Archive for March 12th, 2009

Obama calls for measures to stop China Sea clashes (AFP)

Written by on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 in 182725.

US President Barack Obama listens to the national anthem at the National Defense University on Fort McNair in Washington, DC. Obama on Thursday called for more military contacts with Beijing to head off future maritime standoffs in the South China Sea, as he met Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP – President Barack Obama warned China’s top diplomat that both sides must not repeat their standoff at sea, while the US navy dispatched destroyers to escort future surveillance voyages.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend, doctors charged (AP)

Written by on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 in 165200.

In this Oct. 2, 2000 file photo, Anna Nicole Smith, right,  smiles as she walks to the courthouse with her attorney Howard K. Stern in Houston. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday, March 12, 2009 with conspiracy to furnish drugs to the former Playboy playmate before she died of an overdose in 2007.   (AP Photo/Brett Cooomer-File)AP – Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday with giving thousands of prescription drugs to the former Playboy playmate in the years leading up to her 2007 fatal overdose.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

China’s Premier says can add to stimulus if needed (Reuters)

Written by on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 in 182621.

Reuters – China’s Premier Wen Jiabao reassured the world that China could roll out extra stimulus measures if needed to deliver on its promise of solid growth in 2009, but said it would be a challenging year.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back



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