Thursday, December 1, 2011

Senate passes defense bill with new detainee policy

Senate passes defense bill with new detainee policy


Senate passes defense bill with new detainee policy

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST

The Senate passed a giant defense bill that includes a new policy for detaining and trying suspected al Qaeda terrorists -- a policy that may draw a presidential veto.

Payroll tax cut votes blocked

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:41 PM PST

A top Republican leader agreed Thursday with President Barack Obama and Democrats that extending the payroll tax cut would help the economy, but the parties remained divided over how to pay for the move.

Cain: I helped a friend in need

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:37 PM PST

Presidential hopeful Herman Cain told a New Hampshire newspaper that he never told his wife about another woman he befriended 13 years ago and helped financially.

Opinion: New Cain charges hurt more?

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 08:31 PM PST

Barbara Risman says until men change their view of women in the workplace they will be more likely to dismiss harassment allegations as untrue, while viewing adultery as a failing

Al-Zawahiri: We captured American

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:52 PM PST

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri claimed responsibility for the August capture of an American citizen in Pakistan, according to terrorist threat monitor SITE.

911 tape reveals hectic FAMU efforts

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:52 PM PST

Four students were dismissed from Florida A&M University amid fallout from the suspected hazing-related death of a university drum major, director of media relations Pam Tolson confirmed Thursday.

Winds up to 140 mph hit California

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:27 PM PST

Powerful winds continued to batter Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other southwestern U.S. locales Thursday -- downing trees, delaying flights and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

176 cars involved in Tennessee crash

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:52 PM PST

One person was killed and 16 others injured Thursday in three separate chain-reaction crashes involving 176 cars north of Nashville, authorities said.

Super price for Superman comic

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 03:36 PM PST

Someone out there just leapt all comic book purchase price records in a single bound.

McCready son 'official missing person'

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:54 PM PST

A Florida judge has signed an "emergency pick-up order" authorizing law enforcement officers to get the 5-year-old son of country singer Mindy McCready, a court spokeswoman said Thursday.

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