World News
 Gaddafi receives apology from US
Vancouver News.Net
The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.  Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime
Vancouver News.Net
A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television compere. McDonnell counters Va. atty. gen.'s words on gays
Washington Times
By Larry O'Dell ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people, essentially overriding the state attorney genera... Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
Washington Times
By Andrew Taylor ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless an... Some Democrats shun Obama event in St. Louis
Washington Times
Joseph Curl The Show Me State briefly became the No Show State on Wednesday as some prominent Missouri Democrats decided they'd rather be somewhere else when President Obama came to St. Louis to push... Woman sues store over clown shoe fall
New York Post
A 56-year-old Oakland Gardens resident who recently filed a lawsuit against a costume company and several other businesses was not clowning around when she was injured at a 2008 Halloween party while ... City Planning Offers a “Rose” for ‘Burg
New York Post
This “Rose” has been revived.After disapprovals from Community Board 1 and Borough President Marty Markowitz, the City Planning Commission reversed course with a rare close vote Monday aft... Kalua owners charged in $2M fraud scheme: DA
New York Post
The mother and son who owned the now shuttered strip club linked to the Sean Bell shooting were arraigned Tuesday along with two others on charges of taking part in a multimillion-dollar mortgage frau... Monserrate seat race nears
New York Post
Voters in Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights are awash in mailers this week as former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate battles state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) in a speci... Along canal, EPA plays corporate detective
New York Post
Six degrees of separation from polluting the Gowanus Canal doesn’t mean a company has necessarily escaped a hefty cleanup bill.The Environmental Protection Agency has already named a series of c... Hold The Sugar! Board Rejects New Domino
New York Post
In the end, it was a sugar overload.By a nearly 2 to 1 margin, Community Board 1 rejected Tuesday night a plan to rezone 11.2 acres of the williamsburg waterfront that sought to add 2,200 units of hou... Let kids eat cupcakes, parents say
New York Post
Next week, Brooklyn parents will protest the city Department of Education’s (DOE) new bake sale rules — by making cupcakes.On March 18 from 4-6 p.m., parents are expected to pack City Hall... Groundbreaking signals start of Barclays Center arena
New York Post
As this paper went to press, two Brooklyn groundbreakings were scheduled to take place Thursday, March 11 relating to the 22-acre, Atlantic Yards project starting at the Flatbush/Atlantic Avenues inte... Burglary spree hits Maspeth
New York Post
Residents in northern Maspeth are dealing with a spate of burglaries near 73rd Street, civic leaders and police said last week.Five homes in the area had been broken into between Feb. 19 and Feb. 23, ... Jobs bill could boost boro economy: Maloney
New York Post
The economy may be weak, but there are still employment and business opportunities, according to a town hall forum on jobs and the economy hosted Saturday by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria).Malo... Make the Road decries guv’s proposed ed cuts
New York Post
A nonprofit that provides services to immigrants and has offices in Queens would lose more than a quarter of their English language classes if Gov. David Paterson’s budget cuts are enacted, pare... Quoted Remarks by Nelson Mandela’s Ex-Wife Raise a Stir
International Herald Tribune
African National Congress , said Wednesday that its leaders will talk to Nelson’s Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela, when she returns from abroad about published remarks attrib... Dan Rather sorry for 'watermelons' comment
New Zealand Herald
Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather today apologised for a remark that could be taken as a racist slur on President Barack Obama. Rather apologised for his choice of words on a TV current affairs talk ... Virginia approves bill banning mandated health care
USA Today
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Obama and Congress to implement national healt... Study: Too many heart patients get angiograms
USA Today
NEW YORK (AP) A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest... Senate extends aid for jobless, health care for poor
USA Today
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially str... Arab League calls for ending support for talks
USA Today
Arab League recommended on Wednesday to withdraw its support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building in east White House continues to slam insurers
CNN
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama is set to turn up the heat on private health insurers again Wednesday, taking his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch on the road to the political batt... CDC: Most with herpes don't know it
CNN
(CNN) -- As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday. Chief justice: Obama speech 'troubling'
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the ... N.Y. state loses 2nd top cop in 2 weeks
CNN
Pedro Perez stepping down as New York State Police's acting superintendent His predecessor, Harry Corbitt, quit last week Perez's letter denies resignation tied to ethics scandals involving New York G... Tories allege plan to cut police
BBC
The Conservatives say ministers are planning to reduce the number of front-line police, despite a pledge to protect them from spending cuts.A Home Office study of nine forces has concluded that saving... Preval's $14bn paradise vision
The Australian
HAITI'S President went to the White House with a vision of a Caribbean paradise waiting to be rebuilt after January's catastrophic earthquake - and a price tag that could rise to $14 billion... Boyfriend: "Jihad Jane" Wasn't Religious
CBS News
"JihadJane" Charged With Terror Recruiting (CBS/AP) The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U... Senate Passes Jobless Aid, Tax Breaks
CBS News
New Hire Tax Breaks Bill Clears House (AP) The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and mone... Unplugged: Massa's Mess and Fashion's Best
CBS News
Former Congressman Eric Massa's bizarre Tuesday interviews only raise more questions. Nancy Cordes spoke with Politico's John Bresnahan and Washington Post's Carol Leonning. Plus; Betsey Johnson comes...
|
