Rocky Mountain News to close, publish final edition Friday — Executives from E.W. Scripps Co., announce their decision on the future of the Rocky Mountain News in the 150-year-old newspaper's newsroom on 2/26/09 in Denver. In December 2008, the Rocky's parent company put the paper up for sale
In Shift, Imprisoned Al Qaeda Follower Faces Federal Trial — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, in an abrupt change in policy from the Bush administration, is preparing to bring terrorism-related charges against a man identified as an operative of Al Qaeda who has been held in a military brig …
In Shift, Imprisoned Al Qaeda Follower Faces Federal Trial — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, in an abrupt change in policy from the Bush administration, is preparing to bring terrorism-related charges against a man identified as an operative of Al Qaeda who has been held in a military brig …
Senate Passes D.C. Voting Rights Bill, 61-37
Senate tunes out Fairness Doctrine, 87-11 — The Senate voted Thursday in favor of an amendment to the District of Columbia voting-rights bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which critics say would decimate conservative talk radio.
OMB boots lobbyist off press call — Maybe President Obama really is serious about making his White House inhospitable to lobbyists. One of them even got scolded by name for trying to spy on an administration conference call with reporters Thursday. — The call was set up for the press but
Troops handed over terrorist suspects to US interrogation There were calls for an inquiry yesterday after the Defence Secretary admitted that British forces in Iraq handed over two terrorist suspects to the United States who were then flown to Afghanistan for interrogation. In a statement to MPs that reignited the row over "extraordinary rendition", John Hutton said officials had been aware of the incident in 2004. The case was also featured in papers that went in front of two Cabinet ministers, who have denied all knowledge of it.
Senate tunes out Fairness Doctrine, 87-11 — The Senate voted Thursday in favor of an amendment to the District of Columbia voting-rights bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which critics say would decimate conservative talk radio.
OMB boots lobbyist off press call — Maybe President Obama really is serious about making his White House inhospitable to lobbyists. One of them even got scolded by name for trying to spy on an administration conference call with reporters Thursday. — The call was set up for the press but
Troops handed over terrorist suspects to US interrogation There were calls for an inquiry yesterday after the Defence Secretary admitted that British forces in Iraq handed over two terrorist suspects to the United States who were then flown to Afghanistan for interrogation. In a statement to MPs that reignited the row over "extraordinary rendition", John Hutton said officials had been aware of the incident in 2004. The case was also featured in papers that went in front of two Cabinet ministers, who have denied all knowledge of it.
Pitt, CMU money managers arrested in fraud Two East Coast investment managers [Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh] sued for fraud by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University misappropriated more than $500 million of investors' money to hide losses and fund a lavish lifestyle that included purchases of $80,000 collectible teddy bears, horses and rare books, federal authorities said yesterday. As Pitt and Carnegie Mellon were busy trying to learn whether they will be able to recover any of their combined $114 million in investments through Westridge Capital Management, the FBI yesterday arrested the corporations' managers.
' Man says he was informant for FBI in Orange County As federal authorities press their case against a Tustin man accused of lying about ties to Al-Qaeda, they disclosed this week that some evidence came from an informant who infiltrated Orange County mosques and allegedly recorded the defendant discussing jihad, weapons and plans to blow up abandoned buildings. On Wednesday, a man who claims to be that informant [Craig Monteilh] stepped forward, filing court documents saying that he had served as a confidential informant for the FBI from July 2006 to October 2007 to plan terrorist operations in the Orange County Islamic community.
Source: Citi-gov't aid deal may come this week Citigroup Inc.'s bid to boost its equity capital could result in the federal government raising its stake in the troubled bank this week to as much as 40 percent, a person familiar with the talks said. Citigroup already has received $45 billion in U.S. bailout money made up primarily of debt-like preferred shares, plus federal guarantees to cover losses on some $300 billion in risky investments.
Obama Calls for End to Loan Subsidy for Sallie Mae, Citigroup President Barack Obama is urging an end to government subsidies for student loan providers such as Sallie Mae and Citigroup Inc., with the government becoming the sole provider of federally backed college lending. The government now offers direct loans through colleges, as well as guarantees for loans made by private lenders such as New York-based Citigroup and Reston, Virginia-based Sallie Mae, officially SLM Corp.
CNBC Anchors Mortified Ron Paul Allowed Air Time --'This is not going as planned' By Steve Watson CNBC anchors were left dumbfounded and acted overtly cantankerous yesterday after Congressman Ron Paul's opening statement at the House Financial Services Committee was broadcast live to an audience of millions. CNBC went live to the House, clearly without knowing that the Texas Congressman had the initial Republican statement at the hearing of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke... CNBC cut back to the studio. Anchors Erin Burnett and Mark Haines were so perturbed by what they had just heard that they immediately cut to a commercial break: Haines: "This is not going as planned" Burnett: "No it is not."
FEMA's "Toxic Bureaucracy" --Are FEMA Managers Holding Up Aid to Hold Onto Their Jobs? FEMA's been under fire from critics who claim the Gulf Coast recovery is moving too slowly. Now FEMA officials said they're investigating allegations of serious misconduct at the New Orleans office. CBS News has learned workers there accuse their bosses of intentionally holding up Katrina aid.
Obama Administration Upholds Ban on Threatened Polar Bear Trophy Imports The Humane Society of the United States praised the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reject a bid by trophy hunters to import sport-hunted polar bear trophies from Canada. Last year, polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, halting the flow of trophy imports. FWS' decision... closes the door on attempts by extremist trophy hunters to import the heads and hides of imperiled polar bears under a potentially disastrous misinterpretation of the law.
Obama Administration Upholds Ban on Threatened Polar Bear Trophy Imports The Humane Society of the United States praised the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reject a bid by trophy hunters to import sport-hunted polar bear trophies from Canada. Last year, polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, halting the flow of trophy imports. FWS' decision... closes the door on attempts by extremist trophy hunters to import the heads and hides of imperiled polar bears under a potentially disastrous misinterpretation of the law.
Rocky Mountain News Shuts Down, Final Edition Friday
For the past 38 years, I've read the Rocky Mountain News daily. Tomorrow will be the last day. The paper will cease publishing Friday.
For the past 38 years, I've read the Rocky Mountain News daily. Tomorrow will be the last day. The paper will cease publishing Friday.
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