Archive for July, 2009

Powell mildly critical of Gates

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was mildly critical Tuesday of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., whose angry response to a Cambridge, Mass., police officer touched off a national debate involving President Barack Obama..Full story

Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad for meetings Tuesday with Iraq’s political leaders, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as well as Gen.

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On July 28, 1609, the English ship Sea Venture ran ashore on Bermuda, …

Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2009. There are 156 days left in the year.

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Testimony: Sens. Conrad, Dodd told of VIP loans

Conrad, Dodd told of VIP loans July 28, 2009 3:07 AM EDT WASHINGTON – Two influential Senate committee chairmen were told they were getting special VIP deals when they applied for mortgages, an official who handled their loans..Full story

Continue reading "Americans rate Federal Reserve worst among 9 key agencies"

The share of Americans who think the Federal Reserve is doing an excellent to good job has sunk even as Chairman Ben Bernanke has taken unprecedented steps to try to prevent a financial catastrophe, according to a new poll released ..Full story

Ky. Sen. Jim Bunning not running for re-election

Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky said Monday he will not run for a third term in 2010, citing a lack of campaign money and interference from Senate Republicans who were pushing for him to exit the race.

Gov’t plan can coexist with private insurance

A new government health insurance plan sought by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could coexist with private insurers without driving them out of business, an analysis by nonpartisan budget experts suggests.

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Israeli official: No option off table on Iran

Tensions between Israel and the United States over Iran bubbled up in high-level talks Monday in which Defense Minister Ehud Barak bluntly told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that “no option” should be ruled out...Full story

GOP eyes fate of the `serious sin’ senator in La.

Before South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s romantic disappearance in Argentina and Nevada Sen.

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Nuclear concessions from US?

THE Senate is making it clear to the Obama administration that it will look askance at concessions, particularly on missile defence, that the United States might make to conclude a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.

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