CBS News | Charlie Rangel: List of Charges CBS News For each violation, the Investigative Subcommittee scrutinizing Rangel determined there is "substantial reason to believe that a violation of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Judge grants injuction against Ariz. immigration law Houston Chronicle Maria Uribe, center, and other opponents of Bill 1070 rejoice as they hear the news of the ruling. A federal judge today issued an injunction barring Arizona from enforcing key provisions of its controversial immigration law, ... US Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona Immigration Law Federal judge blocks parts of Arizona immigration law Federal Judge Blocks Portions of Arizona Illegal Immigration Law |
CBC.ca | BP sends Tony Hayward to Russia to appease US The Guardian BP is poised to stun the City tomorrow by nominating Tony Hayward to the board of its Russian business as a consolation prize for being axed as chief executive. Following its board meeting in London, the oil group will form » |
CBS News | Iowa's Lake Delhi Dam Bursts Due to Flooding CBS News Maquoketa River water gushes out of the Delhi Dam as areas surrounding the Maquoketa River continue to flood on Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Delhi, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Julie Koehn) (CBS) (AP) The Lake Delhi dam in eastern Iowa failed Saturday as ... Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding 'Catastrophic release of water' threatens towns Iowa residents evacuated after dam fails |
Boston Globe | Obama signs extension of unemployment benefits Los Angeles Times By a Times staff writer President Obama signed legislation Thursday extending jobless benefits to 2.5 million unemployed Americans, ending a long partisan battle. The House passed the measure earlier Thursday, a day after the Senate did. ... Obama to sign unemployment benefits extension US House votes to restore jobless aid for millions Congress Fin » |
msnbc.com | Senate expected to vote to restore unemployment benefits USA Today The Senate cleared the way for 2.5 million out-of-work Americans to start receiving unemployment checks again, breaking a Republican roadblock minutes after swearing in a new senator. Senators voted 60-40 Tuesday to overcome ... Senate breaks GOP opposition on unemployment benefits Unemployment aid won't be enough to boost recovery Senate Clears Way to Extend Unemployment Benefits in Victory for Democrats |
New York Times (blog) | America's secret army: how the 'war on terror' created a new industry The Guardian In the cloak and dagger world of intelligence, the assumption fed by countless spy novels and TV dramas is that top-secret security clearance is restricted to an elite few known only by codes such as M and C. Not so in today's America. ... Report: Size of US Intelligence Hurts Effectiveness Secret world outlined by Post includes local firms A Look at The Washington Post's 'Top Secret America' |
Globe and Mail | Amid Tests, BP Sees No Signs of Damage to Well New York Times Workers finished their day's efforts cleaning oil from the beach at the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday. By HENRY FOUNTAIN As the Gulf of Mexico entered a third day free of fresh oil from BP's blown-out well, ... Scientists get another day to study Gulf spill cap BP Will Resume Oil Capture After Well Tests End Demise of herring after Valdez spill raises questions on Gulf |
Sydney Morning Herald | QUOTEBOX-Jobs defends the iPhone 4 Reuters Cupertino Calif., July 16 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Friday defended the iPhone 4's design, saying reception issues were a problem shared by the entire smartphone industry, naming specific » |
Globe and Mail | BP Begins Test That Could Halt Oil Spill New York Times Dave Martin/AP By HENRY FOUNTAIN and LIZ ROBBINS ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 40 miles off Louisiana â€" BP has begun a critical test of the runaway well that could fin » |
Globe and Mail | 3 dead in New Mexico business shooting, police say CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Some 85 employees who were inside the building at the time of the shooting were interviewed before being released. (CNN) -- New Mexico authorities said a former employee shot and killed two people at a business Monday in ... Gunman kills 2, then himself in Albuquerque office shooting Police: 3 dead, 4 wounded in Albuquerque shooting Shooter Kills 2 at Albuquerque Business Before Killing Himself |
CBC.ca | BP Removes Cap From Well, Aiming for a Tighter Fit New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" Technicians removed a containment cap atop BP's out-of-control well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, beginning an ambitious engineering effort that could fully contain the huge oil leak but will also make matters worse ... BP will begin work to replace well cap with new system to capture more oil BP starts work to inst » |
CBC.ca | LeBron ready to party in Miami, US Mag says USA Today Easiest way to know where LeBron James will play next season would be to know where he's booked his next party, right? After » |
CBC.ca | 'US will never ask Israel to undermine its security' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF Obama says "no change" in nuclear proliferation policy; Netanyahu says he is "committed to peace;" both dispel rumors of worsening relationship; Obama: "The press like to make a story." Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US ... Obama and Netanyahu urge direct Mid-East peace talks Israeli Military Announces Indictments in Gaza War Israeli soldier faces manslaughter charge in Gaza incursion |
Reuters | Giant skimmer tested on oil spill BBC News A giant tanker refitted to scoop up spilled oil is being tested at the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. The Taiwanese vessel - c » |
