Economy slows sharply in second quarter Los Angeles Times The nation's measure of economic growth shows a modest 2.4% gain in spring, compared to a 3.7% rise earlier in the year, more evidence the fragile recovery is losing steam, a Commerce Department report says. By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times A new ... US growth slows in second quarter Four things to learn from new GDP data Obama team deals with lower-than-hoped-for growth numbers |
Reuters | Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona New York Times PHOENIX â€" A federal judge, ruling on a clash between the federal government and a state over immigration policy, has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration enforcement law from going into effect. ... Judge blocks part of Arizona immigration law Judge Bars Arizona From Enforcing Part of Immigration Law Protesters head to Arizona as immigration law looms |
The Guardian | What Is Wikileaks? Voice of America Photo: AP Wikileaks first came online in 2007, promising any individual a forum to anonymously publish previously classified, hidden or sensitive documents and make them publicly available. The idea was relatively simple: given the viral nature of the ... World powers react to WikiLeaks' documents Leaks Add Pressure on White House on Strategy WikiLeaks report fictitious, says Pakistan's ex-spy chief Hamid Gul |
CBS News | Taliban May Have Captured Two US Service Members Missing in Afghanistan Bloomberg A ground and air search is under way in Afghanistan for two US service members missing since yesterday who may have been captured by the Taliban. The two left a compound in Kabul City in a vehicle ... NATO Searching for Missing US Troops in Afghanistan Taliban Kidnap 2 American Service Members Near Kabul NATO: Taliban claims to have captured 2 US soldiers in Afghanistan |
Washington Post | Shirley Sherrod msnbc.com Shirley Sherrod joins Morning Joe to tell us her story of what happened and what her next steps are. Shirley Sherrod, the former US Department of Agriculture worker who was fired over a misleading video clip posted on the internet, accepted an apology ... Obama and race, from a year ago to now President Obama expresses 'regret' to fired USDA worker Let's talk about race |
CNN | Official Ousted From Ag Department Took USDA to Court, Won FOXNews The Agriculture Department has a lengthy history with the official forced to resign Monday over a controversial YouTube clip -- it turns out she and a group she helped found with her husband won millions last year in a discrimination suit settlement ... Video: USDA official resigns over charges of racism USDA worker pressured to resign over race comments USDA's Shirley Sherrod: I Helped White Farmer |
New York Times (blog) | America's secret army: how the 'war on terror' created a new industry The Guardian In the cloak and dagger world of intelligence, the assumption fed by countless spy novels and TV dramas is that top-secret security clearance is restricted to an elite few known only by codes such as M and C. Not so in today's America. ... Report: Size of US Intelligence Hurts Effectiveness Secret world outlined by Post includes local firms A Look at The Washington Post's 'Top Secret America' |
The Guardian | As Tests Continue, BP Sees No Signs of Damage to Well New York Times Workers finished their day's efforts cleaning oil from the beach at the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday. By HENRY FOUNTAIN As the Gulf of Mexico entered a third day free of fresh oil from BP's blown-out well, ... Demise of herring after Valdez spill raises questions on Gulf BP Will Resume Oil Capture After Well Tests End Cap may erase sense of hopelessness in oil spill |
The Guardian | Feds: Test results from well not as good as hoped The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The federal pointman for the BP oil spill says results are short of ideal in the new cap but the oil will stay shut in for another 6 hours at least. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad » |
Globe and Mail | BP Begins Critical Test That Could Halt Oil Spill New York Times ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 40 miles off Louisiana â€" BP has begun a critical pressure test of the runaway well that could fin » |
CBC.ca | Tests to Determine if Well Cap Will Halt Oil Flow New York Times Workers on Sunday controlling the overshoot tool, the device used to prepare the well head. By HENRY FOUNTAIN NEW ORLEANS â€" With the inst » |
msnbc.com | Watching LeBron James' party was surreal ESPN MIAMI -- This was audacious behavior even for Miami, a city that basks in excess when it comes to partying. The stage, the runway, the huge neon sign that said "HEAT" in red letters. The smoke machines. The colored lights. ... LeBron's mural coming down in Cleveland Howard could sign with Heat For Riley, It's Act VI of Showtime |
Reuters | McHale: Heat, Knicks would need shooters with LeBron USA Today Kevin McHale, the former Boston Celtics star turned TNT/NBA TV analyst, said the New York Knicks would have to put more jump shooters and role players around LeBron James and Amar'e Stoudemire to re » |
National Geographic | Crews Test Giant Oil Skimmer in Gulf of Mexico Voice of America Photo: AP Oil cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico soon could get a boost, if tests of a new skimming vessel go well. Crews began testing the massive Taiwanese tanker, dubbed "A Whale," on Friday and continued those operations on Saturday. ... Bad weather hampers oil cleanup efforts Gulf oil cleanup resumes, new drilling rules awaited AP Top News at 4:35 pm EDT |
Irish Times | Obama Urges Congress to Fix 'Broken' Immigration System New York Times WASHINGTON â€" President Obama pressed Congress on Thursday to pass comprehensive immigration legislation to fix a “fundament » |
