“.. the one thing you don’t do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan” The Hill: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was caught on video at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday raising doubts about the war in Afghanistan. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) pushed out the video, which shows Steele saying that [...]
The Hill: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) announced Friday that he will vote against the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Hatch is the first member of the Judiciary Committee to officially announce his opposition to Kagan’s nomination. The Utah Republican voted to confirm Kagan as solicitor general, but suggested in a statement that [...]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Six suicide bombers stormed a USAID compound in northern Afghanistan before dawn Friday, killing at least four people and wounding several others, officials said. At least two of the dead were foreigners. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which began about 3:30 a.m. in Kunduz when a suicide car bomber [...]
Fox News: A majority of American voters think the federal government should secure the country’s borders first, before Congress works on new immigration legislation. The Obama administration wants comprehensive immigration overhaul to come first, while Republican leaders are pushing for improved border security as the top priority. A Fox News poll released Friday asked American [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are sliding after businesses hired fewer workers than expected last month. The government’s report Friday that private employers added 83,000 jobs in June is adding to worries about the economy. Analysts had forecast businesses would add 112,000 workers. Layoffs from temporary government census jobs added to the disappointing report. Overall, [...]
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CHICAGO (AP) – With the city’s gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would ban gun shops in Chicago and prohibit gun owners from stepping outside their homes, [...]
Los Angeles Times: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday officially ordered most state workers’ paychecks slashed to the federal minimum wage — $7.25 per hour — now that California has entered a new budget year without a spending plan. State Controller John Chiang, who issues the paychecks, has said he would not obey the order. Debbie [...]
New York Times: The United States added just 83,000 private-sector jobs in June, a dishearteningly low number that could add to the growing number of economists who warn that the economic recovery is stalling. Multimedia Over all, the nation lost 125,000 jobs, , according to the monthly snapshot of the job market released by the [...]
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistanis lashed out Friday at the U.S., blaming its alliance with their government and its presence in Afghanistan for spurring two suicide bombers to kill 42 people at the country’s most important Sufi shrine. The reactions showed the challenge facing Washington and the Pakistani government when it comes to rallying public [...]
Politico: Republicans greeted President Barack Obama’s call to arms on immigration reform Thursday with a demand of their own: that Obama visit the troubled U.S.-Mexico border and see for himself why it must be secured. It was a strong reaction to the president’s first policy speech on an issue that so far has defied a [...]
The Hill: A U.S.-Russia arms treaty is teetering in the Senate, lacking support from Republicans and set back by an alleged spy ring. The White House was hoping that the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), signed three months ago by President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, would move quickly through the Senate. But [...]
