Friday, April 8, 2011

Deal averts federal shutdown

Deal averts federal shutdown


Deal averts federal shutdown

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 08:28 PM PDT

President Obama says negotiators reached a budget deal to avoid a shutdown. Congress plans to pass a short-term bill to keep the government funded through next week, when a longer-term package will be enacted.

How it would affect military pay

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:32 PM PDT

If Congress and the White House reach an agreement relatively quickly, troops will not see a hit to their paycheck, a senior defense official said Friday.

Opinion roundup: Who's to blame?

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:27 PM PDT

Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, negotiators for the two parties continued to talk Friday and politicians continued to try to shape the public's perceptions about the budget impasse. CNN Opinion asked a number of regular contributors and guests for their views.

Army officers join Cairo protest

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a protest titled "Day of Justice and Cleansing."

Witness: 22 protesters dead in Syria

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:23 PM PDT

At least four people died after security forces in Daraa, Syria, fired on protesters who gathered after Friday prayers, according to a doctor at the scene.

L.A. officials beef up Dodgers security

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made an emotional plea Friday asking the two men suspected in the recent brutal beating of a visiting San Francisco Giants fan after a Dodgers game to "turn themselves in."

Martin: NCAA women's final trumped men

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:32 PM PDT

As the final seconds ticked off the clock Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse, the Texas A&M fans were exhilarated at winning their first NCAA women's basketball national championship, while the thousands of Notre Dame fans went home saddened by coming so close to winning it all.

Jury deliberates Barry Bonds' fate

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Barry Bonds' former trainer was freed Friday from the prison where he's been held since he refused to testify in the baseball legend's perjury trial two weeks ago.

'Idol' may have lady problems

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT

It would be so easy to blame the teenage girls.

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