Archive for June 9th, 2009
BBC News
First Guantanamo inmate transferred to US for trialLos Angeles TimesAhmed Khalfan Ghailani is to appear in a New York court today in connection with the 1998 bombings that killed 224 people at US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya.Guantanamo al Qaeda suspect in New York for trial ReutersFirst Gitmo detainee arrives in US for trial [...]
BBC News
Clinton urges N Korea to free US journalistsABC OnlineUnited States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on North Korea to free two American journalists on trial for illegally entering the country and committing hostile acts.Video: North Korea Puts American Journalists on Trial The Associated PressNorth Korea silent about US journalists' trial The Associated [...]
New York Times
Renegade Democrats help GOP retake State SenateBuffalo NewsBy Tom Precious ALBANY - A plan hatched six weeks ago in an Albany bar erupted Monday when Republicans, with the help of two renegade Democrats, seized control of the State Senate in a flurry of maneuvers that stunned the Capitol and threw into doubt [...]
Seattle Post Intelligencer
A dangerous dance for the NRCCHot AirWhatever you think of Sarah Palin, the NRCC's treatment of her in the run up to tomorrow's fundraising “gala” has been atrocious.Video: Newt Gingrich at 2009 GOP Congressional Dinner C-SPANPalin Says 'We Told Ya So' on Government Growth and Spending FOXNewsmsnbc.com - Washington Post - CNN - San Francisco [...]
Kennedy swings leftArkansas TimesJustice Anthony Kennedy was the pivotal vote today as the US Supreme Court decided that case in which a West Virginia energy company had spent millions to get a friendly judge elected to the state Supreme Court.
Telegraph.co.uk
AT A GLANCE: Arcandor Files For InsolvencyWall Street JournalTHE EVENT: German retail and tourism company Arcandor AG (ARO.XE) Tuesday filed for insolvency after running out of financing options.Arcandor files for bankruptcy BusinessWeekThomas Cook says 'ring-fenced' from Arcandor Reutersguardian.co.uk - Forbes - Wall Street Journal - Wall Street Journalall 613 news articles
Globe and Mail
Apple iPhone: It's All About the AppsPC WorldIf there is a single message from Apple's Monday announcements, it is a simple one: Software sells hardware. Second message? Apple's iPhone has a lot of software available and the Palm Pre, Android, BlackBerry, et al, don't come close.With Apple's new iPhone, is smartphone race down [...]
Washington Post
Adam Lambert Signs Record DealPeople MagazineAdam Lambert has inked deals with 19 Entertainment and RCA Recordings - and will be working on a debut album that is expected in the fall.Idol Adam Lambert 'comes out' in print USA TodayAdam Lambert officially signed to 19, RCA Entertainment WeeklyRolling Stone - The Associated Press - Newsweek - Us Magazineall [...]
ABC News
Tony Predictions, Plus A Look Back At A Wild RideKUARThe Tony Awards cap a Broadway season of astonishing diversity and record-breaking box-office grosses. Jeff Lunden handicaps the major awards categories and recaps the year that was.Charming 'Billys' celebrate big…with cokes and ice cream New York Daily NewsThe 63rd Annual Tony Awards Washington PostThe Associated [...]
Dose.ca
Mark-Paul Gosselaar does Fallon interview as Zack Morris, commits …Entertainment WeeklyWe knew Mark-Paul Gosselaar was a good sport when he came into EW for a meet-and-greet last year, faced a room full of entertainment junkies reenacting scenes from Saved by the Bell (okay, that was just Tim Stack), and fed Annie Barrett cupcakes.Gosselaar shows up [...]