guardian.co.uk | US Congress moves to extend autos 'clunkers' plan Reuters WASHINGTON/DETROIT, July 31 (Reuters) - The US Congress moved to triple the funding for the government's successful "Cash for Clunkers" auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised ... What Consumers Need to Know About 'Cash for Clunkers' |
FOXSports.com | Times: Manny, Ortiz tested positive in '03 MLB.com According to lawyers who spoke to the The New York Times, and whose names were not revealed, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are on the list of 104 players who tested positive in Major League Baseb » |
FOXNews | Questions on race aspect of Henry Louis Gates case show sublety of ... New York Daily News Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s anger at the Cambridge police officers who arrived at his home was tot » |
Washington Post | Black scholar agrees to beer with Obama, policeman Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prominent black Harvard University scholar has accepted an invitation to have a beer with President Barack Obama and the white police officer who arrested him in a raci » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama Rushes to Quell Racial Uproar He Helped Fire ABC News AP President Barack Obama pauses as he talks to the media in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, Friday, July 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Knocked off stride by a racial uproar he helped stoke, ... Obama Moves to Quell Furor by Reconsidering Comments on Gates Obama tries to douse racial debate he ignited Obama Tackles Messy Racial Issue After Steering Clear as Candidate |
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama doesn't regret 'acted stupidly' remark about Henry Gates Jr ... New York Daily News President Obama seemed to shrug off criticism that his 'acted stupidly' comment was too harsh during an ABC News interview Thursday night. Was President Obama out of line in his attack on cops in their arrest of a black Harvard ... Cop unions rip President Obama comments Obama's comments on Gates arrest anger police President Obama, Professor Gates and the Cambridge Police |
WA today | Federal agents seize documents, computer info from Michael ... Entertainment Weekly A search conducted today on the Houston office of Michael Jackson's doctor ended with federal agents seizing a forensic image of a computer's hard drive and 21 documents, reports the New York Times. Officers entered the Armstrong Medical Clinic in ... Drug Agents Seize Records of Michael Jackson's Doctor US drug agents raid Jackson doctor's office Source: Propofol the Focus of Raid on Dr. Conrad Murray's Houston ... |
ABC News | Treasuries Rise as Bernanke Sees 'Extended Period' of Low Rates Bloomberg July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries advanced as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress policy makers see little evidence of inflation and will keep interest rates “exception » |
CBS News | Copter crash kills 16 in Afghanistan, NATO says CNN KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed during takeoff from Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 16 people, NATO said. US Marines participate in operation Saturday to push Taliban out of Herati, Afghanistan. ... Civilian Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, 16 Killed Reports: Helicopter crash at Afghan base kills 15 At least 16 killed in Afghan helicopter crash: NATO |
guardian.co.uk | An Appraisal Cronkite's Signature: Approachable Authority New York Times The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. Menachem Begin, left, and Anwar Sadat being interviewed by Walter Cronkite during Sadat's trip to ... And That's the Way Cronkite Was . . . Walter Cronkite remains gold standard for journalists News Topped Everything for Cronkite |
BBC News | Ritz, Marriott Hotels in Jakarta Hit by Bombings; 8 People Die Bloomberg July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bombs tore through the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in Jakarta, killing eight people and injuring at least 51 others in Indonesia's first terrorist attack in almost four years. ... Manchester United cancel Indonesia leg of Asian tour after hotel ... Asian Shares End Mostly Higher But Jakarta Stks Dn On Blasts |
Telegraph.co.uk | Tiptoeing through the Senate Baltimore Sun AP WASHINGTON â€" - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sidestepped pointed questions on abortion and gun rights from senators Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the end of a marathon grilling on the road ... Sotomayor's stance on business is moderate How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, Alito Sotomayor avoids specifics on hot issues |
FOXNews | Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judge Los Angeles Times On the second day of her confirmation hearing, the judge talks about personal prejudices, affirmative action, abortion, the 2nd Amendment and more. On the second day of her confirmation hearing, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was asked about her views on a ... Hispanic pride in Sotomayor but tvs set to soap opera Sotomayor answers GOP critics Sotomayor sidesteps Hatch |
guardian.co.uk | Nominee Sotomayor at center stage in Senate San Francisco Chronicle Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declared Monday that a simple "fidelity to the law" is at the heart of her judicial philosophy, as her confirmation hearings began with Senate Republicans delivering a surprisingly strong critique of her fairness. ... Cornyn expresses skepticism at opening of Sotomayor hearings |
Telegraph.co.uk | US president sets Afghan target BBC News The increasingly deadly conflict in Afghanistan is a "serious fight" but one essential for the future stability of the country, the US president says. Insisting that US and » |
The Associated Press | Report: Bush surveillance program was massive The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Bush administration built an unprecedented surveillance operation to pull in mountains of information far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged, a team of federal inspectors general reported Friday, ... Bush Wiretapping Program Lacked Proper Legal Review Report: Domestic surveillance program relied on flawed analysis Warrantless Wiretapping Yielded 'Limited' Results, Report Says |
FOXNews | Declaration of the leaders of the major economies forum on energy ... guardian.co.uk The Guardian has been passed a draft of the communique that is due to be issued by world leaders at the Major Economies Forum later today. You can read it below World leaders at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy. Photograph: Haraz N Ghanbari/AP Climate ... UN chief rebukes G8 over climate failures Ban criticises G8 climate efforts World leaders to work on climate change deal |
Daily Nation | World leaders arrive for G-8 quake zone summit CNN International L'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) -- Leaders of the world's most powerful economies were Wednesday gathering in the center of an Italian earthquake zone for a summit that, despite an agenda tackling the financial crisis, world poverty and climate change, ... G8 summit begins amid fears global economy is sinking back into ... Obama team says consensus exists on global stimulus The summit is turning into a logistical nightmare |
ABC News | Obama: Putin Has 'Enormous Influence' But Medvedev Is My Counterpart FOXNews President Obama tells FOX News that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are on the same page about Russian affairs, even if some think Putin is the master puppeteer controlling the president. ... Obama offers Russia partnership and ch » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Scores Killed in Clashes in Western China New York Times AP A photograph taken by a local citizen. Protesters clashed with the police Sunday in a Uighur part of Xinjiang. By EDWARD WONG BEIJING â€" The Chinese state news agency reported Monday that at least 129 people were killed and 816 injured when rioters ... Over 100 killed in ethnic unrest in China 140 slain as Chinese riot police, Muslims clash in northwestern city China riots: death toll from Xinjiang unrest rises |
BBC News | Zelaya vows to return to Honduras Los Angeles Times Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya march to the airport in Tegucigalpa, the capital, where he says he'll return today. His replacement, Roberto Micheletti, has promised to arrest him the moment he arrives. The ousted president says he'll ... Americas group suspends Honduras Ousted President to Return to Honduras US Misread Scale of Honduran Rift |
