician whose work on integral geometry was vital to medical scannersIsrael Gelfand, who has died aged 96, was a major figure in mathematics for seven decades. His research ranged over most of pure maths, incl (Read More)
NEWS.com.au | Europe:
RUSSIA'S interior minister has ordered an report to be drawn up for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after a senior provincial police officer posted a video alleging chronic corruption in his force. (Read More)
Pak Alert Press:
Talha Mujaddidi“Another such victory and we have had it”, King Pyrrhus of EpirusThis ancient quote comes to mind after witnessing the latest run of CIA imposed democracy in Pakistan. The old crooks back with gloss and glitt (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
David Hunkar submits: Friday, crude oil prices settled at $77.43 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. After rising for many months this year, oil prices are stabilizing or falling due to the increasing unemployment levels. Th (Read More)
Reuters: International News:
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defense system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying Sunday.
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FOXNews.com:
Iran's state television is reporting that a senior lawmaker has warned Russia over a delay in the delivery of an anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Italy take 3-0 lead with two rubbers remaining to claim titleItaly secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat US Open quarter-finalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.The experienced I (Read More)
NEWS.com.au | Europe:
RUSSIA'S Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who was posted as a KGB agent in Dresden under communism, has said he feels nostalgia for the former East Germany, in an interview to be broadcast today. (Read More)
The Guardian:
International governments divided ahead of bid to finalise legislation at Qatar conferenceInternational negotiators will meet this week in Qatar in an attempt to finalise the world's first and only international corruption co (Read More)
Fox News:
Secretary of state will meet with European leaders as international patience with N. Korea and Iran runs out • Iran: No Shipment of Uranium Abroad• Russia's Medvedev Threatens Sanctions Against Iran. (Read More)
Fox News:
Secretary of state will meet with European leaders as international patience with N. Korea and Iran runs out • Iran: No Shipment of Uranium Abroad• Russia's Medvedev Threatens Sanctions Against Iran. (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
A brilliant exposé of the oil industry uncovers the shocking human cost of fuel, says Peter PrestonPlunder, Rot, Fear, Greed and Desire. Laconic chapter headings tell the story. This brilliant, dismaying book by a reporter wh (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - In Congress:
After months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons tr (Read More)