Friday, September 23, 2011

Dead satellite may crash to Earth soon

Dead satellite may crash to Earth soon

Dead satellite may crash to Earth soon

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:59 PM PDT

A defunct satellite plummeting toward Earth is expected to re-enter the atmosphere sometime early Saturday, according to NASA.

Abbas makes formal statehood request

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:39 PM PDT

In a speech often broken up by applause, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the U.N. to recognize his country as a full member of the international organization. FULL STORY | SPEECHES: ABBAS | NETANYAHU

Opinion: Why U.N. can't create Palestine

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:50 PM PDT

The U.N. speeches of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are behind us. There are doubts that Abbas will even be able to secure the necessary nine of 15 votes in the U.N. Security Council to support a resolution on statehood, regardless of the expected U.S. veto.

Government inching close to shutdown

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:20 PM PDT

Both chambers of Congress must agree on a new spending bill to avoid a partial shutdown once the fiscal year ends on September 30. The hold up? A partisan fight over disaster aid and clean energy funding.

Libya moves to form new government

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Libya's National Transitional Council will hold an urgent meeting Sunday to discuss the formation of an interim government, a senior council member told CNN Friday.

Obama lets states opt out of 'No Child'

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:51 AM PDT

President Barack Obama announced Friday that states will be allowed to opt out of certain requirements imposed by the controversial No Child Left Behind law, the landmark education reform initiative passed with broad bipartisan support a decade ago.
Posted by Harshad at 9:27 PM

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