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Separate but unequal: Charts show growing rich-poor gap
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:13 pm PST
The Lookout - The Great Recession and the slump that followed have triggered a jobs crisis that's been making headlines since before President Obama was in office, and that will likely be with us for years. But the American economy is also plagued by a less-noted, but just as serious, problem: Simply put, over the last 30 years, [...] Full Story | Top |
Indigenous Ecuadoran woman humbles US oil giant
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:09 am PST
 AFP - She has no legal training, and doesn't speak the Spanish that dominates government in Quito but indigenous villager Maria Aguinda helped bring a landmark judgment against US oil giant Chevron for polluting the rain forest she calls home. Full Story | Top |
On prank call, Wis. governor discusses strategy
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:02 pm PST
 AP - On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to cripple public employee unions, promising never to give in and joking that he would use a baseball bat in his office to go after political opponents. Full Story | Top |
Feds raid Fla. pill mills; arrest docs, owners
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:23 pm PST
AP - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and local police swept across South Florida on Wednesday making arrests as part of a lengthy undercover operation into illegal pill mills that dispense huge amounts of powerful prescription drugs across the nation. Full Story | Top |
Saudi king back home, orders $37 billion in handouts
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:09 am PST
 Reuters - Saudi King Abdullah returned home on Wednesday after a three-month medical absence and unveiled benefits for Saudis worth some $37 billion in an apparent bid to insulate the world's top oil exporter from an Arab protest wave. Full Story | Top |
Pakistan's intelligence ready to split with CIA
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:32 pm PST
 AP - Pakistan's ISI spy agency is ready to split with the CIA because of frustration over what it calls heavy-handed pressure and its anger over what it believes is a covert U.S. operation involving hundreds of contract spies, according to an internal document obtained by The Associated Press and interviews with U.S. and Pakistani officials. Full Story | Top |
Large group of illegal immigrants found in Ariz.
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:07 pm PST
AP - Border agents said Wednesday they arrested an unusually large group of illegal immigrants crossing through the western Arizona desert in what authorities said is proof that increased border technology is working. Full Story | Top |
Government drops defense of anti-gay-marriage law
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:31 pm PST
 AP - President Barack Obama ordered his administration on Wednesday to stop defending the constitutionality of a federal law that bans recognition of gay marriage, a policy reversal that could have major implications for the rights and benefits of gay couples and reignite an emotional debate for the 2012 presidential campaign. Full Story | Top |
Gadhafi hold whittled away as Libya revolt spreads
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:12 pm PST
 AP - The scope of Moammar Gadhafi's control was whittled away Wednesday as major Libyan cities and towns closer to the capital fell to the rebellion against his rule. In the east, now all but broken away, the opposition vowed to "liberate" Tripoli, where the Libyan leader is holed up with a force of militiamen roaming the streets and tanks guarding the outskirts. Full Story | Top |
Review: So many coupon sites, so little time
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:14 pm PST
 AP - If Groupon isn't as ubiquitous as, say, Facebook, it's getting there. The website, which offers daily coupons to local restaurants, bars and other businesses, has 60 million members worldwide, about half of whom live in North America. Those controversial Super Bowl ads surely introduced it to some new customers, too. Full Story | Top |
Newspapers, GOP call for congressman to resign
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:33 pm PST
 AP - Seven-term Democratic Rep. David Wu faced increasing pressure Wednesday to step down amid a series of bizarre revelations in recent days about his mental health, including a photo he sent to staffers during his re-election bid showing him wearing a tiger costume. Full Story | Top |
As war ebbs, Baghdad blast walls start coming down
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:39 am PST
 AP - At a time when other parts of the Arab world are in turmoil, Iraq is feeling stable enough to begin removing some of the tall concrete blast walls that went up as protection against bombings and insurgents during the height of the war. Full Story | Top |
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