Tuesday, May 19, 2009

SPB News for Tuesday




Geithner: No plans to cap executive pay
Treasury Sec. instead talks of 'broad constraints'; says recovery will be 'bumpy.'

Arabs see Israel - not Iran - as nuclear threat Israel's nuclear bombs arsenal poses "the real danger" in the Middle East and not Iran's civilian nuclear programme, Arab League chief Amr Musa said on Sunday. "The real danger as far as nuclear military programmes are concerned is posed by Israel and not Iran," Musa said during a panel discussion on the future of Middle East peacemaking at the World Economic Forum in Jordan.

Obama Administration to Announce New Vehicle Emissions Standards The Obama administration is set to announce tough standards for tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide from new automobiles, establishing the first ever nationwide regulation for greenhouse gases. It will also establish high fuel efficiency targets for new vehicles that would set a 35.5 mile per gallon average for new passenger vehicles and light trucks by 2016, four years earlier than required under the 2007 energy bill, sources close to the administration said.

GOP Losses Span Nearly All Demographic Groups — Only frequent churchgoers show no decline in support since 2001 — PRINCETON, NJ — The decline in Republican Party affiliation among Americans in recent years is well documented, but a Gallup analysis now shows that this movement away

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