Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tuesday's Top News: Rahm Emanuel Off to a Fast Start in Chicago Mayor's Race

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Rahm Emanuel Off to a Fast Start in Chicago Mayor's Race

By Dawn Reiss / Chicago

The former White House chief of staff has begun his campaign with an intimidating number of signatures backing his candidacy. But there are several willing to try to stop him

The Senator Who Holds the Key to a New START Treaty

By Massimo Calabresi

Last Thursday, Veterans Day, Defense Secretary Robert Gates called Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona to try and convince him to support the New Start treaty, which the administration is trying to get ratified in the Senate by the end of the year

Austerity and a Rumored Bailout Put the Ire in Ireland

By Catherine Mayer / Dublin and Longford

As euro-zone Finance Ministers hold crisis talks, the Irish government fiercely denies it is seeking a bailout amid popular anger over a period of unmitigated excess

Search-Engine Wars: Can Bing (or Blekko) Beat Google?

By Harry McCracken

With some search companies calling it quits, Microsoft's Bing and a new contender named Blekko give Google much-needed competition

The Woman Who Would Be Haiti's Next President

By Tim Padgett and Jessica Desvarieux / Port-au-Prince

A legal scholar and former First Lady, Mirlande Manigat is at the top of the polls as Haitians grow increasingly frustrated with the ineptitude of the ruling party

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By Massimo Calabresi

Last Thursday, Veterans Day, Defense Secretary Robert Gates called Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona to try and convince him to support the New Start treaty, which the administration is trying to get ratified in the Senate by the end of the year, administration officials familiar with the discussion tell Time. The treaty, a cornerstone of [...]

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Sudan's Looming Civil War: Obama's Peace Overture

By Alan Boswell / Abyei

As the referendum on the separation of Sudan threatens to spark violence, the U.S. hopes that an offer of a more amicable relationship will help keep the peace. But with so much at stake, is it enough?

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