Archive for June 4th, 2009
ABC News Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Is Enormous and SomberNew York TimesTens of thousands of people took part in a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.Video: Tiananmen Square Anniversary Fox BusinessHong Kong Holds Tiananmen [...]
Boston Globe 2 US Journalists on Trial in N. KoreaNew York TimesBy CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL – Two American journalists were scheduled to go on trial on Thursday in a case that is widely seen as a test of how far the isolated Communist state was willing to take its confrontational stance toward the United States.Video: [...]
TPMMuckraker Steny Hoyer backs PMA, John Murtha inquiryPoliticoBy PATRICK O'CONNOR | 6/4/09 10:55 AM EDT 'This is a serious matter and ought to be looked at,' Rep. Steny Hoyer said.Congress: The Dems' ethics gambit msnbc.comHoyer says PMA 'ought to be looked at' The HillWall Street Journal Blogs - Washington Examiner - Wall Street Journal - Munster Timesall 22 [...]
CBC.ca Angelina Jolie, Oprah, Madonna Top Forbes Celebrity 100MTV.comBy Gil Kaufman Move over Oprah, it's Angelina Jolie's turn. Despite banking an eye-popping $275 million last year, the queen of all media takes a back seat to actress/humanitarian Jolie on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful …Video: Angelina More Powerful Than Oprah [...]
guardian.co.uk Obama: All share in Arab-Israeli conflictUnited Press InternationalPalestinian children protest against the blockade on the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border with Egypt,calling for US President Barack Obama to support the Palestinians.Video: Speech in Cairo new US strategy RTOn the White House Muslims Will Judge Obama by Actions More Than Words New York TimesReuters - [...]
Boston Globe Pittsburgh unemployment rate falls to 6.9 percentBizjournals.comUnemployment in the Pittsburgh area inched down in April to 6.9 percent, but was still up from 4.2 percent unemployment in April 2008, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.US jobless claims fall, productivity rises ReutersInitial Unemployment Claims in US Decrease, Signal Worst [...]
Times Online Rebels plot against Brown as Britons go to pollsReutersBy Frank Prenesti and Matt Falloon LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) – Rebels in Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party plotted the prime minister's departure on Thursday, saying he should go if European and local elections went as badly as they feared.Allies of Brown go on offensive [...]
Washington Post In Lakers' March to Finals, Bynum Remains an EnigmaNew York TimesThe Lakers and Andrew Bynum, left, will take on Dwight Howard and the Magic in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night. By JONATHAN ABRAMS LOS ANGELES – There is a paradox that goes with being Andrew Bynum, the Los Angeles Lakers' [...]
Sky News Monthly store sales soggyCNNMoney.comLarge chain stores suffer another month of slumping sales as consumers show little appetite for discretionary shopping. By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.Video: Wal-Mart To Add US Jobs – Bloomberg BloombergWal-Mart to add 22000 jobs in US ReutersBarron’s - MSN Money - Briefing.com - Indianapolis Starall 1,187 news articles
New York Daily News Backers press for summertime vote on SotomayorThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Senators are looking closely at the records and writings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Republicans seeking any detail that might slow her march toward confirmation and Democrats trying to bolster their case that she's a …"Empathy" and the Supreme [...]