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OregonTelegraph.com Monday 6th February 2012 Issue 037/2012
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US president allays fears of Israeli attack on IranUS president allays fears of Israeli attack on Iran
WASHINGTON - Amid an escalated tension threatening a nuclear conflict between the two nations, US President Barack Obama has said he did not believe Israel had decided on an attack on Iran to disrupt...


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More violence in Syria ahead of Russian foreign minister's visit to DamascusMore violence in Syria ahead of Russian foreign minister's visit to Damascus
DAMASCUS - The West voiced its ire over Russia and China's veto of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria even as more clashes and deaths were reported in the violence-wracked country.

The...
China gives Citigroup the nod to offer credit card in ChinaChina gives Citigroup the nod to offer credit card in China
NEW YORK - Citigroup's Chinese subsidiary has been granted permission to offer its credit cards in China, becoming the first US based bank and the second foreign bank to receive the nod.

Currently...
Obama orders freeze on Iranian property
US President Barack Obama has ordered the freezing of Iran's property under American jurisdiction, including that of the country's central bank, the White House said.

The US and its allies are...
Mysore-born Indian to groom Muslims for public service
A Mysore-born Indian public affairs specialist has been charged with revitalising the Muslim Public Service Network (MPSN) that grooms young American Muslims for public service and to take on civic...
US aid to Egypt in peril amid crackdown on pro-democracy groups
American aid to Egypt, which is estimated at an average of two billion dollars a year, is reportedly in peril with U.S. lawmakers threatening to block assistance in response to Egypt's crackdown on...
US economy improving, stronger jobs growth: Expert
Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders believes that the American economy is improving, and the potential for giving jobs to the unemployed is getting stronger.

"Its pretty close...
Indian American to groom US Muslims for public service
A Mysore-born Indian American public affairs specialist has been charged with revitalising the Muslim Public Service Network that grooms young American Muslims for public service and to take on civic...
Digital romance clicking with lonely-hearts
Online dating has not only shed its stigma but has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States apart from meeting through friends, a new study has revealed.

The digital revolution in...
Amir Khan takes American fiancee for sightseeing in Bolton
British Olympic boxing medallist Amir Khan recently took his fiancee Faryal Makhdoom for a tour of his hometown Bolton, England.

Last month, Makhdoom had showed him around her native New York.

The...
Katy Perry gives special shout-out to Tim Tebow at Super Bowl weekend
Katy Perry, who performed her first U.S. concert since splitting from Russell Brand in Indianapolis on Saturday night, dedicated a song to Tim Tebow at the pre-Super Bowl Concert.

The 27-year-old...
Giants cruise past Patriots in final minute to win Super Bowl title
The New York Giants have won their second Super Bowl title in four years and fourth overall after beating the New England Patriots in the final.

The Giant's Eli Manning engineered a nine-play,...
French actor Gerard Depardieu to play Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Gerard Depardieu will star as Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a film by US director Abel Ferrara about the New York sex scandal that caused the former IMF chief to resign.

Ferrera met Depardieu, 63, at...
JFK took White House intern's virginity in his wife's bedroom
In a tell-all memoir, President John F Kennedy's teenage mistress describes how she lost her virginity to the former U.S. President when he seduced her in his wife's bedroom following a pool party...
Egypt to prosecute 44 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, for illegal acts in country
Egypt will prosecute 44 non-governmental organization workers, including 19 American nationals, on charges of allegedly receiving foreign funds illegally and being involved in banned activities in...
State critical of Balboa Park plan, asks feds to weigh in on proposed changes
In its strongest language yet, the state has objected to plans for reconfiguring the center of Balboa Park and asked the National Park Service to intervene.Milford Wayne Donaldson, a former San Diego...
'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
DETROIT (AP) -- People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about...
White House driven to deny a role in Eastwood car ad
Clint Eastwood that played up the auto industry’s resurgence and called on the nation to come together and rebuild - a message taken in some quarters as an implicit endorsement of...
Live analysis: New York Knicks 19, Utah Jazz 16
New York jumps out to a quick 14-7 lead but loses forward Carmelo Anthony to a right groin strain. Utah takes advantage of Anthony and Amare Stoudemire being out, and closes the quarter...
White House orders new round of tough sanctions against Iran
Washington o Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before...
Prepare for higher gas prices, especially in Chicago
Get ready for another round of pain at the pump: gas at $4 (or higher) a gallon. After rising 19 cents a gallon in the past four weeks, regular unleaded gasoline now averages $3.48 a gallon, vs....
Summary Box: After 2 years of big profits, corporate America is straining for small gains
POOF GO THE PROFITS: Companies in the S&P 500 earned an estimated 5.8 percent more last quarter than a year ago. Since the start of 2010, profits have grown five times as fast in an average...
Slavery protections for animals? Judge to decide
CORRECTS SPELLING OF PETA ON SECOND REFERENCE- Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel for PETA, talks outside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse in San Diego where a judge agreed to weigh the merits of...
Rescued US aid worker says she's thankful
An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia last month says she's thankful for the support she's received. Thirty-two-year-old Jessica Buchanan was rescued last month along...
Man pleads guilty in carjacking that injured woman
NEWARK, N.J. -; A northern New Jersey man has admitted carjacking a 65-year-old grandmother, who was seriously injured when she became entangled in a seat belt and was dragged by the vehicle for two...
NYPD officer pleads guilty in gun smuggling case
NEW YORK -; A Brooklyn police officer trying to make extra money to buy a house pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy charges, admitting his central role in a smuggling case that involved guns,...
Public viewing held for Philly Cardinal Bevilacqua
PHILADELPHIA -; People have begun paying their respects to the former spiritual leader of Philadelphia's 1.5 million Catholics. The first of two public viewings began Monday evening for the...
Ruling near on California same-sex marriage ban
SAN FRANCISCO -; A federal appeals court plans to announce whether it thinks California's same-sex marriage ban violates the civil rights of gays and lesbians, and if the trial judge who struck...
Police: Powell planned deadly fire for some time
In this undated photo provided by Chuck and Judy Cox, Chuck Cox plays with his grandsons, Charlie, right, and Braden, left. Charlie and Braden were killed along with their father, Josh Powell, on...
'Casino Jack' visits a temple of good government
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was convicted in 2006 on charges of fraud, corruption and conspiracy, speaks at Public Citizen, a consumer rights advocacy group, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6,...
2nd wave of evictions is sweeping away Occupiers
PORTLAND, Maine -; A tent city that's among the longest-lived Occupy protest encampments is coming down as part of a new wave of eviction orders against demonstrators aligned with the movement...
Feds nix Medi-Cal copays
Federal officials have blocked California from requiring Medi-Cal recipients to pay a copayment when they see a doctor or go to the hospital.The copays, which needed federal approval, were one of the...
South America Doing Well in Face of Crisis
Havana (Prensa Latina) Facing the current international situation, with an euro zone in crisis and the US practically stagnant economically, the South American countries closed 2011 with better...
Cops responding to Queens man's 911 call find drugs in his apartment: feds
Always tidy up before calling the cops - it’s a lesson that Michael Cokley learned the hard way.Late last year, he called 911 to report a gunpoint home invasion robbery.When cops showed up at...
Is White, Working Class America 'Coming Apart'?
February 6, 2012 According to the libertarian social scientist Charles Murray, America is "coming apart at the seams." Class strain has cleaved society into two groups, he argues in his new...
Miami Lakes teachers sleep in boxes to help the homeless
Most schools donate money and food to help the less fortunate.But nine teachers and administrators from Miami Lakes Middle School wanted to a bit more to help: They slept in front of the school in...
American Airlines: Miami will not suffer disproportionately in cuts
American Airlines may not know for weeks how many South Florida employees will lose their jobs under a proposal to lay off 13,000 people across the company, representatives said Monday.In a meeting...
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz Selected as Honorary Regional Chairman of NewDEAL
Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz has been selected as one of four honorary regional chairmen for NewDEAL, a national network that seeks to highlight innovative ideas from stat and local elected leaders...
Sanctions on Iran — And Eye on Israel
President Obama said he wants to exhaust all non-military means and lower the heat in the Mideast. "We have done extensive planning on all our various options in the Gulf. We are prepared to...
Chrysler's Big Halftime AdNot Quite 'Made in Detroit'
Clint Eastwood talking up Detroit and declaring "It's halftime in America." But as much as the extended ad tried to cast the Motor City in an uplifting light, Chrysler apparently...
School locked down after shooting victim staggers in
WASHINGTON – A Washington, D.C., school was put on lockdown Monday after a shooting victim staggered inside seeking help. Police believe the 26-year-old man was shot in a park about three...
Travelling to New York? The best airline in North America* - Air Canada is the only airline to fly into all three major airports with up to 38 return flights a day
gives you a big choice of flights into all three major New York airports - Air Canada. Voted the best airline in North America for the past three consecutive years, Air Canada has announced that...
White House to Honor Iraq War Veterans, Families
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will honor Iraq War veterans and their...
Bank of America investors win class-action status in suit over Merrill Lynch deal
Follow this company got more bad news Monday when a federal judge approved class-action status for a lawsuit accusing the bank and some of its senior executives and directors of...
Former White House intern reveals JFK affair
Source: Wiki Commons A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with US President John F. Kennedy while he was in office, revealing intimate details in a new book...