Archive for May 12th, 2009
WA today Sergeant Charged in Baghdad ShootingWashington PostBy Ernesto Londoño BAGHDAD, May 12 — The US military on Tuesday announced that Sgt. John M. Russell, of the 54th Engineer Battalion, has been charged in the shooting that killed five service members at a combat stress clinic here on Monday.Video: US Soldier Guns Down 5 Fellow [...]
MiamiHerald.com Florida Gov. Crist Announces Senate RunFOXNewsFlorida Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday announced his intention to run for US Senate, in a bid to keep a Republican seat from switching hands next year.White House Cheat Sheet: What Crist Means Washington PostGov. Crist will run for Senate seat Bizjournals.comCBS News - Florida Times-Union - WESH.com - The Washington Independentall [...]
BBC News China Reports Student Toll for QuakeNew York TimesBy ANDREW JACOBS and EDWARD WONG BEIJING – After a year of obfuscation, the authorities on Thursday released the first official tally of student deaths from the earthquake last May, saying that 5335 children either were dead or remained missing.Last Year's Devastating China Earthquake Leaves Behind [...]
BBC News EDITORIAL: Nepal's Maoist double-crossWashington TimesBy | Thursday, May 7, 2009 So the chairman of Nepal's Maoist radicals brags that he and his fellow-travellers tricked United Nations officials and admits that the 2006 peace deal was a sham – and gets caught on videotape doing it.Maoist Protesters Clash With Police In Nepal RTT NewsPolitical [...]
FOXNews Obama's day: Health care, Iraq, and poetryUSA TodayGood morning from The Oval. It's day 113 of Barack Obama's White House. And it's the birthday of Katharine Hepburn. Four-time Oscar winner; feminist icon; all-time movie star – not bad for somebody once labeled "box office poison.Video: Obama: Health Care Costs Out of Control The Associated [...]
United Press International California shortfall $21.3 billion if measures failReutersSACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California faces a state budget shortfall of $21.3 billion if voters reject budget-related ballot measures during the state's May 19 election, Gov.Schwarzenegger Tells Lawmakers Deficit May Swell to $21 Billion BloombergGovernor: Deficit $21 billion if measures fail San Francisco ChronicleSan Jose Mercury [...]
Telegraph.co.uk NTSB Hearing to Probe Pilot Training, BehaviorWashington PostFILE – In this Feb. 16, 2009 picture, workers remove debris at the scene of a plane crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, NY Pilot training and fatigue are expected to be the focus of an unusual public hearing on Tuesday, …Video: Hearing [...]
New Zealand Herald Microsoft Hopes To Complete Windows 7 By AugustInformationWeekOfficials at the software maker say release-to-manufacturing could be just three months away. By Paul McDougall Microsoft disclosed more details on its timetable for finishing up work on the Windows 7 operating system.Microsoft urged to give Vista Ultimate users free Windows 7 upgrades ReutersMicrosoft kicks [...]
ABC News Hubble Mission Opens Shuttle's Last ActWashington PostThe Washington Post's Joel Achenbach reports from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the Hubble space telescope mission. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.Video: AP Top Stories The Associated PressAtlantis blasts off for [...]
E! Online 'Star Trek' lives long and prospers for this momThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comby Kate Krier When I met my husband back in 198..well….never mind WHEN I met him, I wasn't a Star Trek fan. I don't think I had ever SEEN an episode of Star Trek:The Original Series (or TOS), starring the infamous William [...]