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17-Year Term for Official in Tax Scam
June 30th, 2009 By ASHLEY SOUTHALL The mastermind behind an embezzlement scheme that took nearly $50 million from the District of Columbia’s government told investigators she was enabled by lax internal controls.National Briefing | Washington: Officials Hired for Census Planning
June 30th, 2009 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Commerce Secretary Gary Locke hired three former Census Bureau officials to assess potential problems as the government waits for confirmation of President Obama’s nominee for census director.States Struggle to Meet Budget Deadlines
June 30th, 2009 By SUSAN SAULNY Five states’ budget deals for the 2010 fiscal year remained in limbo, as legislators made last-minute efforts to avert shutdowns.World Briefing | Africa: Algeria: Ex-C.I.A. Official Charged With Sex Assault
June 30th, 2009 By REUTERS A former C.I.A. station chief has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Algeria and could face up to life in prison if convicted, the Justice Department said.Iran’s Karroubi rejects Ahmadinejad vote: website (AFP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AFP - Iran halted the publication of a reformist party newspaper after its defeated presidential candidate said he would refuse to recognise Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, its website said.
G.M. Pushes the Case for Its Rebirth in Court
June 30th, 2009 By MICHELINE MAYNARD and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED General Motors went to bankruptcy court to begin the process of selling its best assets to a government-backed company that would become the linchpin of its turnaround plan.Online Tool Will Track U.S. Tech Spending
June 30th, 2009 By STEVE LOHR The administration says the goal is to promote openness and efficiency regarding information technology.Featured Advertiser
June 30th, 2009 44POTUS Events: Debating Health Care and Honoring WASPs
June 30th, 2009 44 File photo - President Obama walks off stage after delivering remarks on nationwide nonprofit programs at the White House, June 30, 2009. (Mandelngan/AFP/Getty Images). By Sarah Lovenheim President Obama attends his routine presidential briefing at 9:30 a.m., followed by the economic briefing and a meeting with senior advisers. He holds an online town hall meeting on health-care reform at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. at 1:15 p.m. During the Q and A session, he's slated to take questions from social networking outlets, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett will moderate the town hall. At 4:45 p.m., Obama is expected to sign legislation awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), a group of females who flew 60 million miles of non-combat military missions from 1942-1943. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs holds the daily press briefing at 12:15 p.m.E.P.A. Grants California the Right to Enforce Emissions
June 30th, 2009 By FELICITY BARRINGER The move reverses a 2008 ruling by the Bush administration and effectively ends an eight-year political battle between automakers and environmental regulators.Will Gay Iranians Come Out of the Revolt Better –or Worse? - EDGE Boston
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google News Times Online | Will Gay Iranians Come Out of the Revolt Better --or Worse? EDGE Boston "This is an opportunity for us to see the light." "The Iranian LGBT community is angry, in addition all minorities. These are the people you see in the ... US questions Tehran's credibility The Power of Iran's Iron Fist Ahmadinejad's rivals defiant on Iran vote |
Panel Suggests U.S. Medical Priorities
June 30th, 2009 By BARRY MEIER The report recommended priorities for the Obama administration as it spends $1.1 billion to compare the effectiveness of drugs, medical devices, surgeries and other treatments.State high court certifies Franken for US Senate - Waseca County News
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google News Times Online | State high court certifies Franken for US Senate Waseca County News Coleman did not win the election.” The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, saying Franken is entitled to the election ... Pawlenty signs US Senate election certificate I'm Still Not Laughing Franken recount victory leaves Senate without Jewish GOPers |
Judge Orders Gitmo Documents Released
June 30th, 2009 TIME.com Top Politics Stories A federal judge ordered the United States on Monday to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo BayNew Plan Ties Reduced College Loan Payments to Income
June 30th, 2009 By JONATHAN D. GLATER Starting Wednesday, the federal Education Department will begin offering a repayment plan that lets college graduates reduce their loan payments, based on their income.Supreme Court Finds Bias Against White Firefighters
June 30th, 2009 By ADAM LIPTAK The justices set new standards for hiring and promotion tests that could have a broad impact on employment law.Palin story sparks GOP family feud (Politico)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections Politico - A hard-hitting piece on Sarah Palin in the new Vanity Fair has touched off a blistering exchange of insults among high-profile Republicans over last year’s GOP ticket – tearing open fresh wounds about leaks surrounding Palin and revealing for the first time some of the internal wars that paralyzed the campaign in its final days.Iraq presents US with a paradox - Globe and Mail
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google News guardian.co.uk | Iraq presents US with a paradox Globe and Mail Second, Mr. Obama's strategy presumed things would stay bad in Iraq right up until the election. Instead, George W. Bush's strategy of counterinsurgency ... Foreign Policy: Iraq's Real Deadline Iraq celebrates formal pullout of US troops Iran's Hard Line Fuels Iraq Attacks |
Gates says he wants to soften gay expulsion rules (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces "more humane" until Congress eventually repeals it. He said he has lawyers studying ways the law might be selectively enforced.
Source: NKorean ship headed back to north (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.
Which exactly is history's right side? - CBC.ca
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google News CBC.ca | Which exactly is history's right side? CBC.ca Republican John McCain, Obama's presidential challenger, used the same phrase to praise the Iranian demonstrators, while during last fall's US election, ... |
Analysis: US role in Iraq doesn’t end just yet (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - U.S. troops are out of Iraq's cities but not its future. Even a best-case scenario is likely to feature an American role there for years militarily as well as diplomatically.
Analysis: Obama’s swift stand on Honduran coup (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - Dealing with the first Latin American crisis of his presidency, Barack Obama sought a swift, clear response that would not be interpreted as U.S. interventionism in a region that loathes it.
Wal-Mart, union back employer health insurance (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - Wal-Mart is the latest in a line of traditionally Republican-leaning businesses to embrace key portions of President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul health care, a trend that could complicate opponents' efforts to build a united front when Congress ramps up its work on the issue this summer.
Statistical Sleuthing on the Iran Election - Wall Street Journal Blogs
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsStatistical Sleuthing on the Iran Election Wall Street Journal Blogs She said that the US election system has plenty of flaws of its own. “One question that comes up rarely is whether we're sure who won the election,” Ash ... |
Facts about Sen.-elect Al Franken (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections AP - NAME Al FrankenColeman Concedes To Franken In MN US Senate Battle - KEYC
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google News Telegraph.co.uk | Coleman Concedes To Franken In MN US Senate Battle KEYC The high court rejected Coleman's legal challenge, which sought to include thousands of absentee ballots rejected by county election officials. ... Franken wins US Senate race, plans Iron Range visit Morning Fix: How Franken Won Koering: Election was stolen from Coleman |
Why Coleman lost (Politico)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
Politico - The Republican Party put an inordinate amount of faith in Norm Coleman’s long-shot legal challenge, spending a million bucks on the idea that he’d catch a break in court.
A Look Back at Franken Vs. Coleman - KAALtv.com
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsTimes Online | A Look Back at Franken Vs. Coleman KAALtv.com This was Norm Coleman on November 11th of last year, a day after he supposedly won the US Senate election by a little more than 200 votes. ... 239 days, 312 votes and one new senator: Franken "thrilled" and ... Democrats get 60th senator Democrat Franken wins protracted Minn. Senate race |
US Senate campaign left legacy of welts, bruises - Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsTimes Online | US Senate campaign left legacy of welts, bruises Coon Rapids ECM Publishers On Jan.5 the board certified the US Senate election results showing Franken holding a 225-vote lead out the of the 2.9 million ballots cast. ... Norm Coleman concedes, sending Al Franken to the US Senate MN Supreme Court: Franken won Impressive unanimity: The historical significance of Coleman v ... |
7/1/09: San Diegans Weigh in on Affirmative Action
June 30th, 2009 USAElectionPolls.com 91% feel that whites and minorities should have an equal chance at a promotion.7/1/09: Michael Jackson Polls
June 30th, 2009 USAElectionPolls.com 31% of adults in Los Angeles said they would attend a local public memorial service for Michael Jackson, 49% of those aged 18-34.Treasury sanctions on firm linked to North Korea (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - The United States on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on a company in Iran that is accused of involvement in North Korea's missile proliferation network.
Franken wins Minn. Senate race; Coleman concedes (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Former US Rep. Pat Toomey Eyes General Election - KDKA
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsFormer US Rep. Pat Toomey Eyes General Election KDKA Read more in our Privacy Policy Former US Rep. Pat Toomey Eyes General Election In Pittsburgh to address the Commonwealth Foundation, former Congressman Pat ... |
Administration sends Congress consumer legislation (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - President Barack Obama asked Congress on Tuesday to create a new agency to police the fine print on credit card bills and mortgage documents and determine what fees, penalties and interest rates are fair.
Court: Stay tuned on campaign funds, civil rights (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - On civil rights and campaign cash, the Supreme Court earned an "incomplete" grade in the term that just ended. There is a good chance the court will have a new member but the same right-of-center tilt when the justices return in late summer to deal with unfinished business.
Obama team members to fan out on summer rural tour (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections AP - President Barack Obama is dispatching top administration officials and Cabinet members on a "rural tour" this summer to explore ways to strengthen rural America.Obama consults experts on 1976 swine flu outbreak (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - President Barack Obama is hoping that lessons learned from a 1976 flu outbreak can help the country act wisely to combat the current spread of swine flu.
US warns Iraq of 'difficult days' - BBC News
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google Newsguardian.co.uk | US warns Iraq of 'difficult days' BBC News ... US troops remain in Iraq, including 12 combat brigades, and the total is not expected to drop below 128000 until after the Iraqi national election in ... Iraq celebrates with Public Holiday, as US Troops begin Withdrawal Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 27 32 killed in car bomb in Iraq as US troops leave |
Analysis: Obama’s swift stand on Honduran coup (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - Dealing with the first Latin American crisis of his presidency, Barack Obama sought a swift, clear response that would not be interpreted as U.S. interventionism in a region that loathes it.
Analysis: US role in Iraq doesn’t end just yet (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections
AP - U.S. troops are out of Iraq's cities but not its future. Even a best-case scenario is likely to feature an American role there for years militarily as well as diplomatically.
US GOP's Coleman concedes, sending Franken to Senate - 东莞市
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsTelegraph.co.uk | US GOP's Coleman concedes, sending Franken to Senate 东莞市 Coleman announced his decision at a news conference in St. Paul, bringing an end to a nearly eight-month recount and court fight over an election decided by ... Burger: It is Time to Seat Al Franken in the US Senate Minnesota Supreme Court Affirms Franken Victory Reactions to the Franken ruling |
Election first step in clearing the air - Atlanta Journal Constitution
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsElection first step in clearing the air Atlanta Journal Constitution The Atlanta metro area may be the economic engine of the South, but our lawmakers, even when out of money and ideas, still can't allow us to help ourselves ... |
Source: NKorean ship reverses course (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: ElectionsAP - U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.
Franken declared winner, gives Dems Super Majority in US Senate - DigitalJournal.com
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google News Washington Post | Franken declared winner, gives Dems Super Majority in US Senate DigitalJournal.com The victory gives US Senate Democrats, for all intents and purposes, a filibuster-proof majority. Almost eight months after a hotly contested election that ... AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EDT It's no joke: comedian wins senate seat at last Franken, the Fourth of July, and Worker's rights |
Wal-Mart backs employer health insurance mandate (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: ElectionsAP - Wal-Mart is the latest in a line of traditionally Republican-leaning businesses to embrace key portions of President Barack Obama's bid to overhaul health care, a trend that could complicate opponents' efforts to build a united front when Congress ramps up its work on the issue this summer.
Romanian uranium taken to secure site (AP)
June 30th, 2009 Yahoo! News: Elections AP - The last remaining bomb-grade uranium has been shipped out of Romania as part of a U.S.-Russian nuclear nonproliferation program, the Energy Department reported Tuesday.AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EDT - The Associated Press
June 30th, 2009 us election news - Google NewsTelegraph.co.uk | AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EDT The Associated Press Coleman announced his decision at a news conference in St. Paul, bringing an end to a nearly eight-month recount and court fight over an election decided by ... Franken recount victory leaves Senate without Jewish GOPers Morning Fix: How Franken Won Al Franken declared winner after 8-month battle |