Archive for May 16th, 2009
Telegraph.co.uk Panetta fires back at PelosiLos Angeles TimesThe CIA director says agency records show that officials truthfully briefed the House speaker in 2002. He also urges CIA employees to tune out the uproar.Video: Reaction: Do you support military tribunals? UPIIn Detainee Furor, a Rare Dent in Pelosi Armor New York TimesBoston Globe - Austin American-Statesman - abc7news.com - [...]
Telegraph.co.uk SNAP ANALYSIS: India's Congress alliance headed for victoryReutersBy Krittivas Mukherjee and Surojit Gupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's left-of-center coalition appeared headed for a second term in office, according to vote counting trends from the election office on Saturday.Congress' Strong Showing Keeps Patil in the Shadows Wall Street JournalIndia's Congress [...]
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 Notre Dame Graduation Features President Obama, ProtestsABC NewsBy KAREN TRAVERS When more than 2000 students receive their diplomas at the University of Notre Dame Sunday, there will be familiar graduation weekend sights — students in cap and gowns, proud parents snapping photographs and celebrations.Video: Several protests precede Obama visit WISH TVNotre Dame senior: It's [...]
Canoe.ca Reports detail Obama's new book dealUSA TodayWe reported a little while ago that the White House has posted the personal financial disclosure reports for President Obama and Vice President Biden.Video: Obama: Phillies Are 'a Team That Never Gave Up' The Associated PressThe chief salutes the champs Philadelphia InquirerSeattle Post Intelligencer - The Associated Press - New [...]
MiamiHerald.com Obama After Bush: Leading by Second ThoughtNew York TimesBrennan Linsley/AP A room in a trailer sat ready before a military hearing for a Guantánamo detainee in September 2006. President Obama has begun to come down on the side of taking fewer risks with security.Video: The Politics of Waterboarding and Allegations of Torture U.S. News [...]
Chicago Tribune GM in Bankruptcy May Speed Dealer Cuts to Match Chrysler's PaceBloombergBy Katie Merx and Mike Ramsey May 16 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp.'s plan to slash its dealer network by the end of 2010 may accelerate, matching the pace set by Chrysler LLC, in a bankruptcy the biggest US automaker says is probable.Video: [...]
RTE.ie Prices in S. Fla. flat in AprilMiamiHerald.comThe region's inflation rate in April was almost nil: Prices actually fell slightly due to weak demand. Transportation saw the biggest drop.Video: Consumer Prices Flat, Industrial Production Dips The Associated PressFED FOCUS-Fed view that deflation risk easing helped by CPI data ReutersCNNMoney.com - BusinessWeek - Forbes - guardian.co.ukall 1,225 news articles
Oregon City News SEC Chief Mary Schapiro: The Watchdog's New TeethBusinessWeekBy Maria Bartiromo As the dimensions of the financial crisis grew ever larger, the effectiveness of the Securities & Exchange Commission grew ever more dubious.Watchdog Alleges Insider Trading At SEC ForbesSEC Attorneys Probed For Insider Trading CBS NewsLouisville Courier-Journal - MarketWatch - The Associated Press - Washington Timesall [...]