The Guardian (blog) | Ariz. gov signs bill revising new immigration law Washington Post FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2009 file photo, Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer listens to a question as she testifies during a US Senate's homeland security and governmental affairs committee meeting in to get local and state perspectives on how ... Arizona police chief criticizes immigration law Arizonans Say Immigration Law Will Reduce Crime Activists hope Ariz. law opposition boosts r » |
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The Guardian | Goldman's Blankfein hit hard on CDO conflicts MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein told legislators Tuesday that when clients approach the investment bank as a market maker to buy or sell securities, they don't care what the ... Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre faces the music Blankfein says Goldman undergoing "big soul search" Blankfein Says Firm Doesn't Need to Disclose Position |
Telegraph.co.uk | GOP senators block debate on finance bill Los Angeles Times The 57-41 vote marks the first showdown over the financial overhaul. Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat, voted with the opposition. By Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau Senate Republicans, in a resolute show of unity, delayed consideration of far-reaching ... Senate blocks financial regulation bill Finance Bill Hits Impasse |
CBC.ca | Tornado kills 7 in Mississippi: officials Reuters BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing seven people, trapping others in their homes and destroying many buildings, authorities said. Three people died in Choctaw County, ... Tornado kills at least 2 in Mississippi Tornado kills at least 6 in Miss., port wiped off map 6 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured |
Telegraph.co.uk | Key provisions of Arizona immigration legislation Washington Post By AP AP -- Key provisions of Arizona's immigration legislation, signed into law by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday: - Makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illeg » |
Reuters | Oil slick spreads from sunken rig CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A 1-by-5-mile sheen of crude oil mix has spread across the Gulf of Mexico's surface around the area where an oil rig exploded and sank, a Coast Guard lieutenant said Thursday. "This is a rainbow sheen with a dark center," ... Oil Rig Sinks in the Gulf of Mexico Ecological risk grows as Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinks in Gulf Transocean rig loss's financial impact mulled |
Reuters | Steelers reportedly shopping Roethlisberger after NFL hands down six-game ... Los Angeles Times Team officials are talking to clubs with high picks in the upcoming draft, ESPN says. The quarterback's off-field behavior could cost him $2.8 million in salary. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, shown at team practice Monday, was suspended six ... After Ben Roethlisberger suspsension, Vegas lowers Steelers' Super Bowl odds What's Roethlisberger's future in Pittsburgh? Roethlisberger needed reality check, and Goodell delivers it |
CBC.ca | Some flights resume in Europe but new volcanic ash cloud looms Los Angeles Times Air France, Lufthansa and other airlines operate long-haul and shorter flights; Heathrow is opened later. Meteorologists warn of new activity from the Icelandic volcano. By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times Air travel in Europe took a few halting steps ... Airports reopen as airspace restrictions relaxed European Parliament Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over |
CBC.ca | Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army Christian Science Monitor Iraqi Army is being credited for finding and killing two top figures with Al Qaeda in Iraq, including leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. In this June 15, 2006, file photo, a US soldier at a press conference in Baghdad stands by a photograph that purports to ... Top two Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders are dead, officials say Vice President Biden C » |
The Hindu | Airlines carry out test flights in Europe's ash-filled skies Los Angeles Times Air France, KLM and Lufthansa send out jets carrying only crew members in an attempt to show that flying conditions are safe despite the volcanic ash. The flights landed without incident, they said. Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at the ... Ministers mull volcano ash cloud flight chaos measures Factbox: European airports and airspace closed by ash cloud Volcanic ash Q&A |
Globe and Mail | Mourners pay respects to Polish leader, Obama unable to attend Washington Post WARSAW -- Thousands of mourners crowded into Warsaw's main square Saturday for the first of two days of funeral services honoring the late President Lech Kaczynski, an unyielding Polish nationalist who perished one week ago along with 95 ... Poland holds public memorial for crash victims Ash stops Charles, Miliband attending Kaczynski funeral Poland united in grief |
National Geographic | Passengers stranded across Europe as volcano blows ABC Online A huge plume of drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland has disrupted air traffic across much of northern and western Europe, stranding tens of thousands of air passengers. The entire airspace in the UK, ... Icelandic Ash Cloud Spreads; European Air Travel Snarled US carriers cancel flights to Europe due to ash Ash cloud brings further problems |
Reuters | Poll: Most Tea Party Supporters Say Their Taxes Are Fair CBS News CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. As Tea Partiers gather for today's r » |
BBC News (blog) | Lofty goals set out at nuclear summit Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of 47 nations set themselves some lofty goals for keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. The hard part will be fulfilling them. * The document c » |
CBC.ca | Can Conan O'Brien get back in the race for the Emmys? Los Angeles Times Conan O'Brien has landed a new gig to replace his short-lived run at the helm of "The Tonight Show." While it took him only a few weeks to sign with TBS for a Monday-Thursday 11 pm talk show, O'Brien may have to wait awhile to get back in the Emmy race ... Conan O'Brien Joins TBS, Enters The Harsh World Of Cable Conan Says YES To TBS Conan O'Brien, TBS make a deal |
MiamiHerald.com | Greece Wins EU45 Billion Aid Pledge to Blunt Crisis BusinessWeek (Recalculates size of package based on possible IMF contribution. For more on the Greek crisis, see {EXT3 }.) By James G. Neuger and Jonathan Stearns April 11 (Bloomberg) -- European governments offered debt- burdened Greece a rescue package worth as ... Euro-Zone Nations Offer $40 Billion to Greece CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-Greek aid higher than 40 bln euros/3 yrs Dollar, Yen, Euro Hostage to Moves in EU and China |
Washington Post | Guessing Game Begins Over Obama Pick for Stevens' Supreme Court Seat FOXNews Elena Kagan and Diane Wood are hardly household names but in the days ahead reports will invariably come out about "short-lists" and names of people most Americans have never heard of as possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice John ... Summer battle ahead for Stevens' court replacement Replacing John Paul Stevens: A Strategic, Not Political Pick Stevens witnessed Babe Ruth's 'c » |
BBC Sport | Good Start for Watson as Woods Tees Off in Masters New York Times Morry Gash/AP Tiger Woods, with his caddie Steve Williams, before teeing off at the first hole of the Masters on Thursday. By LYNN ZINSER As Tiger Woods began his comeback from a five-month absence from golf on Thursday, Tom Watson kept thrilling his ... TW and the other TW - a Masters mid-day report Watson claims Masters spotlight as Tiger gets started Tiger Woods returns to golf with at the Masters |
Times Online | Upper Big Branch mine infractions Washington Post -- The Upper Big Branch coal mine, the site of Monday's explosion, has been cited 1342 times for safety violations since the beginning of 2005. (Days since the beginning of 2005: 1922.) -- In 25 of those cases, a Labor Department agency proposed fines ... Mines Fight Strict Laws by Filing More Appeals AP: Mines fight safety violations, fines go unpaid Coal mining town torn over its lifeline |
The Hindu | Obama to limit use of nuclear weapons Times Online President Obama will today announce that he is to dramatic » |
Reuters | Quake rolls across Baja Los Angeles Times The magnitude 7.2 temblor topples buildings and is blamed for at least one death. Damage is worst in the border cities of Calexico and Mexicali. By Tony Perry and Tracy Wilkinson Reporting from Mexico City and Mexicali, Mexico - A magnitude 7.2 ... Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings' Earthquake rocks western Mexico Major 7.2 quake near Mexico-US border kills one |
