Tuesday, November 17, 2009

8am Headlines


President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks Tuesday determined to marshal their combined clout on crucial issues, but still showing divisions over economic, security and human rights issues that have long starined the two powers.
"The relationship between our two nations goes far beyond any single issue," Obama said in a joint appearance with Hu that followed about 2 1/2 hours of private conversations.

Last week’s devastating coastal storm left $89 million worth of damage in Ocean City alone and an estimated $31 million worth of damage in Long Beach Township on Long Beach Island
Sea Isle City conservatively estimated it lost $15 million in beach and dunes; Avalon, an estimated $4 million and Strathmere, $2.5 million.


A teen has been charged after a deadly attack on a 15-year-old in Burlington County over the weekend.

Lavance Gadsden, 18, allegedly punched 15-year-old Laron Brown in the chest repeatedly in a supermarket parking lot
Brown, a student at Pemberton Township High School, collapsed after being struck multiple times ands was later pronounced dead at Virtua Memorial Hospital. An autopsy found he died of heart failure caused by blunt force trauma.

Sarah Palin said she thinks the Republican ticket lost the 2008 presidential election because Americans were looking for change, and not because she undermined the campaign or was unprepared for the vice presidential seat. 
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Monday, Palin said the economy tanked under a Republican administration and people wanted to try a different path. 

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