Reuters | California's painful budget revision San Francisco Chronicle Economic experts insist that the recession is ending, but that news hasn't made it to Sacramento. Facing a $19.1 billion budget gap for the 2010-11 fiscal year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a new round of brutal spending cuts on Friday. ... Schwarzenegger's budget deals blows to the poor Governor's budget c » |
Globe and Mail | Pakistan arrests man with militant ties who says he aided Times Square bomb ... Washington Post The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to the man accused of trying to bomb Times Square, US officials said. The suspect, whose arrest has not ... Obama meets, praises Times Square bomb responders Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI Pakistani community reacts to FBI raids |
The Hindu | Kagan meets with key senators CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan speaks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. NEW: No "rush to judgment" on Kagan nomination, Sen. Mitch McConnell says NEW: Sen. Jeff Sessions says she "does come ... In Elena Kagan's work as solicitor general, few clues to her views Kagan's Link to Marsh » |
Globe and Mail | Nomination of Kagan Leaves Some Longing on the Left New York Times President Obama, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., presented Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to be the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice on Monday. More Photos » By PETER BAKER WASHINGTON â€" The selection of Solicitor General ... Elena Kagan's limited record may smooth her way 'Don't ask, don't tell' a flashpoint on Kagan Kagan in '97 urged Clinton to ban late abortions |
Reuters | EU Crafts $962 Billion Show of Force to Halt Crisis Bloomberg May 10 (Bloomberg) -- European policy makers unveiled an unprecedented loan package worth nearly $1 trillion and a program of securities purchases as they spearheaded a drive to stop a sovereign-debt crisis that ... EU Details $957 Billion Rescue Package Highlights: EU finance ministers' meeting on crisis mechanism European leaders strike deal to defend euro-zone |
Globe and Mail | New Setback in Containing Gulf Oil Spill New York Times ROBERT, La. â€" The latest effort to contain the oil spill that has poured millions of g » |
