Washington (AP) – Virginia’s top-ranking attorney warned Monday that the federal government will be able to order Americans to “buy anything” if the state’s lawsuit against the health care overhaul goes down, after a federal judge in Richmond heard arguments in the landmark case. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson said he will rule by the [...]
bbc The parliament in the restive Russian republic of Chechnya has come under attack, Russian news agencies report. At least three guards were reported to have been killed at the building in the capital, Grozny. Local news agencies report shooting taking place in or near the parliament, with one suggesting a suicide bomber had attacked [...]
WSJ BEIJING—China’s Communist Party appointed Vice President Xi Jinping to a key military post, cementing his status as heir apparent to president and party chief Hu Jintao and removing much of the uncertainty surrounding the country’s leadership succession. The appointment comes at a pivotal time for China as its economic and military might grows. Many [...]
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KVOA. TUCSON – More than $1.8 million worth of marijuana was seized by Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector this weekend in three separate incidents. Border Patrol agents performed a vehicle stop at the Nogales Station this weekend, and the occupants of the truck bailed out as agents approached to question them, according to [...]
KVOA.Tucson NOGALES – New audio tapes released by Attorney General Terry Goddard have brought even more attention to the arrest of Nogales Mayor Octovia Garcia-Von Borstel. The AG said you can hear the Mayor discussing a money deposit with a contractor as well how they can help each other. The first audio recording is from [...]
SAN DIEGO – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday a 17 percent drop in Border Patrol arrests this year shows heightened enforcement is slowing illegal immigration. The Border Patrol made about 463,000 arrests during the federal government’s fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, down from 556,032 the previous 12 months. It marks the fifth [...]
Associated Press Writer= NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal attorneys on Monday jumped into a court battle over the construction of a Tennessee mosque by offering legal proof that Islam is a recognized religion entitled to constitutional protection. U.S. Attorney Jerry E. Martin of Nashville said his office would not sit by while mosque opponents raise [...]
TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican security forces seized at least 105 tons of U.S.-bound marijuana in the border city of Tijuana on Monday, by far the biggest pot bust in the country in recent years. Soldiers and police grabbed the drugs in pre-dawn raids in three neighborhoods after police arrested 11 people following a shootout, army [...]
ATHENS, Greece — A group of Iranian asylum seekers have sewn their lips shut with medical threads during a hunger strike to press the Greek government to accept their applications for refugee status, protest organizers said Monday. The 25 protesters camped in a makeshift tent in central Athens, started their fast Thursday. Seven of them [...]
ORLANDO (AP) – For years, customs agent Jose Melendez-Perez was hailed as an American hero of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Now, after making what he says was his first major mistake in 44 years of public service, Melendez-Perez is fighting to get his old job back. He faces a disciplinary hearing this week [...]
PALM BEACH, Fla. – With Halloween less than two weeks away, radio giant Rush Limbaugh took a brief moment today to say President Obama looks “demonic” in some wire-service photographs posted online at the Drudge Report.
The Denver Post: Third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo has jumped to within 4 percentage points of Democrat John Hickenlooper, moving the race from “leaning Democrat” to “toss up,”
CNN: (CNN) – Early voting gets underway in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, North Dakota, Texas, and the District of Columbia Monday. That brings to 23 states plus the District of Columbia where early or state-wide absentee voting is underway in the November 2 midterm elections. Vermont kicked it off back on Sept. 20, followed by [...]
Kentucky.com: LOUISVILLE — A debate filled with unabashed personal attacks concluded Sunday night with Republican Rand Paul briskly brushing past Democrat Jack Conway, refusing to shake the hand of an opponent who raised questions about his religious beliefs. “Jack, have you no decency? Have you no shame?” Paul asked Conway during the fourth of five [...]
Washington Post: More than half of Americans say they think that federal workers are overpaid for the work they do, and more than a third think they are less qualified than those working in the private sector, according to a Washington Post poll. Half also say the men and women who keep the government running [...]
The Hill: President Obama and Vice President Biden will crisscross the country this week delivering the party’s closing argument to voters. In speeches from Pennsylvania to Oregon, the top two Democrats will be urging supporters to get to the polls while warning them of the potential that Republicans could repeal key pieces of the administration’s [...]
