U.S. Government

Court Gives White House More Time

washingtonpost.com     3 hrs ago   7 related          

Stay Delays House Panel's Probe Into Prosecutor Firings Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 6, 2008; Page A04 A federal appeals court granted the White House a temporary delay in turning over documents to a...                    

US suspends sanctions against Belarus

chron.com     11 hrs ago   8 related          

MINSK, Belarus — The U.S. administration has suspended some economic sanctions against this former Soviet nation, the U.S. Embassy said Friday. The Embassy spokesman said the U.S. Treasury Department has suspended its...                    

Voters in 11 states to choose governors this fall

nwsource.com     9 hrs ago   9 related          

Although most Americans are focused on the presidential campaign, voters in 11 states are also choosing governors this fall in races that offer an important prelude to 2010, when most of the nation's governors' offices...                    

Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump

physorg.com     6 hrs ago   9 related          

Technology appears to be one of the least hard-hit sectors in an economy beset by unemployment at a five-year high. The Labor Department reported Friday that companies slashed their payrolls by 84,000 jobs last month,...                    

Sea of white faces at Republican convention (AFP)

yahoo.com     11 hrs ago   13 related          

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - There is such a thing as a black Republican, but they have been all but invisible at the party's national convention which is hardly representative of America's diverse population. Among the...                    

EPA Proposes Site In Milford, New Jersey For The Superfund List Of Hazardous Waste Sites

solidwaste.com     9 hrs ago   8 related          

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add the Curtis Specialty Papers, Inc. site (also known as the James River Paper site) in Milford, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to the EPA's National Priorities...                    

Nations pledge anew to do more to fight terrorism

iht.com     5 hrs ago   4 related          

Nearly every nation on the planet pledged to do more to combat terrorism with their approval Friday of a U.N. General Assembly resolution. General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim, who made a review of the strategy one...                    

Rice, Gaddafi meet to turn new page of Washington-Tripoli ties

xinhuanet.com     7 hrs ago   3 related          

Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi met in Tripoli late Friday with an aim to turn a new page in the Washington-Tripoli relations, said reports reaching here from the Libyan...                    

Imagery Users Create Community at the ESRI Remote Sensing and GIS Summit

pobonline.com     8 hrs ago   1 related          

More than 200 attendees listened to a wide range of speakers discuss how remotely sensed data has been used successfully at their organizations—as well as what challenges the industry faces in the future—at the inaugural...                    

Bill Gross: Politicking for His Own Bailout (at Seeking Alpha)

yahoo.com     8 hrs ago   2 related          

by: Michael Steinberg posted on: September 05, 2008 | about stocks: FNM / FRE PIMCO Bill Gross’ September 2008 “Investment Outlook” asks us to cry for him because he purchased distressed assets too early. Gross complains...