Archive for January, 2009
Web site sows support for White House farmer
An Illinois family is sowing support for a White House farmer with a Web site allowing people to nominate and vote for their favorite growers.
Turkish PM admonishes Israel president over Gaza
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, left, talks to Shimon Peres, President of Israel, right, during a plenary session during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, …
Iraq’s election test
Jan 29. – Iraq’s provincial vote is seen as a crucial test of Iraq’s stability after years of sectarian bloodshed nearly tore the country apart.
Man Pleads Guilty in Election Night Racist Rampage
Brian Carranza, 21, pleaded guilty in the case of a Staten Island rampage that targeted black people November 4th of last year in the wake of Barack Obama’s election victory.
House to vote on Obama’s economic stimulus plan
President Barack Obama’s expansive and expensive plan to jump-start the economy is all but certain to clear its first hurdle when the Democratic-controlled House votes on a $825 billion version that melds new spending and tax ..Full story
Ahmadinejad repsonds to President Barack Obama’s opening engagement.
Surrounded by lawmakers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, greets a cleric lawmaker… Surrounded by lawmakers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, greets a cleric lawmaker after …
Ky. grand jury tosses Obama effigy case
A grand jury refused Tuesday to indict two men who hung an effigy of Barack Obama from a tree on the University of Kentucky campus during the height of the presidential campaign.
Joe Fischer and Hunter Bush faced multiple cha..Full story
Palin’s PAC First Step to 2012
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has started a federal political action committee — called Sarahpac — that will allow her to raise money for and donate cash to candidates for office over the coming years, a move that …
..Full storySpecter says he’ll support Holder for AG
Eric Holder’s confirmation as the first African-American attorney general was assured Tuesday when Sen.
Obama tells Muslim world ‘US is not your enemy’
US President Barack Obama Monday told the Muslim world that “Americans are not your enemy” and renewed his pledge to travel to make an address in the capital of a major Muslim nation.
