Archive for July, 2009

'Hail Mary Pass': Health Care Reform Bill by August - ABC News

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

FOXNews

'Hail Mary Pass': Health Care Reform Bill by AugustABC NewsPresident Obama's goal to have health care reform enacted by August appears to be increasingly in doubt. President Barack Obama during his weekly radio address on July 18, 2009. "It would be analogous to a hail Mary pass in a football …Obama Heads to the Front [...]

Honduras crisis talks end without compromise - The Associated Press

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

BBC News

Honduras crisis talks end without compromiseThe Associated PressSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Talks on ending the leadership crisis in Honduras broke off Sunday after the interim government declared "unacceptable" a proposed compromise that included the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya to serve out his term. …No-one can stop me going home: Honduras' ZelayaReutersZelaya [...]

Officials Say Captive Soldier Shown on Taliban Video Is Bowe … - ABC News

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Officials Say Captive Soldier Shown on Taliban Video Is Bowe …ABC NewsDepartment of Defense officials confirmed the identity of a captured American soldier in a video posted online Saturday by the Taliban. Detained and scared, US GI is questioned by captors on tape. Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, 23, …US Condemns Taliban Video of Captured American SoldierVoice [...]

'Ma'aleh Adumim, Gilo are no different' - Jerusalem Post

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Los Angeles Times

'Ma'aleh Adumim, Gilo are no different'Jerusalem PostThe Palestinian Authority is hoping that the intervention of the US State Department with Israel to halt a construction project in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood would be the first step toward taking action against new …Jewish settlements: Freeze project, US demandsguardian.co.ukIsrael backs East Jerusalem housing construction despite [...]

To the Moon, Buzz! Apollo 11 at 40 - New York Times

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Times Online

To the Moon, Buzz! Apollo 11 at 40New York TimesMy fundamental memory of watching the Apollo missions — not just No. 11, which put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon 40 years ago Monday, but also the equally nail-biting Nos. 8 and 13 — is of fear. I recall being balled up [...]

India Refuses to Bend to Obama Pressure on Carbon Emission Caps - Bloomberg

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

FOXNews

India Refuses to Bend to Obama Pressure on Carbon Emission CapsBloombergJuly 20 (Bloomberg) — India won't bend to demands from the Obama administration or threats from the US Congress to adopt legally binding caps on its carbon emissions, the country's environment minister told visiting US …India Rebuffs New Efforts for Binding Carbon TargetsNew York TimesFight [...]

Senators Spar Over Identity Politics and Sotomayor - New York Times

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

guardian.co.uk

Senators Spar Over Identity Politics and SotomayorNew York TimesOn CNN today, the two top members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hotly debated the undercurrent of ethnic/racial/identity politics that rippled through four days of the panel's confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor this …Senator Leahy to GOP: “Stop the Racial Politics”ChattahBoxAnalysis: Sotomayor would be beholden to [...]

Indonesia Interrupted - Wall Street Journal

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Times Online

Indonesia InterruptedWall Street JournalMy first reaction on hearing about the bombings was panic. I was still at home having breakfast when my driver rushed, choked in tears, telling me that there were explosions at the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott, only a 10-minute drive …Aussie executives targeted in JI hit?ABC OnlineJakarta Hotel Bombers Linked [...]

NTSB: Train driver switched to manual before crash - The Associated Press

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

CBS News

NTSB: Train driver switched to manual before crashThe Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — A federal investigator says the operator of a light-rail train that crashed in San Francisco, injuring dozens of passengers, switched his controls from automatic to manual before he should have. National Transportation Safety Board …Light-Rail Driver Switched To Manual Before CrashCBS 13NTSB: [...]

Tennessee police: Suspect's wife, her relatives among 6 slain - CNN

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

CBS News

Tennessee police: Suspect's wife, her relatives among 6 slainCNN(CNN) — The wife of a man suspected of killing five people in Tennessee and one in Alabama was among the victims found in southern Tennessee, along with her son, father and brother, police said Sunday. Jacob Shaffer was arrested in connection with the …Suspect's wife, [...]