Asia Roundup: Spooked by fresh concerns
Business Times Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:13 AM PDT
HONG KONG: Asian markets slumped yesterday as traders switched their attention from the US debt deal to the weakening global economic outlook and fears of fresh sovereign debt contagion in the eurozone. Despite President Barack Obama's signing off on the deal to raise the US debt ceiling and avoid a default, equities suffered a heavy sell-off and investors put their cash in safe haven gold ... |
Congressman's Activism Leads To Arrest
NPR Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:11 AM PDT
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D.-Ill.) was arrested in front of the White House last week to protest the huge increase in deportations under the Obama administration. He tells host Michel Martin about the motivations fueling his civil disobedience, and assesses whether moving ahead on comprehensive immigration reform is possible now. |
Obama: Debt deal is only the first step
WQOW Eau Claire Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:11 AM PDT
President Barack Obama says the emergency bill Congress passed to prevent a government default is just the first step to ensuring the country lives within its means. |
DHHS Under Fire for Sex Bias in Screening Guidelines
redOrbit Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:11 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stop Abusive and Violent Environments, a victim-advocacy organization, is charging bias in the screening guidelines recently issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines will require health plans recognized under President Obama's Affordable Care Act to conduct domestic violence screening and counseling for women ... |
Buchanan: Didn't intend to slur Obama with quip
The Washington Times Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) - Pat Buchanan says he didn't mean to slur President Barack Obama by referring to him as "your boy" during a discussion with Al Sharpton. The former GOP presidential candidate and current MSNBC analyst appeared on "Morning Joe" Wednesday to explain remarks he made on that network's Sharpton ... |
Buchanan: No slur intended with Obama 'boy' quip
The Washington Times Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT
NEW YORK (AP) - Pat Buchanan said that he didn't mean to slur President Barack Obama by referring to him as "your boy" during a discussion with Al Sharpton. The former GOP presidential candidate and current MSNBC analyst appeared on "Morning Joe" Wednesday to explain remarks he made on that network's ... |
Gov. Brown says debt-ceiling crisis shows nation is becoming ungovernable
El Cerrito Journal Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:09 AM PDT
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown, excoriating Republicans for their "obsessional" opposition to taxes, warned that the country and California are entering "turbulent waters" economically and politically in the wake of the Capitol Hill brinksmanship that barely averted disaster when President Barack Obama signed an agreement today to raise the debt limit with only hours to spare. |
Blame Canada: Rasmus to Toronto, Edwin Jackson to Cardinals
Big League Stew Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:08 AM PDT
Not surprisingly, the St. Louis Cardinals granted the apparent wish of outfielder Colby Rasmus to be sent as far away from President Barack Obama manager Tony La Russa as possible. Obviously, his wearing of an Auburn cap in the above photo was the last straw, as Joe Sports Fan reported first. What was surprising: The team that acquired the talented young outcast, and how. Breaking the ice of ... |
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