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Suu Kyi
Lawyer Banned

Burma disbars activist attorney, files charges against intruding American

May 16, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma has disbarred a high-profile activist lawyer who was meant to be part of Aung San Suu Kyi’s defense team, Reuters reports. Aung Thein said he visited the prison yesterday where the Noble Peace laureate is being held ahead of a Monday trial on charges she violated her house... More »

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sanctions • United States • lawyer • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • John Yettaw

Obama More Popular Than
US in Mideast

Jordan is Obama's biggest fan in new survey of Arab world

May 11, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new survey has found President Obama to be more popular in the Middle East than the country he leads, and analysts say he may be able to use that goodwill to help restore America’s relations with the region. The president has an average approval rating of 48% across... More »

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Barack Obama • Jordan • Middle East • United States • Egypt • approval ratings • President Obama • Jay-ZTV

Europe's Jobless Thrive
as US Counterparts Struggle

European safety nets make joblessness easier, recovery more difficult

May 7, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - On either side of the Atlantic, different narratives are playing out among the unemployed, the Wall Street Journal reports. While Americans left jobless by the recession struggle to pay insurance and bills, Europe’s social safety nets provide many with the majority of their former incomes and cover health-care costs.... More »

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Europe • United States • recession • unemployment • unemployment benefits • financial crisis • jobless

(Newser) - A federal law that keeps utilities from poisoning the air is causing toxic metals to infiltrate US waterways, the Washington Post reports. As the Environmental Protection Agency debates possible solutions with lawmakers, utility companies are storing pollutants like mercury and selenium in sludge ponds that eventually leak into lakes... More »

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United States • Environmental Protection Agency • pollutants • river • mercury • coal power • selenium • airborne contaminants • EPA • waterborne

(AP) - The swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, with talk show comments like "fajita flu" and "illegal aliens are the carriers" drawing vehement protests from Hispanic advocates. The volatile immigration issue had cooled off on talk shows and in the blogosphere as the presidential election and economic... More »

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immigration • Mexico • United States • debate • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - Development, deterioration, and a lack of funds are endangering the nation's historic treasures, says the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The group released its annual list of the most endangered sites, reports ABC News. They are:
  • The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles
  • The WWII-era Enola Gay hangar at
... More »

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architecture • United States • development • Galveston • Frank Lloyd Wright • National Trust for HIstoric Preservation • heritage • endangered

(AP) - President Obama said today he will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter with someone who shares the president's respect for "constitutional values" and hopes to have "him or her" seated by the start of the next term in October. In a dramatic flourish, Obama interrupted White House... More »

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United States • retirement • US Supreme Court • David Souter • Obama administration • President Obama • presidential appointment

 Chinese Flock to US Colleges 

Growing middle class attracted by American system's reputation

May 1, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The population of Chinese students in the US has soared in recent years, the Washington Post reports, driven by a US reputation for top-notch education and an expanding Chinese middle class. For years, Chinese undergrads in the US numbered about 9,000; in 2007, that figure surged to some 16,... More »

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China • education • college admissions • United States • college • universities • college student

 Clinton to Iran: Free Reporter 

Secretary of State cites concerns over hunger-striking journalist's health

Apr 30, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton demanded that Iran release Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist held on accusations of spying, Reuters reports. “We have great concerns about Ms. Saberi’s health and well being,” Clinton said today, citing reports that Saberi is on hunger strike. The case raises questions about Iran’s... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • United States • journalist • hunger strike • Roxana Saberi • Reza Saberi

 US Benefits From 
 China Stimulus 

Construction in China boosts US business, from steel to fried chicken

Apr 30, 09 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - While Americans await the fruits of their $787 billion bailout, China is moving ahead with public-works projects at a staggering pace, pumping up its own economy as well as America’s, the Wall Street Journal reports. US industrial-equipment makers, struggling with effectively zero domestic growth, are back near record levels... More »

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China • Pizza Hut • construction • United States • recession • steel • KFC • economic stimulus package • financial crisis

OPINION

Forget the Flu: Guns Cause Far More Deaths

As Americans load up on Tamiflu, shootings draw little notice

Apr 29, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the US and Mexico, a plague much more widespread than swine flu continues to pick off its victims, regardless of age, health, or hometown. "While federal and state authorities are preoccupied with preventing a swine flu pandemic from overwhelming the United States, the epidemic of gun violence rages... More »

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Mexico • gun control • United States • drug cartel • shooting • deaths • gun violence • swine flu

Economy Shrinks Faster Than Expected
in 1st Quarter

6.1% pace fueled by biz cutbacks, export drop

Apr 29, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(AP) - The US economy shrank at a worse-than-expected 6.1% pace at the start of this year as sharp cutbacks by businesses and the biggest drop in US exports in 40 years overwhelmed a rebound in consumer spending. Today's Commerce Department report dashed hopes that the recession's grip on the country... More »

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United States • exports • consumer spending • Department of Commerce • economy • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

 Why Swine Flu Is 
 Deadlier in Mexico 

It may not be at all; it's probably a measurement problem

Apr 28, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why is swine flu deadlier on one side of the US-Mexico border than the other? Writing in Slate, David Dobbs examines some explanations as to why the virus has killed about 100 of 1,600 infected in Mexico, and zero of 300 in the United States. The best bet is... More »

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Mexico • United States • fatality • swine flu

(Newser) - Countries are tightening borders and stepping up containment methods as the swine flu body count continues to rise, the New York Times reports. The disease is suspected in 152 deaths, all in Mexico; 50 US cases are now confirmed from California to New York City. Health officials in Japan and... More »

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China • Russia • Indonesia • Japan • Mexico • France • Taiwan • Hong Kong • United States • public health • Britain • borders • pork • pandemic • swine flu

(Newser) - Pakistan’s president suggested today that Osama bin Laden could be dead, an assertion the US strenuously objects to, the New York Daily News reports. “He may be dead. But that’s been said before,” Asif Ali Zardari said. “It’s still between fiction and fact.”... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • Pakistan • United States • Osama bin Laden • Asif Ali Zardari • al-Qaeda

 Swine Flu Confirmed in UK 

Pair brings disease home from a trip to Mexico

Apr 27, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two British citizens have contracted swine flu, the virus that has killed at least 149 people in Mexico and sickened 20 in the US, the Guardian reports. The pair returned from a trip to Mexico last week and fell ill, the Scottish health minister said today. Seven others who had... More »

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United Kingdom • United States • bacteria • infection • pig • virus • Britain • swine flu

(AP) - Fear of swine flu is a good reason to wash your hands, but not to take pork off the menu. Federal health officials say the virus that has triggered fears of a flu pandemic is not transmitted by food, and that all food-borne germs are killed when pork is cooked... More »

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FDA • Mexico • United States • USDA • virus • outbreak • pork • swine flu

US Wants Informal Chat
on Cuba Ties

Casual discussions could pave road to 'open relationship'

Apr 27, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is inching toward loosening relations with Cuba on the heels of President Obama’s Latin American trip, the New York Times reports. Cuban diplomats are set to meet informally with US officials to “test the waters,” an administration official said, mulling future talks over migration, drug... More »

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Latin America • diplomacy • Cuba • United States • Raul Castro • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Despite entreaties from Washington, Iraq’s majority-Shiite government is hardening its stance against the outlawed Sunni-dominated Baath party, the New York Times reports. Blamed by some for recent bombings of Shiites, Baathists are “filled with hate from head to toe," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said this week,... More »

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Saddam Hussein • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • Iraq Civil War • Baath Party • reconciliation

(Newser) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has prepared a seed stock of vaccine for the swine flu that has killed dozens in Mexico and infected a handful of Americans, Time reports. The CDC has not begun mass production of the vaccine, opting instead to see if the outbreak... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • United States • vaccine • virus • World Health Organization • infectious diseases • pandemic • swine flu • WHO

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