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Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moving from celebrity to senator isn*t exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn*t mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road............ AP Top Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:56:15 GMT |
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Osman, Qubanji: Attack on Iran a Catastrophe for Iraq, Gulf |
Patrick Cockburn reports from Baghdad that Mahmud Osman, a Kurdish MP, maintains that an attack on Iran by Israel or the US would plunge Iraq back into war. Cockburn points to two terrorist groups based in Iraq that the US Pe........ |
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Severed hands on ice? Fort Worth police call it a reach |
| ........ DMN TX Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT |
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HURRICANE KATRINA |
| ........ DMN TX Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT |
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY |
| ........ DMN TX Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT |
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FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit |
| DETROIT (AP) -- Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation*s highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future............ AP Top Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:47:26 GMT |
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Another Nail in the NPT Coffin |
| Excerpt: Garold Larson has the misfortune to be the Bush-Cheney Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, and hence, was required to "celebrate" the 40th anniversary of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons......... Anti-War Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 |
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More Mexicans leaving U.S. under duress |
| ........ DMN TX Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:52:00 CDT |
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Helms relished carrying the fight for conservatism |
| Former Sen. Jesse Helms, a champion of the conservative movement who spent three decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
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Pain or gain — Are you getting all the gas you pay for? |
| It*s a sort of gas-station roulette: Thousands of inaccurate pumps every year give Texas motorists either more or less fuel than the amount for which they pay. Chron-Pol Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT |
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Ex-Victoria sheriff admits to perjury in sex-abuse case |
| Former Victoria County Sheriff Michael L. Ratcliff pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated perjury, admitting he lied to a grand jury about having sex with a man who accused him of sexual assault. Chron-Pol Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:29:00 GMT |
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Houston, Harris County not on same emergency radio wavelength |
| Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many regional public safety agencies have made progress in upgrading their emergency radio systems. Others, most glaringly the city of Houston, have been slowed by cost and politics. Chron-Pol Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT |
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Sunday Q&A: Better storm plans in place, judge says |
| Chronicle reporter Liz Austin Peterson talked with Harris County Judge Ed Emmett recently about what officials have done to prepare for a major storm and what residents should be doing, as well. Chron-Pol Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT |
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Consumer watch: When will buyers OK tomatoes? |
| Searching for that ripe, red tomato used to be a regular part of Marlon Sanchez*s grocery shopping. Not any more. Chron-Pol Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT |
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Barlow*s Forth of July message |
| Vinay sez, "John Perry Barlow is in Iceland for the Icelandic Foundation for Digital Freedoms* conference. We shot this Fourth of July talk with him at Thingvellir, the ancient site of Iceland*s historic parliamentary republic, B. 930 AD, D. about 3 centuries later." Link (Thanks, Vinay!)... |
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Texas water deaths rose last year, study finds |
| CEDAR HILL........ A-AS Texas News Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:06:13 EDT |
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Texas marriage education program aims to prevent divorce |
| ........ DMN TX Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:43:00 CDT |
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Restaurant founder Trujillo leaves tradition behind in Waco |
| By Wendy Gragg........ Waco Trib Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
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Waco man benefits from experimental Scott & White blood pressure treatment |
| By Cindy V. Culp........ Waco Trib Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
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Community gardens taking root in Waco |
| By Terri Jo Ryan........ Waco Trib Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
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Some hybrids are flying off lots, while others are stuck firmly in park |
| By Mike Copeland........ Waco Trib Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
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Firefighters bring 225-acre blaze under control east of Waco |
| By Wendy Gragg........ Waco Trib Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
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Jesse Helms, 86, Dies; Unyielding Conservative Icon |
| The former senator had a courtly manner and opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art. |
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Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules |
| Officials say regulatory changes would attract investment and enhance U.S. competitiveness, but critics say the changes would dilute safeguards. |
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Bush Welcomes 72 New U.S. Citizens |
| Addressing the honorees, who hailed from 30 countries, President Bush spoke of the path to citizenship, Jefferson’s legacy and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. NY Times Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:50:26 GMT |
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In Montana, Obama Tries to Rally Support on Iraq |
| Senator Barack Obama struggles to balance broadening his appeal to voters in mostly Republican states, and maintaining his support among critics of the war. |
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White House Memo: Tiptoeing on Bush and Convention |
| The Republican Party is grappling with the issue of how to best pass the torch from an unpopular president to their presumptive nominee. |
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