“the nation’s busiest gateway for people slipping into the country” AZ Central: The furor over Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats’ efforts to begin debate on overhauling the nation’s financial regulatory system. The vote was the first Senate showdown on the sweeping legislation. Democrats failed to get the 60 votes Monday needed to begin debate. One Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, voted with the Republicans to delay [...]
Bay Area NBC: Arizona’s new anti-illegal immigration law is sparking outrage across the country and now, San Francisco’s city attorney is urging policymakers and businesses to take a stand against the controversial legislation and send the state a message. San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Monday called for a sweeping boycott of the state [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — Two Illinois lawmakers say violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the National Guard must be called in to help. Chicago Democratic Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford made a public plea to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday to deploy troops. The request comes amid a recent surge in violent crime, [...]
Related – Landmark Ruling: Global Warming Belief Given Same Legal Status As Religion WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Monday’s unveiling of a compromise Senate climate bill was postponed on Saturday, Democratic Senator John Kerry said, after a dispute arose over unrelated immigration reform legislation. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said earlier on Saturday he would have to pull [...]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Militants from Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked insurgent group have moved into the northern region where Somali pirates operate, forcing the gang that is holding a kidnapped British couple to flee, a self-proclaimed pirate chieftain and residents said Monday. Paul and Rachel Chandler were bundled into a car early Monday after militants neared the [...]
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Times Online: THE aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist — but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact. The suggestions come in a new [...]
Financial Times: The US is preparing to pivot from domestic regulatory reform to a push for a tough new international capital regime after the weekend’s G20 and International Monetary Fund meetings glossed over differences between leading economies. Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, met Mario Draghi, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, on Sunday to discuss [...]
