Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Yemeni VP: Control lost in 5 provinces, security worsening

Yemeni VP: Control lost in 5 provinces, security worsening


Yemeni VP: Control lost in 5 provinces, security worsening

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:25 PM PDT

In his first Western TV interview, Yemen's acting president detailed how U.S. drones are using voice recognition to target al Qaeda and help win back control.

Greeks protest austerity package

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Angry demonstrators threw stones at police, chanted, waved Greek flags and set small fires to protest newly approved budget cuts and tax hikes.

Rhode Island lawmakers OK civil unions

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Rhode Island state lawmakers approved a bill that permits civil unions between same-sex couples. Gov. Lincoln Chafee, above, is expected to sign it into law.

Boehner: Obama 'sorely mistaken'

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:54 PM PDT

President Obama blasted Republicans for refusing to consider raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans as part of a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling.

Borger: Where are the adults in D.C.?

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Call me old-fashioned, but when the president and congressional leaders get into a tussle over who should be "leading" the country in matters of real national consequence, I feel like sending them to their rooms.

Gergen: Will Obama's barbs help?

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT

"When they won't see the light," goes the old saying, "make 'em feel the heat." That was the strategy President Obama employed today in his press conference as he skewered Republicans over deficit negotiations. But where will it lead?

NATO facing a conundrum in Libya

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

It was supposed to have been over in a few days. World powers would go in with fighter jets and the world's most sophisticated precision-guided weapons to render Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi powerless.

Judge: OK to medicate Loughner

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT

A hearing is set for Wednesday to challenge a decision to forcibly medicate Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner in a federal prison hospital.

Milwaukee to lay off 354 teachers

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:40 PM PDT

The superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools on Wednesday announced the layoffs of 519 staff members -- including 354 certified teachers.

Fireworks, tears in Casey Anthony trial

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT

The judge in Casey Anthony's capital murder trial will decide Wednesday whether her former fiance can testify in the presence of the jury.

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