US & Canada
NJ Quits Cap & Trade Program
NYT - Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that New Jersey would become the first state to withdraw from a 10-state trading system, the Regional Greenhouse...
Obama Gives Halliburton $568 Million Contract
Bloomberg - KBR Inc. was selected for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, the Army said. The Army's decision was announced yesterday only hours after the...
Obama Nominates Dempsey to Top Military Spot
Washington Post - President Obama nominated Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and promoted two other senior military leaders Monday, completing an overhaul of his national security team...
Lockheed Tightens Security After Hacker Attack
NYT - Lockheed Martin said on Sunday that it had stepped up its investigation into a sophisticated hacking attack on its computer networks and bolstered security measures for gaining remote access to its systems. Lockheed and...
New Impartiality Questions in Rubashkin Case
Des Moines Register - The court scheduled to hear the case of Sholom Rubashkin, who is requesting a...
JFK Terror Suspect Convicted
MSNBC - A former leader of the Shiite Muslim community in Trinidad and Tobago was found...
Judge Overturns Wisconsin Union Law
JS - In a move that hastens a larger showdown, a Dane County judge has struck...
Supreme Court Upholds AZ Employer Law
USA Today - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that revokes the...
Judge: Tucson Shooter Unfit to Stand Trial
LA Times - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Lee Loughner was incompetent to stand trial,...
NJ Quits Cap & Trade Program
NYT - Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that New Jersey would become the first state to withdraw from a 10-state trading system, the Regional Greenhouse Gas...
Obama Gives Halliburton $568 Million Contract
Bloomberg - KBR Inc. was selected for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, the Army...
Obama Nominates Dempsey to Top Military Spot
Washington Post - President Obama nominated Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and promoted two other senior military...
Lockheed Tightens Security After Hacker Attack
NYT - Lockheed Martin said on Sunday that it had stepped up its investigation into a sophisticated hacking attack on its computer networks and bolstered...
New Impartiality Questions in Rubashkin Case
Des Moines Register - The court scheduled to hear the case of Sholom Rubashkin, who is requesting a new trail, after alleging that District Chief Judge Linda Reade...
JFK Terror Suspect Convicted
MSNBC - A former leader of the Shiite Muslim community in Trinidad and Tobago was found guilty on Thursday of taking part in a conspiracy to...
Judge Overturns Wisconsin Union Law
JS - In a move that hastens a larger showdown, a Dane County judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's legislation repealing most collective bargaining for...
Supreme Court Upholds AZ Employer Law
USA Today - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that revokes the business licenses of companies hiring illegal immigrants, in a...
Judge: Tucson Shooter Unfit to Stand Trial
LA Times - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Lee Loughner was incompetent to stand trial, all but ending, for now, legal proceedings in the January...
Pataki Reconsiders Presidential Run
Politico - Former New York Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday he'll make a decision about getting into the 2012 presidential race in the next month during...
Emanuel, Jackson Testify at Blagojevich Retrial
Yahoo News - Rod Blagojevich's attorneys launched his defense Wednesday in his corruption retrial, summoning Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to...
122 Dead, 1500 Missing in Missouri Tornado
NYT - Rescue workers in Joplin, Missouri performed the grim task of searching for survivors and victims in buildings leveled by the United States' deadliest tornado since modern record-keeping...
Netanyahu Warmly Received In Congress
A standing ovation and warm handshakes on both sides of the aisle greeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he entered the Halls of Congress closely,...
King: Giuliani “Very Close” to Presidential Run
Telegraph - Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and hero of 9/11, is "very close to running" for president in 2012, according to a...
