Boston Globe | US auto "clunker" program limit, new funding sought Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government's $1 billion "cash for clunkers" auto sales incentive program reached its funding limit unexpectedly after an avalanche of business exhausted its funds, an Obama administration official said late ... Auto 'Clunkers' Offer Suspended After Going Through $1 Billion Too many clunkers, too little cash 'Cash for clunkers' program runs out of gas |
Washington Post | Blue Dog Democrat Sees Victory in Health Reform Debate Washington Post Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark), the conservative Democrat who with a handful of colleagues brought President Obama's health care plan to a dead halt in the House, said Wednesday that the most important concession the Blue Dog Democrats won with ... Deal with 'Blue Dogs' sets up health care vote Lawmakers report health care progress in House, Senate House takes big step toward healthcare reform vote |
Telegraph.co.uk | US federal agents search Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson's doctor NME.com US federal agents today (July 28) raided the Las Vegas home of the doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he died last month. Agents from the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as well as the Los Angele Police Department searched the home and office of ... Neighbor Describes Scene at Dr. Murray's Vegas Home Authorities search for medical records in Michael Jackson's name ... Agents Raid Home of Michael Jackson's Doctor |
guardian.co.uk | Contador Wins Tour de France, Armstrong Third First Coast News PARIS (AP) -- Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for a second time Sunday, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. Mark Cavendish of Britain collected his sixth stage win of this year's Tour in a ... Alberto Contador wins Tour de France again Alberto Contador crowned Tour de France champion for second in ... Contador Sees Off Armstrong to Win 2nd Tour de France |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gotcha! Henry Louis Gates, Jr. arrested by the victim of a ... Kansas City Star Taking on the police in the post-9/11 era means dealing with a lot more than Frank Serpico faced 35 years ago when he took down a heavily-corrupted New York City police department. At great personal risk Serpico ... Harvard prof Henry Louis Gates 'happy to oblige' Obama invite for ... Gates' Liberal College Town No Stranger to Racial Dust-Ups Black professor in race row arrest accepts Obama's invitation for ... |
FOXNews | Cambridge Police Unit Demands Apology From Obama for 'Stupidly' Remark FOXNews The Cambridge and area police unions voiced their support Friday for Sgt. James Crowley and demanded an apology from President Obama for saying officers "acted stupidly" for arresting black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home. ... Should the president have spoken out on Gates arrest? Cambridge sergeant: Obama slighted police community 2nd cop says they went by book in Gates arrest |
guardian.co.uk | Professor is down-to-earth, friends say Boston Globe Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. (left) was in New York yesterday and interviewed by CNN's Soledad O'Brien (right). Gates's profile has been raised since being arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct outside his home in Cambridge. ... Fierce debate continues over Gates' arrest Obama says police acted 'stupidly' in arresting black professor Obama: Police acted "stupidly" arresting black scholar |
guardian.co.uk | Charges dropped against black Harvard professor Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Tuesday dropped disorderly conduct charges against a preeminent black scholar stemming from an incident that drew fresh attention to police treatment of minorities in the United States. ... Arrest of Prof. Gates puts focus on biased police stops No charge, but Gates case seethes Harvard's Gates in Handcuffs Sounds Familiar Note to Black Men |
Boston Globe | California Reaches Budget Deal, With Billions Cut New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" California lawmakers, their state broke and its credit rating shot, fin » |
Los Angeles Times | Captors release video of U.S. soldier who went missing in Afghanistan Los Angeles Times This frame grab taken from Internet video reportedly posted by Taliban militants shows a captive US soldier whom US military officials identified as Private Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho. The Army private disappeared from his base June 30. ... Officials Say Captive Soldier Shown on Taliban Video ! Is Bowe ... US Soldier Captured Idaho Soldier Captured in Afghanistan |
NBC13.com | NEW: Man taken in custody by Tennessee authorities in six slayings CNN (CNN) -- Tennessee authorities have a man in custody in connection with the killings of six people in Tennessee and Alabama, Kristin Helm of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told CNN on Saturday. Police gather outside one of the scenes of mutliple ... Police: 6 slain in Tenn., Ala.; suspect in custody Man suspected of two-state killing spree Six found dead in two states |
BBC News | Obama pushes healthcare reform, critics slam cost Reuters WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's far-reaching plan to guarantee » |
Boston Globe | Obama looks for Republican healthcare backing Reuters WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to persuade Republicans to support overhaul of the US healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast-track through ... Moderate US House Democrats Cite Cost In Opposing Health Bill |
BBC News | Obama shifts into campaign mode on health care The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama's health care overhaul cleared its first hurdle in Congress on a partisan vote Wednesday as his campaign organization rolled out television ads to build support for his top domestic priority. ... President Obama Delivers Remarks on Health-Care Reform Hurry-Up Pace On Health Care Reform Obama Tells Congress to 'Buck Up,' as Clock Ticks on Health Care ... |
guardian.co.uk | US top court nominee accepts gun rights decision Reuters WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said on Tuesday that she accepted the high court's ruling last year that an individual's right to own guns is guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the ... Hatch, Sotomayor spar as questioning heats up for high court ... Exchanges from the Sotomayor confirmation hearing Sotomayor and the "Wise Latina" Vanguard |
FOXNews | Senators Stake Out Positions as Sotomayor Hearings Start New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate Judiciary Committee quickly split along partisan lines Monday as it began a weeklong debate on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, with Democrats and Republicans presenting starkly ... Sotomayor confirmation hearing excerpts Cornyn talks tough as Senate opens Sotomayor hearings |
Washington Post | Cheney 'ordered CIA to hide plan' BBC News Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney gave direct orders to the CIA to conceal an intelligence programme from Congress, US media reports say. The existence of the programme, set up after 9/11, was hidden for eight years and even now its nature is not ... Dick Cheney kept Congress in dark over CIA counterterrorism action Cheney kept CIA program from Congress, source says Cheney Ordered CIA to Hide Operation From Congress, NYT Reports |
BBC News | Africans reach out to Obama via text messages CNN International (CNN) -- The text messages address various issues and come from » |
KCBY.com 11 | June sweep nets 558 fugitives Boston Globe Two suspects in a fatal stabbing in Roxbury May 3 eluded a police dragnet, but authorities did not give up. Within a month, a cadre of New York and Boston police officers, working with US marshals, raided an apartment in the Bronx and ... Operation Falcon catches 600 fugitives Operation FALCON nets 35190 fugitives in annual sweep Hundreds arrested in fugitive roundup |
BBC News | G8 welcomes developing states, eyes climate, trade Reuters L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest and main developing nations meet on Thursday to try to find common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries seeking ... G-8 leaders have ambitious environmental goals Obama! tosses out nuke talk invite G8 summit aims at enhancing confidence in global economy |
Washington Post | US, Russia Agree on Framework for Arms Deal Voice of America US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have approved a framework for a major new arms-control agreement. They made the announcement as they wrapped up summit talks in Moscow. President Obama said a new ... Russian rights activists seek Obama's ear US and Russia agree nuclear weapons cut Obama Resets Russian Ties With Arms Cuts, Afghan Deal |
Los Angeles Times | Federer-Sampras timeline ESPN 1. 2003 Wimbledon: Only 21, Federer blisters Andy Roddick in the semifinals, then takes out Mark Philippoussis in the straight-sets final. 2. 2004 Australian Open: Six month later, he wins Down Under, thrashing Marat Safin in straight ... Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam LIVE: Federer, Roddick meet for Wimbledon title |
New York Times Blogs | Options Abound for Palin After Alaska Governorship FOXNews Sarah Palin, 45, will have a variety of platforms to pursue her goals, from writing books to hitting the speaker's circuit to working with the Republican Party to get candidates elected. In this Oct. 18, 2008 photo, Republican vice presidential ... Palin is Alaska's 'greatest gift' to US, her successor says Palin A "Shooting Star Crashing To Earth"? Palin 'is a source of constant surprise' |
