ABC News | Why Oscar chose "Hurt Locker" over "Avatar" Reuters Best motion picture winners Mark Boal (L), Kathryn Bigelow (C) and Greg Shapiro of the film ''The Hurt Locker,'' display their Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2010. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - By the time "The Hurt ... 'Hurt Locker' hauls in best picture, best director, 4 more Oscars 2010: 'Hurt Locker' is biggest winner Front-runners rule at predictable Oscars |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iraq parliamentary election hit by insurgent attacks BBC News There has been a bloody start to Iraq's second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion, with at least 24 people being killed in attacks. At least two buildings have been destroyed and dozens of mortars fired across Baghdad and elsewhere. ... In Baghdad, mortar rounds mark Iraq election day Iraqis vote amid deadly attacks 7 killed in Baghdad as Iraqis go to polls |
The Guardian | Ex-Leader Is Top Rival to Premier in Iraq Vote New York Times Ayad » |
Reuters | Pentagon shooter apparently doubted 9/11 facts in Web posting Los Angeles Times AP Washington - The gunman in the Pentagon shootings may have harbored resentment for the military and had doubts about the facts behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. John Patrick Bedell, 36, died after exchanging gunfire with two police officers, ... Two Pentagon Police Officers Shot; Gunman Killed Shooting of 2 officers closes Pentagon subway station Shooting Near Pentagon Injures Two Officers |
New York Daily News | Facing Ethics Probes, Rangel Drops Tax Leadership ABC News AP House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, DN.Y., announces that he is temporarily stepping down as committee chairman, Wednesday, March 3, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ... Many Potential Successors if Rangel Retires Rangel agrees to step aside Rangel is alone in punishment but not wrongdoing |
The Hindu | Battle zone: looters raid quake-hit Chile ABC Online Reports from Chile's second-largest city, Concepcion, describe it as a battle zone in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the country. The death toll from the magnitude 8.8 quake is above 700, ... Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit city Chile's agony Chile scrambles to distribute aid, quell disorder |
