US News

AJC Strongly Condemns Rev. Jesse Jackson's Comment on American Jews

Earth Times - Wed Oct 15

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 NY-AJC-CondemnComment , /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Jewish Committee has condemned the Rev.

Fla. Democrat Accused of Paying Mistress for Silence

The Ledger - Wed Oct 15

Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., has requested an ethics investigation of himself after ABC News reported that he paid hush money to a former mistress who once worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him.

Christopher Buckley leaves 'National Review'

WFRV-TV Green Bay - Wed Oct 15

Christopher Buckley, a writer and son of the late William F. Buckley Jr., is leaving National Review , the conservative magazine founded by his father more than 50 years ago.

Conservatives expected to win Canadian election

Telegraph.co.uk - Tue Oct 14

Canadian voters are expected to return the ruling Conservative Party to a minority government when they go to the polls today.

Army Blocks Soldier From Taking Puppy From Iraq

KCBS-TV Los Angeles - Tue Oct 14

Oct 13, 2008 5:44 pm US/Pacific More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a Minnesota soldier, who fears that "Ratchet" could be killed if left ...

Bush critic Paul Krugman wins economics Nobel

Belleville News - Tue Oct 14

Paul Krugman, whose relentless criticism of the Bush administration includes opposition to the $700 billion financial bailout, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his work on international trade ...

Soros slams US, EU leaders for 'slow' response

KAPP - Mon Oct 13

Billionaire investor George Soros says U.S. and European officials have taken too long to do something about the global financial mess.

Wells Fargo wins Fed approval on Wachovia bid

Oregoncitynewsonline.com - Mon Oct 13

The Federal Reserve on Sunday gave its stamp of approval to the takeover of Wachovia Corp by Wells Fargo & Co of San Francisco, which had battled New York-based Citigroup for ownership of the wounded bank.

Obama Has 10-Point Lead

WCKT-FM Fort Myers - Mon Oct 13

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, according to a Washington Post-ABC News opinion poll released on Monday.

Tories widening lead, majority in sight: poll

Customer Interaction Solutions - Sun Oct 12

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) OTTAWA _ Prime Minister Stephen Harper appears to have survived the Conservative campaign's moment of crisis and is again knocking on the door to a majority government mere days from ...