Wednesday, April 8, 2009

SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- The park bench facing Lake Washington is covered with flowers, poems, a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and graffiti. ...
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UNC victory may foster an unexpected moment of bipartisanship in Virginia politics

The University of North Carolina Tar Heels did not just deliver an impressive victory or provide President Obama bragging rights around the West Wing of the White House. NCAA GOP vs. Dems (ABC News Photo Illustration) The NCAA men's basketball champs...
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Obama to Tackle Immigration Reform This Year

NYT: Legalizing status of millions of illegal immigrants is a possibility.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to start addressing the thorny issue of immigration reform this year, including the search for a path to legalize the status...
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China auto sales surpass US for 3rd month

SHANGHAI (AP) - Preliminary figures show auto sales in China reached about 1.03 million in March, exceeding U.S. sales for the third month in a row, state media reports said Wednesday. Data from 14 major auto makers, accounting for roughly 90 percent...
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AP Newsbreak: Obama looks at climate engineering

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president's new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth's air. John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview...
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The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London

White House: No bow to Saudi The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets. "It wasn't a bow....
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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Lincicome wins Kraft Nabisco crown

RANCHO MIRAGE, California (AFP) — Brittany Lincicome eagled the 72nd hole on Sunday win the Kraft Nabisco Championship, capturing the first major title of her career.A stunning shot to within four feet on the par-five 18th at Mission Hills set up the...
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U.S to Lift Some Cuba Travel Curbs

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to lift longstanding U.S. restrictions on Cuba, a senior administration official said, allowing Cuban-Americans to visit families there as often as they like and to send them unlimited funds. The gesture, which...
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