Archive for June 12th, 2009

High turnout in Iranian election boosts challenger to President … – Times Online

BBC News High turnout in Iranian election boosts challenger to President …Times OnlineAllies of the moderate candidate challenging President Ahmadinejad in today's Iranian election claimed they were on course for victory with a sense of change and enthusiasm infecting long lines of people queuing to vote.Video: Iran elections ITN NEWSTurnout High in Iran Presidential Vote [...]

Clinton urges N Korea to free US journalists – ABC Online

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 [...]

Former Student Dissidents Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary Near … – Voice of America

Voice of America Former Student Dissidents Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary Near …Voice of AmericaBy Julia Ritchey On June 4, 1989 Chinese tanks rolled into the center of Beijing, crushing the country's pro-democracy movement and killing scores of protesters.Video: Tiananmen Square Anniversary Fox BusinessRemembering Tiananmen New York Timesguardian.co.uk - Washington Post - BBC News - United Press Internationalall 4,063 [...]

Obama's Secret Moves On Health Care – CBS News

Voice of America Obama's Secret Moves On Health CareCBS News"CBS News RAW:" Speaking at town-hall meeting in Green Bay, Wis. Pres. Obama voiced his support for government-sponsored health care plan.Video: Obama Confronts Critics on Health Care Overhaul The Associated PressLobbying boosted as health care debate heats up USA TodaySan Francisco Chronicle - New York Times - Kaiser [...]

NM agency issues final draft of tribal plan – KDBC

NM agency issues final draft of tribal planKDBCAP – June 11, 2009 8:45 AM ET SANTA FE, NM (AP) – The state Environment Department has issued the final draft of a plan that spells out how the agency will work with New Mexico's 22 American Indian tribes.

Rising Oil Prices: Good or Bad for Stocks? – Seeking Alpha

Voice of America Rising Oil Prices: Good or Bad for Stocks?Seeking AlphaBy this author: For an optimistic observer, oil back at $72 a barrel is a cause for celebration. It means the global economy must be recovering faster than expected, and that means stock market values should be rising, as indeed they have confirming …The [...]

Europe Cool to Microsoft's Offer on Browser – New York Times

PC World Europe Cool to Microsoft's Offer on BrowserNew York TimesBy KEVIN J. O'BRIEN BERLIN – European regulators, wary of repeating an earlier mistake, signaled this week that Microsoft's offer to sell a browser-less Windows system on the Continent did not go far enough.Europe: Microsoft's IE move gives Windows users no choice BetaNewsOpera says Microsoft [...]

China's Porn Filter Blocks Falun Gong Sites – PC World

New Zealand Herald China's Porn Filter Blocks Falun Gong SitesPC WorldInternet filtering software that China plans to distribute nationwide blocks content related to a spiritual movement banned in China, despite government claims that the software targets only porn.Green Dam definitively blocks political sites – and creates … ZDNetChina's Internet Filtering Plan Widely Criticized InformationWeekChannelWeb - New [...]

Palin attacks Letterman again: Joke was about 'statutory rape' – Entertainment Weekly

Washington Post Palin attacks Letterman again: Joke was about 'statutory rape'Entertainment WeeklyGov. Sarah Palin told The Today Show this morning that she continues to be offended by David Letterman's joke "about the statutory rape of my 14 year-old daughter.Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: David Letterman encouraged 'acceptance of … New York Daily NewsSarah Palin: Letterman owes [...]

It's a no-win situation for New Yorkers – Boston Globe

MiamiHerald.com It's a no-win situation for New YorkersBoston GlobeBy Dan Shaughnessy Abject humiliation. The New York Yankees came to town in first place, winners of 19 of their last 25 games. They left the Hub early this morning with bags over their heads, reeling from yet another loss (4-3), yet another sweep at …Yanks Will [...]