Monday, June 28, 2010

Supreme Court extends 2nd Amendment protection to state, local levels - Los Angeles Times


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

CNN


Supreme Court Affirms Right to Keep Handguns in Home

ABC News


Firearms Companies Rise On US Supreme Court Ruling

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Reactions to financial-reform bill: From exultation to dismay - MarketWatch


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 ...


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

What's the fuss, Afghans ask about McChrystal - CNN International


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

FOXNews


Obama Fires US Commander in Afghanistan

Voice of America


Petraeus to Replace McChrystal

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Democrats continue hammering GOP over Barton apology to BP - CNN


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

USA Today


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Friday, June 18, 2010

Killer executed by Utah firing squad - CNN


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 Guardian


The Mechanics of an Execution by Firing Squad

Newsweek


Death by Twitter

BBC News


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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Obama speech from Oval Office urges action on clean energy bill - Washington Post


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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

CNN


President Obama: BP Oil Spill Like An 'Epidemic'

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Obama to begin testing week with Gulf visit - msnbc.com


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"

USA Today


Obama to discuss oil-leak containment strategy in address

CNN


Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks about environment'

BBC News


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Saturday, June 12, 2010

PM and Obama to discuss oil spill - BBC News


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

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

44: Looking ahead: Whitman vs. Brown - Washington Post


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 ...

New York Daily News


Whitman easily defeats Poizner

San Francisco Chronicle


GOP picks two women to head California ticket

CNN


MiamiHerald.com -San Jose Mercury News -Voice of America


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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Gulf oil spill breakthrough? Cap collecting 'majority' of oil. - Christian Science Monitor


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 »

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Israel rejects international investigation of raid - The Associated Press


CBC.ca


Israel rejects international investigation of raid

The Associated Press


JERUSALEM รข€" Israel on Thursday rejected c »


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