NPR | Economy slows sharply in second quarter Los Angeles Times The nation's measure of economic growth shows a modest 2.4% gain in spring, compared to a 3.7% rise earlier in the year, more evidence the fragile recovery is losing steam, a Commerce Department report says. By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times A new ... Four things to learn from new GDP data US economic growth 'welcome sign' but more needed: Obama Rick Davis Goes Inside the GDP Report |
Reuters | Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona New York Times PHOENIX â€" A federal judge, ruling on a clash between the federal government and a state over immigration policy, has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration enforcement law from going into effect. ... Federal judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law Judge blocks part of Arizona immigration law Protesters head to Arizona as immigration law looms |
Globe and Mail | BP boss Hayward to get immediate £600000 pension BBC News BP chief executive Tony Hayward is receive an immediate £600000-a-year pension when he leaves the firm in October, the BBC has learned. Mr Hayward is to leave after sustained criticism of his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. ... BP CEO Hayward may be reassigned to Russia: report Tony Hayward's expected departure from BP applauded in US Hayward to Get Spot at TNK-BP |
CBS News | Taliban May Have Captured Two US Service Members Missing in Afghanistan Bloomberg A ground and air search is under way in Afghanistan for two US service members missing since yesterday who may have been captured by the Taliban. The two left a compound in Kabul City in a vehicle ... NATO Searching for Missing US Troops in Afghanistan NATO: Taliban claims to have captured 2 US soldiers in Afghanistan Taliban Kidnap 2 American Service Members Near Kabul |
msnbc.com | House Panel Finds Rangel Violated Ethics Guidelines New York Times WASHINGTON â€" After a nearly two-year investigation, a House investigative panel has concluded that Representative Charles B. Rangel violated a range of ethics rules, dealing a serious blow to Mr. Rangel, a Harlem Democrat, ... Rangel to face House trial on ethics violations Rangel faces a House ethics committee hearing Veteran House Rep. Charlie Rangel facing ethics charges |
Reuters India | Senate passes bill to extend unemployment benefits Los Angeles Times The GOP filibuster is broken as two Republicans join Democrats in voting for the measure, which the House is expected to approve. By Lisa Mascaro, Tribune Washington Bureau Democrats on Tuesday broke Republican-led opposition to a bill that would ... Carbon-control bill faces steep hill in Senate Obama: Jobless benefits extension 'critical' to millions US Senate clears hurdle to extend jobless help |
New York Times (blog) | America's secret army: how the 'war on terror' created a new industry The Guardian In the cloak and dagger world of intelligence, the assumption fed by countless spy novels and TV dramas is that top-secret security clearance is restricted to an elite few known only by codes such as M and C. Not so in today's America. ... Report: Size of US Intelligence Hurts Effectiveness Secret world outlined by Post includes local firms A Look at The Washington Post's 'Top Secret America' |
