Thursday, September 30, 2010

Congress approves $19 billion for NASA but layoffs loom

Congress approves $19 billion for NASA but layoffs loom


Congress approves $19 billion for NASA but layoffs loom

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:41 PM PDT

Congress passed a $19 billion bill authorizing NASA to launch an added shuttle mission and to develop a heavy-lift vehicle. But 1,200 workers are to be laid off Friday.

Ecuador's president defiant after rescue

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:22 PM PDT

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa stood on the balcony of the presidential palace late Thursday and told a cheering crowd of supporters that he was not frightened.

Student's suicide linked to webcast

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:59 PM PDT

Days after his Rutgers roommate posted Tyler Clementi's sexual encounter on the internet, Clementi killed himself by jumping off a New York bridge, authorities say.

Opinion: Why did Tyler Clementi die?

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:27 PM PDT

What made Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jump off of a bridge to his death?

Indian court splits holy site in three

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:14 PM PDT

India has beefed up security across the country as it braces for a court verdict that could trigger religious violence.

Movie star Tony Curtis dies

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:49 AM PDT

Actor Tony Curtis has died, his family says. He was 85. "My father leaves behind a legacy of great performances," actress Jamie Lee Curtis said.

Nicole's remnants soak East Coast

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:28 PM PDT

Parts of the Eastern Seaboard were battered by rain from weakening Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, with more flood-causing precipitation expected as the storm moves north.

Martin: Rahm's uphill battle to be mayor

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:31 PM PDT

It's laughable to watch political prognosticators on the various TV shows weigh in on Rahm Emanuel's chances of becoming the next mayor of Chicago, Illinois. If you trust any of them, you swear President Barack Obama's outgoing chief of staff sees the position as a birthright that he is about to assume now that Richard M. Daley is stepping down.

Candidate to reporter: 'I'll take you out'

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 01:09 PM PDT

A recent confrontation between New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino and a newspaper columnist illustrates the multimillionaire's brash and unpredictable nature, a political observer said.

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