Archive for April 22nd, 2009

It’s official: SF mayor wants to be governor

Mayor Gavin Newsom formally announced his candidacy for California governor on Tuesday, offering himself as an heir to the same groundswell for generational change that helped send President Barack Obama to the White House.

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Obama open to torture memo probe, prosecution

Last week, Obama’s Justice Department published previously classified memos that described the Bush administration’s legal justification for CIA interrogation techniques that included methods criticized as torture.

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Rasmussen Poll: Economy And Am. Idol

About one-third of Americans believe that President Barack Obama is doing a good job.

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Western delegates exit as ‘Ahmadinejad spectacle’ mars U.N. conference

Delegates to the U.N. conference on racism left Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad standing at the lectern when his speech took an anti-Israel turn Monday.

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House hearings heat up debate over climate change

Debate on a massive bill to curb climate change heats up this week in the House.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday begins four days of hearings on a draft bill that will limit for the first time the gases bla..Full story

2009 Pulitzer Prizes are announced

Two newspapers hit hard by a historic downturn won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for exposing sex scandals that brought down a governor and a big-city mayor, in what was hailed as a victory for old-fashioned watchdog journalism at a tim..Full story

Trade rep: Stronger NAFTA without renegotiation

Softening President Barack Obama’s campaign-year trade rhetoric, the top U.S. trade official said the administration can strengthen provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement without having to renegotiate the pact.<..Full story

Giuliani Eyeing Gov’s Seat?

NOVEMBER 01: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani rallies campaign workers at a McCain-Palin regional headquarters office November 1, 2008 in Henderson, Nevada.

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Troubled governor sets up test of Nevada’s tolerance for public officials’ private foibles

Things were already bad for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons. His approval ratings were down, he was tagged as one of the nation’s most vulnerable governors and fellow Republicans were lining up to challenge him in a primary more than ..Full story

Iran urges Obama not to comment on US journalist

Iran urged President Barack Obama on Monday not to comment on the case of a U.S. journalist convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison before learning the details.

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