Archive for January, 2009

GOP govs break with party over stimulus

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas is one of a number of Republican governors who have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for approval of Obama's stimulus plan. Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama’s economic aid plan that would send billions to states.

End of line for four generations at GM?

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

From left, United Auto Workers family members Mike Green, Rollin Green and Richard Green pose for a portrait at the UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Mich. For seven decades, the Green family has built Chevys, Oldsmobiles, Buicks and Cadillacs. For four generations, the Greens have built Chevys, Oldsmobiles, Buicks, Pontiacs and Cadillacs. But with GM’s future uncertain, the family may have reached the end of the line.

Ky. orders record Guard call-up to fight ice

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People seek shelter in the aftermath of the ice storm at Boyle County High School in Danville, Ky., on Friday. The crippling winter storm has plunged about a million customers into the dark from the Midwest to the East Coast.Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear ordered the largest National Guard call-up in state history on Saturday in order to help the state recover from a crippling ice storm.

Iraq election hailed as ‘great success’

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Iraqi electoral workers empty ballot boxes at the end of a day of voting in provincial elections in the southern city of Basra on Saturday. Voting in Iraq's provincial elections began amid tight security in the nation's first ballot since 2005.Iraqis held their most peaceful election since the fall of Saddam Hussein on Saturday, and voting for provincial councils ended without a single major attack reported anywhere in the country.

Fear and mourning at a Russian newspaper

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

In a country considered one of the most dangerous for journalists, no Russian newspaper has suffered like Novaya Gazeta. Novaya Gazeta's staff, at left, tries to plan the next issue.In a country considered one of the most dangerous for journalists, no Russian newspaper has suffered like Novaya Gazeta.

Afghans threaten troops over civilian deaths

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

An Afghan villager elder holds his walking stick, as he talks with US soldiers who have come to pay money for repairing of the homes which were destroyed during the recent US raids in Inzeri village of Tagab Valley in Kapisa province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. An angry Afghan man with a thick black beard and one eye ranted wildly at the U.S. officials, shouting about how their raid had killed 16 civilians in his village. An Afghan elder cried out in grief that his son and four grandsons were killed. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)Three recent U.S. Special Forces operations killed 50 people — the vast majority civilians, Afghan officials say — raising the ire of villagers and President Hamid Karzai.

Obama vows plan to cut mortgage costs

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

President Barack Obama stressed the importance of acting quickly and responsibly while advocating his proposed economic stimulus plan during his weekly address to the nation.  (MSNBC)President Barack Obama promised on Saturday to help lower Americans’ mortgage costs with a new plan, coming soon, that would revive the financial system and “get credit flowing again.”

Alaska lawmakers question Palin’s focus

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin right after giving the state of the state address to a joint session of the Senate and House at the Capitol in Juneau on Jan. 22. Alaska lawmakers who are seeing less of Palin than in past years are wondering what it means in the wake of her vice presidential run.Driving home at night from her Capitol office, the leader of Alaska’s House Democrats often passes the governor’s white-columned mansion and wonders why more lights aren’t on.

NBC sells out Super Bowl ads for record $206M

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

NBCSports.com's Tom Curran and Rotoworld's Gregg Rosenthal hit on all the hot topics as Super Bowl XLIII approaches.Game is premier advertising event with an U.S. audience of 100 million

Russia nursing home fire kills 20

Written by admin on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 in Uncategorized.

About 20 people died Saturday in a nursing home fire in northwestern Russia, officials said.



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