By SETH MYDANS
Published: August 27, 2008
Resource: the Times
The leaders of thousands of protesters who were blockading the prime minister’s compound refused a civil court’s orders to leave the premises on Wednesday and challenged the police to enter and arrest them
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Summary #49 "U.S. Officials Describe Afghan Airstrike"
By ERIC SCHMITT
Published: August 27, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
American military officials sought on Wednesday to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan last Friday.
Published: August 27, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
American military officials sought on Wednesday to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan last Friday.
summary # 48 "Military Sending Foreign Fighters to Home Nations"
Resource: Nytimes
By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: August 27, 2008
The United States military has secretly handed over more than 200 militants to the intelligence services of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries, nearly all in the past two years, as part of an effort to reduce the burden of detaining and interrogating foreign fighters captured in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to American military officials.
By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: August 27, 2008
The United States military has secretly handed over more than 200 militants to the intelligence services of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries, nearly all in the past two years, as part of an effort to reduce the burden of detaining and interrogating foreign fighters captured in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to American military officials.
Summary #47 "For a New Political Age, a Self-Made Man"
Resource: By JODI KANTOR
Published: August 27, 2008
From the earliest days of his presidential campaign, those around Senator Barack Obama have heard the same speech. He repeated it after he announced his candidacy and after debates, after victories and defeats.
Published: August 27, 2008
From the earliest days of his presidential campaign, those around Senator Barack Obama have heard the same speech. He repeated it after he announced his candidacy and after debates, after victories and defeats.
Summary #46 " Obama Secures Historic Nomination"
Resource: nytimes
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: August 27, 2008
Obama,a freshman senator who defeated the first family of Democratic Party politics with a call for a fundamentally new course in politics, was nominated by his party on Wednesday to be the 44th president of the United States.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: August 27, 2008
Obama,a freshman senator who defeated the first family of Democratic Party politics with a call for a fundamentally new course in politics, was nominated by his party on Wednesday to be the 44th president of the United States.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Summary #45 "U.S. Officers Executed Iraqis, Statements Say"
three noncommissioned US Army officers, including a first sergeant, a platoon sergeant and a senior medic, killed four Iraqi prisoners with pistol shots to the head as the men stood handcuffed and blindfolded beside a Baghdad canal, two of the officers said in sworn statements.
Summaty #44 "Rice, in Israel, Criticizes Surge in Settlement Construction"
Resource: The Times
Peace Now, the Israeli advocacy group, said in a report released Tuesday that in the last year Israel had nearly doubled its settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, in violation of its obligations under an American-backed peace plan.
Peace Now, the Israeli advocacy group, said in a report released Tuesday that in the last year Israel had nearly doubled its settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, in violation of its obligations under an American-backed peace plan.
Summary #43 "Clinton to Urge a Party United Behind Obama"
With her husband and daughter lending moral support throughout the day, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared to defer her own dreams on Tuesday night and deliver an emphatic plea at the Democratic National Convention to unite behind her rival, Senator Barack Obama, no matter what ill will lingers.
Summary #42 "Inside Gate, India’s Good Life; Outside, the Servants’ Slums"
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Published: June 9, 2008
Resource; Nytimes
India has had its upper classes, as well as legions of the world’s very poor. But today a landscape dotted with Hamilton Courts in northern India, pressed up against the slums that serve them, has underscored more than ever the stark gulf between those world.
Published: June 9, 2008
Resource; Nytimes
India has had its upper classes, as well as legions of the world’s very poor. But today a landscape dotted with Hamilton Courts in northern India, pressed up against the slums that serve them, has underscored more than ever the stark gulf between those world.
Summary #41 "N. Korea Threatens to Restore Plutonium Plant"
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Published: August 26, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
North Korea acclaimed that it had stopped disabling its main nuclear complex and threatened to restore facilities there that the North had used to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons unless the United States removed it from a terrorist lis
Published: August 26, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
North Korea acclaimed that it had stopped disabling its main nuclear complex and threatened to restore facilities there that the North had used to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons unless the United States removed it from a terrorist lis
Summary #39 "Thai Protesters Enter Prime Minister’s Compound"
Resource: Nytimes
Thousands of demonstrators besieged government offices on Tuesday and briefly shut down a television station in some of the most aggressive actions in months of street protests,trying to oust the government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, whom they accuse of corruption
Thousands of demonstrators besieged government offices on Tuesday and briefly shut down a television station in some of the most aggressive actions in months of street protests,trying to oust the government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, whom they accuse of corruption
Summaty #38 "60 Children Among Afghan Dead, U.N. Report Find"
By CARLOTTA GALL
Published: August 27, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
A United Nations human rights team has found “convincing evidence” that 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan on Friday, according to the United Nations mission in Kabul.
Published: August 27, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
A United Nations human rights team has found “convincing evidence” that 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan on Friday, according to the United Nations mission in Kabul.
Summary #37 "Some Clinton Fund-Raisers Are Still Simmering"
By MICHAEL LUO and GRIFF PALMER
Published: August 26, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
A significant number of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s top fund-raisers remain on the sidelines and unwilling to work for Senator Barack Obama, a nettlesome problem that appears to be contributing to the campaign’s failure to keep pace with ambitious fund-raising goals it set out for the general election
Published: August 26, 2008
Resource: Nytimes
A significant number of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s top fund-raisers remain on the sidelines and unwilling to work for Senator Barack Obama, a nettlesome problem that appears to be contributing to the campaign’s failure to keep pace with ambitious fund-raising goals it set out for the general election
summary 36# "60 Children Among Afghan Dead, U.N. Finds"
By CARLOTTA GALL
Published: August 26, 2008
Resource: Times
A United Nations human rights team has found “convincing evidence” that some 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in air strikes on a village in western Afghanistan on Thursday night, a statement issued by the United Nations mission in Kabul said, making it almost certainly the deadliest case of civilian casualties
Published: August 26, 2008
Resource: Times
A United Nations human rights team has found “convincing evidence” that some 90 civilians — among them 60 children — were killed in air strikes on a village in western Afghanistan on Thursday night, a statement issued by the United Nations mission in Kabul said, making it almost certainly the deadliest case of civilian casualties
Summary 35 "Clinton Prepares for Center Stage"
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared to take center stage at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in one of the most anticipated moments of the week, even as Republicans intensified their efforts to crash the Democratic Party’s party.Obama Camp Sees Potential in G.O.P. Discontent
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Summary #33 " McCain’s Week Ahead"
By Michael Cooper
Resource: Nytimes
Titile:McCain's Week Ahead
Resource: Nytimes
Titile:McCain's Week Ahead
In the past, candidates have sometimes gone dark while their opponents held their conventions. But this year – with the race close and the conventions unusually late — Senator John McCain plans to do a little campaigning to try to stay in the public’s eye while the Democrats gather to nominate his rival in Denver.
summary #32 "Photos Support Account by China of Deadly Attack"
BEIJING — An international news agency has released photos of an attack that took place early this month against Chinese security forces in the remote Silk Road oasis town of Kashgar. Chinese officials have said the assault killed 16 paramilitary officers and wounded 16 others, making it the deadliest attack on Chinese security forces in recent years.
Summary # 31 "Obama’s Pick Adds Foreign Expertise to Ticket"
WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama introduced Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. as his running mate on Saturday at a boisterous rally in Springfield, Ill., a choice that strengthens the Democratic ticket’s credentials on foreign policy and provides Mr. Obama a combative partner as he heads into the fight with Senator John McCain.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Summary 30 "Kremlin Says Troops Will Begin Withdrawal From Georgia on Monday"
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY and C.J. CHIVERS
Resource: Ny Times
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Russia that there would be “serious consequences” for relations between Russia and the European Union if Russian compliance with the accord was not rapid and complete.
Resource: Ny Times
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Russia that there would be “serious consequences” for relations between Russia and the European Union if Russian compliance with the accord was not rapid and complete.
Summary 29 "China’s Leaders Try to Impress and Reassure World"
BEIJING — An ecstatic China finally got its Olympic moment on Friday night. And if the astonishing opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games lavished grand tribute on Chinese civilization and sought to stir an ancient nation’s pride, there was also a message for an uncertain outside world: Do not worry. We mean no harm.
Summary 28 "Looking for Swing Votes in the Boardroom"
Summary 27#, "Seeing Tougher Race, Allies Ask Obama to Make ‘Hope’ Specific"
As Senator Barack Obama prepares to accept the Democratic presidential nomination next week, party leaders in battleground states say the fight ahead against Senator John McCain looks tougher than they imagined, with Mr. Obama vulnerable on multiple fronts despite weeks of cross-country and overseas campaigning.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Summary #26, "In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China"
BEIJING — If Westerners feel dazed and confused upon exiting the plane at the new international airport terminal here, it’s understandable. It’s not just the grandeur of the space. It’s the inescapable feeling that you’re passing through a portal to another world, one whose fierce embrace of change has left Western nations in the dust.
Summary #25 "Warning of Attacks on Olympics Is Said to Be Linked to Muslim Separatist Group"
BEIJING — An obscure militant group that threatened attacks on the Olympic Games last week is the same group that Chinese officials have labeled the leading terrorist organization involved in a separatist movement in western China, according to an American organization that tracks terrorist Internet postings.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Summary 24 "Personal Health"
By JANE E. BRODY
When Howard D. Schultz in 1985 founded the company that would become the wildly successful Starbucks chain, no financial adviser had to tell him that coffee was America’s leading beverage and caffeine its most widely used drug. The millions of customers who flock to Starbucks to order a double espresso, latte or coffee grande attest daily to his assessment of American passions.
When Howard D. Schultz in 1985 founded the company that would become the wildly successful Starbucks chain, no financial adviser had to tell him that coffee was America’s leading beverage and caffeine its most widely used drug. The millions of customers who flock to Starbucks to order a double espresso, latte or coffee grande attest daily to his assessment of American passions.
Summary #23 "Olympic Games in Beijing Open With a Lavish Ceremony"
Published: August 8, 2008
By JIM YARDLEY
BEIJING — An ecstatic China, an ancient nation so determined to be a modern power, finally got its Olympic moment on Friday night. With world leaders watching from inside the latticed shell of the National Stadium, the 2008 Beijing Olympics began with an opening ceremony of soaring fireworks, lavish spectacle and a celebration of Chinese culture and international good will.
By JIM YARDLEY
BEIJING — An ecstatic China, an ancient nation so determined to be a modern power, finally got its Olympic moment on Friday night. With world leaders watching from inside the latticed shell of the National Stadium, the 2008 Beijing Olympics began with an opening ceremony of soaring fireworks, lavish spectacle and a celebration of Chinese culture and international good will.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Summary #22 "G.O.P. Drops in Voting Rolls in Many States"
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: August 5, 2008
Well before Senators Barack Obama and John McCain rose to the top of their parties, a partisan shift was under way at the local and state level. For more than three years starting in 2005, there has been a reduction in the number of voters who register with the Republican Party and a rise among voters who affiliate with Democrats and, almost as often, with no party at all.
Published: August 5, 2008
Well before Senators Barack Obama and John McCain rose to the top of their parties, a partisan shift was under way at the local and state level. For more than three years starting in 2005, there has been a reduction in the number of voters who register with the Republican Party and a rise among voters who affiliate with Democrats and, almost as often, with no party at all.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Summary #20 "Immigrants Deported, by U.S. Hospitals"
By DEBORAH SONTAG
Published: August 3, 2008
Hospital administrators view these cases as costly, burdensome patient transfers that force them to shoulder responsibility for the dysfunctional immigration and health-care systems. In many cases, they say, the only alternative to repatriations is keeping patients indefinitely in acute-care hospitals.
Published: August 3, 2008
Hospital administrators view these cases as costly, burdensome patient transfers that force them to shoulder responsibility for the dysfunctional immigration and health-care systems. In many cases, they say, the only alternative to repatriations is keeping patients indefinitely in acute-care hospitals.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Summary #20 "Despite Flaws, Rights in China Have Expanded"
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: August 1, 2008
For the past two decades, China’s people became richer but not much freer, and the Communist Party has staked its future on their willingness to live with that tradeoff.
That, at least, is the conventional wisdom. But as the Olympic Games approach, training a spotlight on China’s rights record, that view obscures a more complex reality: political change, however gradual and inconsistent, has made China a significantly more open place for average people than it was a generation ago.
Published: August 1, 2008
For the past two decades, China’s people became richer but not much freer, and the Communist Party has staked its future on their willingness to live with that tradeoff.
That, at least, is the conventional wisdom. But as the Olympic Games approach, training a spotlight on China’s rights record, that view obscures a more complex reality: political change, however gradual and inconsistent, has made China a significantly more open place for average people than it was a generation ago.
Friday, August 1, 2008
SUmmary 19# "China’s Industrial Ambition Soars to High-Tech"
China’s Industrial Ambition Soars to High-Tech
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By DAVID BARBOZA
No longer content to be the home of low-skilled, low-cost, low-margin manufacturing for toys, pens, clothes and other goods, Chinese companies are trying to move up the value chain, hoping eventually to challenge the world’s biggest corporations for business, customers, power and recognition.
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No longer content to be the home of low-skilled, low-cost, low-margin manufacturing for toys, pens, clothes and other goods, Chinese companies are trying to move up the value chain, hoping eventually to challenge the world’s biggest corporations for business, customers, power and recognition.
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