NEW YORK (CBS 2) – There was a possible resolution in the works Tuesday night in the debate surrounding the proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near ground zero. CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer has learned it looks as if the developers of the mosque may be willing to budge and move away from the Park [...]
Arizona Republic: The risk of the federal government suing Sheriff Joe Arpaio has passed — at least for another week — but Maricopa County administrators fear the sheriff’s refusal to cooperate with a Justice Department investigation could put the county at risk of losing more than $100 million in federal funds. Representatives for Arpaio and [...]
Phoenix (AZ) – – Arizona legislators are at least temporarily setting aside Gov. Jan Brewer’s suggestion that lawmakers consider changing parts of the state’s controversial immigration law. Brewer floated the idea of making “tweaks” to the law shortly after a federal judge blocked implementation of numerous provisions. Key legislative aides say the idea has been [...]
CHICAGO (AP) – A juror in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich says the panel was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of convicting the former Illinois governor of trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat. Juror Erik Sarnello of Itasca, Ill said a female holdout “just didn’t see what we all saw.” [...]
Press TV: A senior Iranian military official says Iran will take full control of the Strait of Hormuz should Washington opt to launch aggression against Iran. “The country’s armed forces which are under the (Islamic Revolution) Leader’s command are in the highest state of preparedness.” head of the Operations Department of the Joint Chiefs of [...]
Press TV: Iran is ready to cooperate with “any country,” including the United States, in building nuclear power plants, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says.
Politico: Rep. Peter King’s camp tells me he spoke with Gov. David Paterson this morning and that the governor said he is meeting later this week with the developer and leader of the ground zero-area mosque project to discuss the possibility of moving it to an alternate site.
Jerusalem Post: Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton said he didn’t see “any signs whatsoever that President Obama would make the necessary decision” to strike Iran’s nuclear reactor, speaking in an interview with Israel Radio Tuesday. Bolton claimed Israel has only three days to strike before Russia “begins the fueling process for the [...]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan’s president issued a decree Tuesday formalizing his four-month deadline for private security companies to disband — a move likely to dismay NATO and the U.S. military that rely on such firms to protect convoys and bases. Security operators — both Afghan and foreign — have become a point of contention [...]
The Hill: The man who was president during the 9/11 attacks won’t be sharing his views on the Ground Zero mosque proposal. Several Republican leaders have denounced plans for an Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. But a spokesman for former President George W. Bush told AOL News that [...]
