Wednesday, August 31, 2011

White House moves jobs speech after Boehner objects

White House moves jobs speech after Boehner objects


White House moves jobs speech after Boehner objects

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:07 PM PDT

President Obama has agreed to give his address on the economy to Congress on September 8 instead of September 7 after objections by Rep. John Boehner.

Crews reach cut-off corners of Vermont

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:46 PM PDT

Sandra Manzke paused a moment as an ATV whizzed by her small farm in Wardsboro, Vermont.

Washington Monument leaks revealed

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:48 PM PDT

Small pools of standing water were found in the Washington Monument during inspections following Hurricane Irene, the National Park Service told CNN Wednesday, indicating undiscovered cracks.

Gadhafi son: We're fighting, drinking tea

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

The son of fugitive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called for fellow Libyans to rise up against the "gangsters" trying to take control of the country.

$60B waste found in wartime contracts

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:07 PM PDT

A nonpartisan panel reporting to Congress says the United States is wasting $12 million a day among contracts issued in support of American efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mentally ill sisters freed from chains

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:01 PM PDT

We first met Mohedeye and Nedaa Dawabsha sitting quietly on the floor of a small room in their family's modest house in the dusty West Bank village of Duma. Neither of the sisters were able to leave the room.

Opinion: Obama hasn't failed the poor

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:23 PM PDT

Etan Thomas says he has the utmost respect for Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley, but their criticism of President Obama leaves out his many accomplishments

Opinion: Why tea party loves Perry

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:16 PM PDT

Mitt Romney thinks he can run on the issue of jobs and the economy. And he can. But not in the primary. Romney has an unnatural belief that logic and considered judgments will give him the Republican presidential nomination. No, seriously, he thinks that's the way it works. He is constantly explaining how his experience as a businessman gives him the skills needed to rebuild the economy.

Philly DA: On-duty officer raped woman

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:21 PM PDT

A Philadelphia police officer was charged with rape Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a woman while on duty, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.

Finland's 'most honorable' job: Teacher

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:58 AM PDT

When newly minted West Virginia Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine told parents, teachers and educators in 2005 that he wanted to use Finland as a model for their education system, he got a lot of blank stares: Finland? What, people asked, does West Virginia have to do with Finland?

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