Los Angeles Times | House approves $2B more cash for clunkers Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON -- The US House approved an emergency $2 billion infusion for the cash-for-clunkers program this afternoon, with a plethora of lawmakers from around the country c » |
USA Today | The President, Gates, and Crowley Convene For a Red, Lite and Blue ... ABC News Two weeks ago, Cambridge Police Officer Sgt. James Crowley arrested Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. after a confrontation in Gates' own home. The resulting war of words escalated eight days ago when ... What to learn in Obama's 'teachable' race moment? News roundup: Gatesgate players to cool off over beers at White House Politics Today: Obama's Coalition of the Swilling |
Telegraph.co.uk | Sunbeds join cigarettes, arsenic as top cancer threat Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Tanning beds have been ranked alongside cigarettes, arsenic and asbestos as posing the greatest threat of cancer to humans by an international cancer research group. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has ... Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic? 'No doubt' sunbeds cause cancer WHO: Tanning Beds Cause Cancer |
FOXNews | Gates arrest a delicate matter to hash out over beer Los Angeles Times Police Sgt. James Crowley, left, and Henry Louis Gates have agreed to a meeting mediated by the president. The meeting this week between the scholar, the officer who arrested him and President Obama will be closely monitored. The White House hopes it's ... C » |
Times Online | Palin's "Mad as Hell" Speech CBS News Outgoing Alaska Governor Lashes Out at Media in Resignation Address, But Will It Work in the Long Term? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to supporters July 26, 2009, in Fairbanks, Alaska, as she resigns as governor and hands power to Lt. Gov. ... With Act II Unwritten, Palin Can Define Her Role Palin steps down as Alaska governor Palin issues final Tweet on state account |
BBC News | Cambridge Reflects on Racial Rift Washington Post Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested July 16 outside his home, at left, in Cambridge, Mass., on the charge of disorderly conduct. (By Charles Krupa -- AP) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments ... No surprise in Cambridge Black scholar agrees to beer with Obama, policeman Gates says it's time to 'move on' from his arrest |
Times Online | Obama Tackles Messy Racial Issue After Steering Clear as Candidate FOXNews Barack Obama carefully navigated away from race-based controversies as a candidate last year, but as president, he stumbled headlong this week into the debate over a Boston-area police officer's treatment of a black scholar. ... Obama rushes to quell racial uproar he helped fire Obama Seeks To Quell Controversy Over Black Scholar's Arrest Black in America |
ABC News | Cambridge police commissioner defends officer in Gates arrest Boston Globe The Cambridge police commissioner today defended the actions of the sergeant who arrested prominent black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. last week at his home, saying he believed the sergeant acted ... Obama remark on black scholar's arrest angers cops Cambridge Cops: Officer's Arrest of Harvard Professor Not ... Police sergeant stands up to both Obama and Gates |
CTV.ca | California hopes to end IOUs with budget agreement The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. â€" California may soon be able to stop printing IOUs now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders have agreed on a compromise plan to close the state's $26 billion shortf » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Military Denounces Video of Soldier Washington Post The US military denounced the release of a video showing a soldier captured in Afghanistan, describing the images as Taliban propaganda that violated international law. The video shows Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghan dress, being prompted in English by ... Report: Military looking to revamp Afghan prisons Pentagon Seeks Prison Overhaul in Afghanistan US 'urges Afghan prison overhaul' |
RTE.ie | Taliban releases video of captured US soldier AFP KANDAHAR, Afghanistan â€" The Taliban has released a 28-minute video showing a US soldier reportedly captured by the hard-line Islamist group in Afghanistan last month, officials and witnesses said Sunday. The clip released over the weekend shows a ... US soldier shown in Taliban video Taliban releases missing US soldier video Missing US soldier appears in video - Al Jazeera |
BBC News | Colleagues, friends react to Cronkite's death The Associated Press Reaction to the death of Walter Cronkite: ___ "His passing is, of course, a major loss for journalism. He was a great broadcaster and a gentleman whose experience, honesty, professionalism and style defined the role of anchor and commentator. ... CBS's Towering Anchor Won a Country's Trust Walter Cronkite: An appreciation Walter Cronkite, America's original anchorman, dies at age 92 |
Times Online | Deadly blasts hit two hotels in Jakarta CNN International JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Explosions tore through two luxury hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least eight people, a presidential spokesman said. Counter-terrorist police commandos secure the damaged Ritz-Carlton hotel in ... ANALYSTS VIEWS 3-Indonesia Jakarta hotel bomb blasts Ritz, Marriott Hotels in Jakarta Hit by Bombings; Nine Killed Indonesia hotel bombings: Manchester United cancel tour match in ... |
guardian.co.uk | Sotomayor sidesteps on abortion, guns in grilling San Jose Mercury News AP WASHINGTON â€" Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor determinedly sidestepped volleys of Republican questions on abortion and gun rights Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the ... Sotomayor is grilled on abortion and gun rights Sotomayor on the Issues Republicans Unable to Pin Her Down |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Pastime's relevance noted by Obama MLB.com ST. LOUIS -- Twenty-five minutes before his first pitch, the United States of America's No. 1 left-hander tapped Albert Pujols on the shoulder and the two retreated to the catacombs of Bush Stadium to work on the pitcher's fastb » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Republicans Walk Fine Line Questioning Sotomayor Washington Post Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, with her brother Juan behind her, prepares for her first confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (By Bill O'leary -- The Washington Post) | Buy Photo Comments that include profanity or personal ... Toughest grilling still to come for Sotomayor The line of questioning for Sotomayor Sotomayor pledges to apply â€" not make â€" the law |
ABC News | Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts Monday CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After weeks of meeting senators and preparing for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday begins the formal hearings on her nomination to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. Judge Sonia Sotomayor meets with ... GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's Impartiality Sotomayor faces confirmation hearing Few fireworks expected at Sotomayor hearing |
BBC News | Obama in Africa: Welcome Back, Son. Now Don't Forget Us. New York Times HIGH HOPES Presidents Obama and John Atta-Mills of Ghana were cast as superheros in the preparations for the Obama visit this weekend. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN When President Obama delivered his Inaugural Address six months ago, there was a line in it that ... Obama Ends Ghana Visit With Trip to Former Slave Center Obama Visit Stirs Pride Among Ghanaians Only sm » |
ABC News | Burris confirms he won't run for US Senate next year Chicago Tribune Embattled appointed US Sen. Roland Burris made it official today---he won't seek election next year to a full six-year term. The 71-year-old Burris, a former state comptroller and attorney general, announced his political intentions at a South Side ... Ill. Sen. Burris not running, cites fundraising A short Senate tenure for Illinois's Burris Sen. Burris will not run for full term |
Los Angeles Times | World leaders in Italy for G8, G5 summit Reuters L'AQUILA, July 9 Reuters) - Following are comments by world leaders at the second day of a summit of the Group of Eight major powers with leading developing economies in Italy. "I hope we can agree the two degrees Celsius target with » |
Los Angeles Times | Obama in Italy as Global Economy Takes Center Stage at G8 Summit Voice of America By VOA News US President Barack Obama is in Italy where he will meet with the world's most powerful leaders during the Group of Eight economic summit Wednesday. The three-day annual summit is taking place in L'Aquila, where an April earthquake killed ... G8 leaders gather for Italy summit G-8 leaders look for signals of economic recovery Obama arrives in Italy for G8 summit |
Times Online | Slain SC serial killing suspect had long rap sheet The Associated Press GAFFNEY, SC (AP) â€" The serial killer who terrorized a South Carolina community by shooting five people to death before police killed him Monday was a career criminal paroled just two months ago, authorities said. Patrick Burris, 41, was shot to death ... South Carolina serial killer is shot dead guardian.co.uk Police say suspect in South Carolina serial killings is dead Police say serial killer is dead |
Times Online | Honduran military prevents ousted leader's landing; clash kills 1 CNN International TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said he was denied permission to land at Tegucigalpa's airport Sunday evening after a deadly clash between Zelaya's supporters and government troops. ... For US and OAS, New Ch » |
BBC News | Steve McNair, a Super Bowl Quarterback, Is Shot to Death New York Times Steve McNair, the former NFL quarterback whose Air McNair nickname gave short shrift to his scrambling ability, died Saturday, apparently in a double shooting, according to the Nashville police. ... Dare McNair too often, you'd lose to an NFL warrior Good Guy: McNair key in Hurricane Katrina aid Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee |
