News Archive
May 13, 2009

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WATCHMAN


Report: Aide Told Pelosi of Waterboarding Use
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was told in February 2003 by her intelligence aide, Michael Sheehy, that waterboarding was used on CIA detainee Abu Zubaydah, according to a report

 

Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly in April, raising recovery doubts
The Commerce Department says retail sales fell 0.4 percent last month,
much worse than the flat reading economists expected



For the second straight month, more than 300,000 households
receive a foreclosure filing



DEMS EYE TAX ON SMOKES, BEER, SODA AND CHIPS...

 

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International

Pakistan fighting kills 15; headless bodies found

Pakistan: Trucks torched at NATO supply terminal

Report: No proof yet NKorea is producing plutonium

50 die in attack on Sri Lanka war zone hospital

UK's Brown under fire as lawmakers repay expenses...

Pope Supports Sovereign Palestinian Homeland as Abbas Criticizes Israel

Pope Gunman: I Want to Convert to Christianity

German prison: Demjanjuk fit for prison

Lottery Officials Track Down Mystery Woman Who Won $166M

35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman found in a German cave unveiled

 

 

National

Obama now seeks to block release of detainee-abuse photos

Carter to Obama: Follow My Lead on Energy

AP source: Obama has more than 6 people for court

Lawsuit filed for 15,000 students who paid to attend Obama inauguration, didn't get in

Obama Eyes Overhaul for Bank Pay Practices - Among ideas are Fed rules that would curb banks' ability to pay employees that would threaten the "safety and soundness" of the bank

Murtha Rival Says Congressman's Top Aide Threatened to Have Him Court-Martialed

Hillary Had Lots of Love for Confessed Swindler

Sarah Palin Memoir Coming in 2010

Nicks on shuttle not serious - astronauts spot 21-inch bit of damage

Astronauts grab Hubble telescope for tune-up

State

Democrat Wash. gov OKs tax cut for newspapers - Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved a tax break for the state's troubled newspaper industry

Vermont dairy farms count on illegal immigrants

Texas museum acquires Michelangelo's 1st painting

Videos show disturbing fights at Texas school

Biggest meth seizure in eastern US made in Atlanta

36 Chicago area students killed sets record

Man Kills Wife Then Self While Family Watches

Missing Ohio Teen Kept Hit List, Threatened Teachers, Police Say

Alabama man returns to Australia to face trial in death of wife during diving honeymoon

Killer of 4 on Fla. turnpike gets death sentences

 

Economic

US Treasury Secretary Geithner: Bailout repayments from big banks will go to smaller banks

European Union fines Intel $1.44 billion for monopoly abuse

OPEC Cuts Forecast for World Oil Demand for Ninth Month as Economy Shrinks

King Predicts `Protracted' U.K. Recovery as Inflation Stays Below Limit

Verizon to sell rural phone lines in 14 states to Frontier for $5.3 billion

Whole Foods Market sees profit fall 32 percent in 2nd-quarter

 

Entertainment

LEFT CAN'T STAND RIGHT-THINKING BEAUTY

After learning that Prejean will keep Miss California crown, pageant director Shanna Moakler resigns

Garofalo Sticks to Calling Tea Parties 'Racist'

Brzezinski: NY Times Wanted to 'Bring Palin Down'

Cops: Lindsay Lohan Wasn't Robbed, House Just Dirty

Editors: Newspapers Cost More, Offer Less

On FX's 'Rescue Me,' Journalist Frets U.S. Failed to Heed France's Advice to Not Start Wars

Howard K. Stern, Doctors Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Anna Nicole Drug Case

Sports

Halladay improves to 7-1 as Jays stop Yankees

Celtics rally for 92-88 Game 5 victory over Magic

Lakers bounce back, rout Rockets 118-78 in Game 5

LeBron a unanimous pick for All-NBA first team

Ducks beat Red Wings 2-1, force Game 7

Dolphins bring back DE Taylor for 1 year, $1.5M

 

Videos

VIDEO: Biden would avoid subways, planes
after swine flu outbreak


Obama Talks To Teleprompter -- Speed Up!


Rush Limbaugh on Obama's First 100 Days


Charlton Heston Reads Jurassic Park
on Rush Limbaugh


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