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Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good
NEW ORLEANS - The government's point man for the Gulf spill met with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing.Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said crews are having trouble finding patches of the....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:34:42 AM
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Rangel wary as panel prepares ethics charges
WASHINGTON - A lawyer for Rep. Charles Rangel negotiated a possible last-minute plea bargain Thursday as the veteran New York congressman steeled himself for the disclosure of charges that he violated House rules.Eight House lawmakers who will determine ....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:28:42 AM
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Mother Nature helps firefighters battle Calif fire
TEHACHAPI, Calif. - Calm, cool weather Thursday morning dampened a wildfire that destroyed 25 buildings north of Los Angeles, but crews were prepared for afternoon winds that could kick up the flames again, a fire spokesman said.If the weather cooperates....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:28:42 AM
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Arizona preparing appeal of immigration ruling
PHOENIX - Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that put most of the state's immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.It was not immed....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:22:42 AM
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3 arrested during Arizona immigration protest
PHOENIX - Three people have been arrested as hundreds of protesters rally against Arizona's new immigration law despite a federal judge's last-minute decision to block the most controversial parts of the measure.Demonstrators first marched from the state....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:16:42 AM
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Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good
NEW ORLEANS - The government's point man for the Gulf spill met with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing.Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said crews are having trouble finding patches of the....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:10:40 AM
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Arizona preparing appeal of immigration ruling
PHOENIX - Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that put most of the state's immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.Police were prep....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:04:43 AM
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Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger
SAN DIEGO - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week.In the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 9:04:43 AM
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Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger
SAN DIEGO - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week.Sherrod made the announcement in San Diego at the National Ass....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 8:58:39 AM
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Pelosi on Rangel: Chips to fall where they may
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says politically, the "chips will fall where they may" as New York Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional peers prepared to publicly discuss ethics charges against him.Rangel was clinging to a job he's held in the Hou....
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Source:Associated Press/AP Onlin
Date:7/29/2010 8:46:37 AM
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