Reuters - Thu Nov 05
The U.S. Congress approved more aid for jobless workers and broadened tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses on Thursday and sent the measure to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Conn. anti-war candidate weighs run for governorAuburn News - Thu Nov 05
While his entry into an already crowded field of Democrats has created a stir in this state, which hasn't seen a Democratic governor for about two decades, it's unclear if the millionaire businessman can generate the same enthusiasm and hype for a run for governor after the 2006 primary victory over Lieberman that made him a national political ...
President says he wants to quitNewsChannel 8 - Thu Nov 05
By announcing he doesn't want another term in office, embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed the Mideast peace effort into unknown territory Thursday, opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.
Louisiana Justice Bardwell Resignation Can Start New Race ChapterBayouBuzz.com - Wed Nov 04
Now, perhaps we can find some sort of racial peace in Louisiana now that the Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell has decided to resign.
Howells calls for Afghan withdrawalPetersfield Today - Wed Nov 04
A former Foreign Office minister has dramatically broke with Government policy on Afghanistan by calling for the phased withdrawal of the bulk of Britain's military force from the country.
Gun, cash seizures up at Mexican borderOrange Leader - Wed Nov 04
U.S. authorities on Tuesday reported a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border since they began assigning more agents to stem the flow of southbound contraband.
Delta flight returns to Phoenix after bird strikeStar-telegram.com - Mon Nov 02
Authorities say a Delta Air Lines flight headed to Utah has safely returned to Phoenix after one or more birds hit the aircraft.Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says Flight 1232 took off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport around 8:40 a.m. Monday on its way to Salt Lake City.He says the MD-90 hit one or more birds 'a ...
Detained Canadian cannot sue the USWAVE-TV Louisville - Mon Nov 02
A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after beingmistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
High court won't review civil rights-era caseWQOW - Mon Nov 02
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a judge's ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge a reputed Ku Klux Klansman with kidnapping more than 40 years after two black men were abducted and killed in rural Mississippi.
Supreme Court considering death penalty case for third timeThe Boston Globe - Sun Nov 01
The US Supreme Court is considering, for the third time, the case of a California man who was sentenced to die in 1982 for the brutal killing of a young woman.
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