msnbc.com | Chelsea Clinton has her big day away from prying eyes Telegraph.co.uk After an operation cloaked in secrecy, Chelsea Clinton was due on Saturday to marry her long-time boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, an investment banker, in a lavish ceremony hidden from the gaze of a curious public and media hordes. By Philip Sherwell in New ... Chelsea Clinton: wedding day stays under wraps Sm » |
Los Angeles Times | US Rep Rangel faces charges, trial may hurt Democrats Reuters WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - US Representative Charles Rangel reached a tentative plea agreement on ethics charges on Thursday, but Republicans may reject it and push for a trial that could hurt his fellow Democrats ... The Rangel Dispensation |
msnbc.com | Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds Reuters Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of a newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. By Matt Spetalnick and Sayed Salahuddin WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The Congress on Tuesday gave ... WikiLeaks: For public, it confirms worst about Afghanistan Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch Obama in damage control over war leak |
Telegraph.co.uk | Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War W » |
CBC.ca | 7 Banks in Europe Fail 'Stress Test' for Scant Capital New York Times Banks to flunk were Hypo Real Estate, a Munich-based bank that is already government-owned after a bailout, ATEBank of Greece and five Spanish savings banks. By JACK EWING FRANKFURT รข€" Seven of Europe's 91 largest banks would struggle to survive an ... Analysis: US investors still cool on Euro banks after test EU Bank Stress Tests Fail to Reassure Investors Wary of Capital Criteria Not So Stressful |
The Guardian | Fired USDA official receives apologies from White House, Vilsack Washington Post The USDA official's firing came after a conservative blogger posted her truncated comments to the NAACP that, 24 years ago, she didn't help a white farmer as much as she could have. By Karen Tumulty and Ed O'Keefe Ousted Agriculture Department official ... US officials stumble on the firing of Shirley Sherrod Statement by Ag. Sec. Vilsack on Shirley Sherrod Sherrod case shows power of conservative media |
Washington Post | Oil leak OK for now, U.S. says Detroit Free Press AP NEW ORLEANS -- Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well, but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday. Ever since the cap was used to ... Gulf oil well cap appears successful Wind, currents gives Fla. reprieve from Gulf oil What It Will Take to Keep the Well Capped |
