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AFP | Supreme Court extends 2nd Amendment protection to state, local levels Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court reversed a ruling upholding Chicago's ban on handguns Monday and extended the reach of the 2nd Amendment as a nationwide protection against laws that infringe on the "right to keep and ... High court strikes down Chicago handgun ban Supreme Court Affirms Right to Keep Handguns in Home Firearms Companies Rise On US Supreme Court Ruling |
Telegraph.co.uk | Reactions to financial-reform bill: From exultation to dismay MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Reactions to the sweeping bank regulation bill approved by congressional negotiators ranged from exultation to condemnation Friday. President Barack Obama said he was pleased with ... Obama Lauds Congress for Agreeing on W » |
The Hindu | What's the fuss, Afghans ask about McChrystal CNN International General Stanley McChrystal (left) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai at ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, in April 2010. Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Washington may be up in arms over General Stanley McChrystal's comments to Rolling ... McChrystal Out as Afghanistan Commander Following Critical Remarks Obama Fires US Commander in Afghanistan Petraeus to Replace McChrystal |
USA Today | Democrats continue hammering GOP over Barton apology to BP CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, raised eyebrows last week with his defense of BP at a congressional hearing. Washington (CNN) -- A top Democrat kept up the Joe Barton drumbeat Sunday, saying the Republican legislator's defense of BP ... Sunday's best: Obama and the politics of the oil spill Emanuel links f » |
CBC.ca | Killer executed by Utah firing squad CNN Draper, Utah (CNN) -- Convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed early Friday by firing squad, the Utah Department of Corrections said. Gardner, 49, is only the third person in 33 years to die by firing squad in the United States. ... 'My murdered uncle would not have wanted Ronnie Lee Gardiner executed' The Mechanics of an Execution by Firing Squad Death by Twitter |
The Hindu | Obama speech from Oval Office urges action on clean energy bill Washington Post President Barack Obama says Americans will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for 'as long as it takes,' but he vows that BP will pay for the damage it's caused. (June 15) By Scott Wilson and Anne E. Kornblut President Obama urged ... Obama, BP set for Gulf oil showdown President Obama: BP Oil Spill Like An 'Epidemic' |
The Hindu | Obama to begin testing week with Gulf visit msnbc.com WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill faces key tests this week as the president gives his first national address on the disaster and meets top BP executives for the first time. Obama will press the energy giant's ... Obama: Gulf oil spill "echoes 9/11" Obama to discuss oil-leak containment strategy in address Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks about environment' |
Telegraph.co.uk | PM and Obama to discuss oil spill BBC News David Cameron will discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. The prime minister has said he is "frustrated and concerned" about the environmental damage caused by the leaking well - owned by BP. ... Obama Faces Pressures on Gulf Visit |
Economist (blog) | 44: Looking ahead: Whitman vs. Brown Washington Post Former eBay chief Meg Whitman on Tuesday won a swift and decisive victory in the Republican primary for California governor, pitting her against former governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown in what is likely to be a bitter fight to ... Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, millionaire businesswomen win Calif. GOP primaries ... Whitman easily defeats Poizner GOP picks two women to head California ticket |
The Guardian | Gulf oil spill breakthrough? Cap collecting 'majority' of oil. Christian Science Monitor BP reported Sunday that its containment cap is now collecting 420000 g » |
CBC.ca | Israel rejects international investigation of raid The Associated Press JERUSALEM รข" Israel on Thursday rejected c » |