Archive for May, 2009
Paper Runs Ad Calling for Obama’s Assassination
A Pennsylvania newspaper should be expecting a visit from the Secret Service soon. The Warren Pennsylvania Times-Observer published an ad on Thursday that called for the assassination of President Barack Obama.
National security adviser: US safer under Obama
President Barack Obama’s national security adviser laid out a sweeping rebuttal Wednesday to former Vice President Dick Cheney’s charge that America is less safe under the new administration.
Reform candidate’s wife new political star in Iran
This May 25m 2009, file photo of leading reformist candidate in the upcoming Iranian presidential elections, Mir Hossein Mousavi, right, gesturing to his supporters, with his wife Zahra Rahnavard, during a campaign rally in Tabriz, ..Full story
Focus on gay marriage rights stays on state fights
SAN FRANCISCO a ‘ California’s status as a guardian of gay rights slipped this week when its highest court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, even as other states extended the institution to gay couples...Full story
Rove, Carville debate in Boston
One was called President Bush’s brain. The other was called the mastermind of Bill Clinton’s campaign.
Normalise ties, Israeli PM tells Arab states
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday urged Arab countries to make immediate moves toward normalising ties with Israel and said he would offer ‘concrete’ steps toward peace with the Palestinians...Full story
Radio Canada rapped for Obama assassination joke
Canada’s public broadcaster was wrong to show a skit that joked about the possible assassination of President Barack Obama and suggested he could be a thief, an industry panel ruled on Monday.
Health insurer: Gov’t can save $500B
A major health insurer says the government can save big money on health care by sending patients to cheaper, more efficient doctors, reducing hospital visits by the elderly and cutting down on unnecessary care.
Iran candidate Rezaei seeks path for US talks
The only conservative challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran’s upcoming elections proposed Wednesday a step-by-step approach to improve ties with the United States and called the election of President Barack Obama..Full story
California gay marriage :: Back to the ballot
Gay leaders say they are moving into campaign mode with an eye toward trying to repeal Proposition 8 at the ballot box as early as next year after the state Supreme Court upheld the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages.
