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Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate race - Washington Post
March 9, 2010 Kansas City Star | Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate race Washington Post AP CHICAGO -- With the public still furious over bank bailouts, Democrats desperate to keep President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations that a bank owned by their candidate's family may be nearing ... Woes at family bank loom over Ill. Senate race Alexi Giannoulias, dead man walking? Alexi's White House Visit Today |
Bill to reserve legislative seats for women advances in India - Washington Post
March 9, 2010 CBC.ca | Bill to reserve legislative seats for women advances in India Washington Post NEW DELHI -- Indian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a historic bill that would set aside one-third of all legislative seats for women, a move aimed at overturning six decades of male-dominated decision-making in this country. ... India's Upper House Passes Bill to Reserve Parliament Seats for Women Getting to know the women's quota Bill Indian parliament approves plan for women's quota |
White House to Host Climate, Energy Meeting With Senators - Wall Street Journal
March 9, 2010 CBS News | White House to Host Climate, Energy Meeting With Senators Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will try Tuesday to jump start his push to get a climate and energy bill through Congress in the coming weeks, hosting a meeting with cabinet officials and senior Democratic and Republican senators. ... House Dems Scramble to Get Enough Votes for Health Care Wash. House Approves $680M Package of Tax Hikes One less "no" vote for health care |
U.S. and Russia in final push to clinch new START treaty (Reuters)
March 9, 2010Reuters - U.S. and Russian arms control officials began on Tuesday what both sides hope will be a final push to clinch a treaty cutting their strategic nuclear arsenals, officials said.
In former Afghan 'ghost town,' Gates gauges US war effort (AFP)
March 9, 2010
AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said a new strategy in the Afghan war showed promise after he visited a former ghost town where American forces recently cleared out Taliban militants.
Israel OKs new settler homes as Biden talks peace (AFP)
March 9, 2010
AFP - Israel on Tuesday approved the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as US Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif. (AP)
March 9, 2010
AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self (AP)
March 9, 2010
AP - A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.
Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension (AP)
March 9, 2010
AP - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless appears poised to clear a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.
As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit (AP)
March 9, 2010AP - The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.
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