guardian.co.uk | Obama Meeting With Gates, Crowley Was Productive, Jarrett Says Bloomberg Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama, said bringing Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the police officer who arrested him to the White House was productive even if the ... Gates sends flowers to woman who c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Racial furor pauses for White House happy hour Los Angeles Times Ron Edmonds / AP From left, Vice President Joe Biden, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., President Barack Obama and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley have a beer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. ... Gates, Crowley Join With Obama at White House 'Beer Summit' Analysis: White House beers a way to change topic Obama's beer summit' yields symbolic image, but little else |
ABC News | Police search Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson's doctor Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Las Vegas police searched the home of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal doctor, on Tuesday as the probe into the star's sudden death increasingly appeared to focus on whether the physician gave ... Police search home of Michael Jackson's doctor Home of Jackson doctor searched Federal agents descend on Michael Jackson's doctor |
Washington Post | As China, US begin high-level talks, Obama urges cooperation on ... Los Angeles Times With its investment in Treasury securities, China plays a major role in the US economy. The president touches on the recession, as well as energy and nuclear arms. By Jim Puzzanghera Reporting from Washington -- President Obama began two days of ... Obama c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Cambridge professor's arrest prompts frenzy of accusations, spin Baltimore Sun The recent arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., the African-American scholar and author, has become a frenzy of accusations, recrimination and good old political spin. ... A scholar in the fray: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Gates saga is familiar fear for blacks President Obama's Intervention Opened Up Flood Gates |
Times Online | Gates' Liberal College Town No Stranger to Racial Dust-Ups ABC News The arrest of an African-American professor at his home near Harvard University gives a rare view into racial tensions in a seemingly unlikely place: America's ivory tower and its liberal environs. ... Police unions don't get apology from Obama, but happy with reversal Arrest of Gates also shines a light on 'disorderly conduct' laws Gates isn't the face of racial profiling |
Washington Post | Obama on health bill: 'This has to get done' USA Today By Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images By Mimi H » |
New York Times | Longest 21st century solar eclipse wows millions Reuters VARANASI, India/WUHAN, China, July 22 (Reuters) - A total solar eclipse began its flight on Wednesday across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken despite thick summer ... Darkness envelops Asia during total eclipse Asia watches long solar eclipse Solar Eclipse Crosses Asia, Plunging Millions Into Darkness |
BBC News | Obama: August healthcare deadline may 'spill over' Reuters WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday the August deadline he had set for Congress to pass initial healthcare legislation may "spill over," but repeated that he wanted reforms enacted soon. "I want this done now," Obama ... Conservative Leaders Deplore Proposed Health-Care Reform Obama ch » |
Boston Globe | Governors Join GOP in Concerns on Health Bill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Despite President Barack Obama's assurance that a revamping of the United States health-care system would not swell the federal deficit, his goal of quick congressional passage seemed to grow a bit more tenuous on Sunday ... 'Hail Mary Pass': Health Care Reform Bill By August Sebelius: Possible tax on rich for healthcare White House stands by August goal for healthcare |
MiamiHerald.com | Obama: Don't squander chance to reform health care The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama told the nation Saturday his health care overhaul is financi » |
FOXNews | House Democrats "on schedule" for health bill Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the Democratic-controlled chamber was "on schedule" to hold a vote on healthcare reform legislation before it goes on recess in August. "We are on our schedule to ... A look at the House Democrats' health bill House Panels Approve Health Plans House panel passes health bill, critics slam cost |
guardian.co.uk | Sen. Grassley Questions Judge Sotomayor at Supreme Court ... Washington Post GRASSLEY: Good morning, Justice -- Judge Sotomayor. Yesterday, you said you would take a look at Baker v. Nelson, so I ask this question. You said you hadn't read Baker in a long time and would report back. You added that if Baker was precedent, ... Sotomayor Faces Sharp Questions on Bias Case Sotomayor's rulings 'gener » |
FOXNews | Sotomayor: Judges look at specific cases, not broad policies CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor avoided direct answers Wednesday to persistent questions about her personal views on abortion and gun control by repeatedly saying she needed the specific circumstances of a case in order to ... Republicans keep heat on Sotomayor Republican Senators Press Sotomayor on Abortion Views Sotomayor Says Obama Didn't Question Her on Abortion |
Telegraph.co.uk | Sotomayor's a slam dunk, say Obama, Schumer on eve of ... New York Daily News President Obama c » |
Washington Post | Report: Urumqi bans illegal public assembly CNN International (CNN) -- A city in China's far west that witnessed deadly protests last weekend has banned public assembly without police approval, state media reported. Police are shown on patrol in Urumqi, China, on Saturday, July 11. ... China blast: terrorism ruled out says official China Bans Public Gatherings in Urumqi Amid Mourning Rumbles on the Rim of China's Empire |
Washington Post | Stalemate In NY Appears Resolved Washington Post State Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., center, was given a leadership position after he returned to the Democratic caucus. (By Hans Pennink -- Associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will ... Espada's return to Democratic fold ends stalemate It's clear the only bipartisan quality that counts is hypocrisy That Didn't Last Long |
Telegraph.co.uk | G-8 Summit Fails to Agree on Targets in Climate Plan New York Times President Obama and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France during a round table session at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, on Wednesday. By PETER BAKER L'AQUILA, Italy â€" The world's major industrial nations and newly emerging powers failed to agree ... Sarah Brown leads on Twitter and posts G8 summit spouses' blog Obama, G-8 leaders agree on climate target G8 carbon pledge disappoints |
FOXNews | US and Russia agree nuclear cuts BBC News The United States and Russia have agreed a deal to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reached the agreement during talks in Moscow. The deal commits the two countries to further ... Obama Arrives in Moscow to Seek Arms Control Deal Obama in Moscow for arms talks Obama's Russia visit to bring over $1.5 bln in deals |
FOXNews | Rove: Palin part of 'risky strategy' The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) â€" One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals says her abrupt resignation won't » |
