MiamiHerald.com | House Votes to Add $2 Billion to 'Cash for Clunkers' Bloomberg July 31 (Bloomberg) -- The US House approved an emergency measure to add $2 billion to the “cash for clunkers†automobile purchase program after a burst of demand exhausted most of the initial $1 billion in less than a week. ... Cash for Clunkers nearly in gear 'Cash for Clunkers': A Car Buyer's Guide House approves $2B more cash for clunkers |
New York Daily News | Jackson mother gets custody, Rowe gets visits: report Washington Post NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's mother will get custody of the late pop star's three children after reaching a agreement with her son's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, a lawyer for Katherine Jackson told CBS News on Thursday. Rowe will have "meaningful ... Michael Jackson's mother - not Debbie Rowe - will get ! permanent ... Lawyer: Custody Announcement Imminent for Michael Jackson's Children Lawyer: Ex-wife won't seek custody of Jackson's children |
New Zealand Herald | New study finds link between tanning beds, cancer Detroit Free Press The link between tanning beds and the deadliest form of skin cancer is now as definitive as the one between tobacco and lung cancer, an international cancer research group said Tuesday. Tanning beds, which many Michiganders use to keep a summer glow ... Sunbeds join cigarettes, arsenic as top cancer threat Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic? Experts: Sunbeds placed in highest category of cancer risk |
guardian.co.uk | Propofol a 'Contributing Factor' in Jackson's Death ABC News ABC News has learned that the autopsy of Michael Jackson found the powerful anesthetic propofol, as well as several prescription drugs, in his system, and law enforcement sources say ... Dr. Murray to Cops: I Gave Jackson Propofol Drug a contributing! factor in Jackson's death Michael Jackson's doctor gave him anesthetic before he died ... |
guardian.co.uk | With Act II Unwritten, Palin Can Define Her Role Washington Post Sarah Palin brought a tumultuous chapter of her life to a close on Sunday, voluntarily relinquishing power as governor of Alaska after a rise and f » |
BBC News | Gates ready to move on from arrest ABC7Chicago.com July 25, 2009 (WLS) -- Harvard Prof. Henry Louis Gates says too much attention has been taken away from Pres. Barack Obama's health care initiative and placed on his arrest last week. Gates says he is ready to move on and has accepted ... Analysis: Race is daunting ch » |
BBC News | Obama Tackles Messy Racial Issue After Steering Clear as Candidate FOXNews Barack Obama carefully navigated away from race-based controversies as a candidate last year, but as president, he stumbled headlong this week into the debate over a Boston-area police officer's treatment of a black scholar. ... Obama rushes to quell racial uproar he helped fire Black in America "The Genuine Danger Faced by Blacks..." |
MiamiHerald.com | Governor Announces Deal to Balance Budget Washington Post Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and top lawmakers reached agreement Monday to close a $26.3 billion deficit to balance the state's budget, in a deal that includes $15 billion in spending cuts, they said. California's government began its fiscal year on ... Lawmakers, Schwarzenegger agree California budget California Budget Deal Closes $26 Billion Gap |
FOXNews | Military Denounces Video of Soldier Washington Post The US military denounced the release of a video showing a soldier captured in Afghanistan, describing the images as Taliban propaganda that violated international law. The video shows Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghan dress, being prompted in English by ... Pentagon Seeks Prison Overhaul in Afghanistan Report: Military looking to revamp Afghan prisons US 'urges Afghan prison overhaul' |
BBC News | As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See ... Washington Post At her confirmation hearings Judge Sonia Sotomayor eluded efforts from both Democrats and Republicans to draw out statements of liberal thought. (By Melina Mara -- The Washington Post) | Buy Photo Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or ... Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearings Sotomayor would lend different experience to court Women on the Verge of the Law: From Anita Hill to Sonia Sotomayor |
msnbc.com | cbs's Towering Anchor Won a Country's Trust Washington Post In an era before Twitter and cable, Walter Cronkite had singular influence. (Cbs Via Associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. ... Colleagues, friends react to Cronkite's death Cronkite remembered as 'honorable' and 'an icon' Memorable Reports by Walter Cronkite |
Telegraph.co.uk | Sotomayor sidesteps questions on hot issues San Francisco Chronicle Before nominating Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, President Obama did not ask her about abortion rights or any other "specific legal issue," she testified Wednesday as she sidestepped senators' efforts to plumb her views on matters from campaign ... Sotomayor's stance on business is moderate Sotomayor sidesteps on abortion, guns in grilling Sotomayor on the Issues |
FOXNews | Sotomayor fields Senate panel's volleys USA Today By Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY By Joan Biskupic and Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor quipped that she had been a "pretty good litigator" in her day and ... Sotomayor Leaves Passion Behind in Her Testimony Supreme Strategy: Stick to the Script |
Washington Post | Republicans Walk Fine Line Questioning Sotomayor Washington Post Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, with her brother Juan behind her, prepares for her first confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (By Bill O'leary -- The Washington Post) | Buy Photo Comments that include profanity or personal ... Toughest grilling still to come for Sotomayor Sotomayor: I will apply law, not make it The line of questioning for Sotomayor |
Washington Post | Sotomayor's confirmation hearing starts Monday CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After weeks of meeting senators and preparing for tough questions, Sonia Sotomayor on Monday begins the formal hearings on her nomination to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. Judge Sonia Sotomayor meets with ... GOP Senators Are Set to Question Judge's Impartiality Sotomayor faces confirmation hearing Few fireworks expected at Sotomayor hearing |
ABC News | Obama Ends Ghana Visit Voice of America US President Barack Obama says Africans must take more responsibility for wiping out poverty, war and disease on the continent. In a speech to the Ghanaian parliament, the president said we need - what he described as - a new moment of ... Obama in Africa: Welcome Back, Son. Now Don't Forget Us. US president charges African nations on development Obama Visit Stirs Pride Among Ghanaians |
BBC News | EBay Says It Has No Deal With GM New York Times SAN FRANCISCO â€" As General Motors emerged from bankruptcy protection on Friday, it appeared to get its signals crossed with the e-commerce giant eBay. In a statement heralding its new corporate structure and revitalized outlook, ... New GM Will Build on 'Battlefield Triage' Intensity AT A GLANCE: GM Exits Bankruptcy Protection, Revamps Management GM: 'We're Not Going Back' |
Times Online | World leaders in Italy for G8, G5 summit Reuters L'AQUILA, July 9 Reuters) - Following are comments by world leaders at the second day of a summit of the Group of Eight major powers with leading developing economies in Italy. "I hope we can agree the two degrees Celsius target with » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Michael Jackson: A requiem for a king Los Angeles Times Fans line up outside Staples Center on Tuesday morning for Michael Jackson's memorial. About 1.6 million people sought tickets to attend. Family, friends and fans bid farewell to an icon. By Geoff Boucher and Maria Elena Fernandez In the end, ... King of Pop's little princess, Paris Jackson, brave in spotlight ... Fitting family farewell for Jackson Emotional farewell for King of Pop |
Telegraph.co.uk | Drug Propofol eyed in Michael Jackson's death investigation: Rx ... New York Daily News LOS ANGELES - To spend a week at the epicenter of the Michael Jackson tragedy, and to hear talk of the three fatherless kids, and see thousands of his distraught fans is to wonder if his death could have been prevented. And as I watched the elaborate ... Jackson memorial sale crackdown LA braces for massive Michael Jackson memorial Los Angeles braces for Michael Jackson's final act |
CTV.ca | Titans remember quarterback Steve McNair for toughness, leadership The Canadian Press When the Houston Oilers fled Texas for Tennessee more than a decade ago, the franchise needed a face to sell the NFL in a place where college footb » |
