San Diego suspect says 17% mortgage pushed him into robbery.
Report: President Obama preparing push to end subsidies for oil companies.
U.S. weapons end up in al-Qaeda hands, in Somalia As the Somalia conflict spirals into a new proxy war between 'al-Qaeda' and the United States, there is mounting evidence that U.S. weapons and Somali soldiers are ending up under the control of Islamic terrorists, Somali politicians say. The warning comes after a week of heavy violence in Somalia, including a U.S. commando raid that killed a suspected terrorist leader, followed swiftly by a double suicide bombing that killed 17 African peacekeepers in revenge for the U.S. raid.
Texas oilman leads effort to drill off Florida's coast --A little-known group headed by a Texas oilman is behind an effort to change an oil drilling ban off Florida's coast. The only way Floridians will ever learn who's behind Florida Energy Associates is if the Legislature approves letting the company drill near the state's gulf beaches. "We're not shadowy, or we don't want to be,'' said Doug Daniels, a Daytona Beach attorney touring the state for Florida Energy Associates to promote overturning the drilling ban. Once the law is changed, he said, the process for applying for the leases will require making their names public. For now, the only oilman identified as a principal is Texas oilman M. Lance Phillips.
Last week's poll had asked:
Serena Williams was fined $10000 on Sunday for her tirade against a line judge at the conclusion of her loss in the U.S. Open semifinals. Was Serena out of line? JL readers answered maybe. This week's poll is now up.
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