Rival parties to mix it up â€" nicely â€" at State of the Union
Los Angeles Times Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:14 AM PST
Many Democratic and Republican members of Congress will sit in pairs again in a show of civility at President Obama's address. Like an estranged married couple trying to reignite the spark, lawmakers again will pair off in bipartisan couplets at the president's State of the Union speech on Tuesday â€" making another show of goodwill after a year of bad blood. |
Feds: Religious employers must cover the pill
Connecticut Post Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government. |
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina presidential primary
Haaretz Daily Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:59 AM PST
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich trounced frontrunner Mitt Romney in South Carolina on Saturday in a jarring victory that indicates the party's battle to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama may last months, not weeks. |
LINCOLN PARK: Groups gives thousands of pencils
The News-Herald Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST
Members of the Retired and Senior Volunteer program in Wayne County donated more than 5,000 pencils to the students of Lincoln Park’s Raupp Elementary School in support of literacy programs, as part of President Barack Obama’s National Call to Service initiative and in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On hand for the presentation were Uneil Smith (top, left), RSVP director of RSVP; Nancy ... |
2 U.S. senators seek sanctions on Syria
Salem Statesman Journal Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:53 AM PST
ALBANY, N.Y. The United States would hit Syria with sanctions against trade as long as it continues a violent crackdown on protesters under sanctions proposed by two U.S. senators. The bill, to be released today by Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, would require President Barack Obama to identify violators of human rights and call for reform and protection of ... |
In bin Laden town, father mourns another militant
NDTV Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:47 AM PST
On January 14 at 8:12 pm, Khushal Khan's wife got a call on her cell phone. "Your son has been martyred," the voice said at the other end of the line. The man then hung up. Related Stories Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary Obama woos Indian tourists Teen ends globe-circling voyage in St. Maarten 10 cops charged in gang rape of 16-year-old boy Doctors rush to save ... |
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