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More diversity might have served USDA well in Sherrod fiasco - Washington Post
July 30, 2010 New York Times (blog) | More diversity might have served USDA well in Sherrod fiasco Washington Post "Let's not be so quick to judge," was Shirley Sherrod's message to a gathering of black journalists. (Mark Gail/the Washington Post) By Joe Davidson "We should all make more of an effort to discuss with one another, in a truthful and mature and ... Obama urges a dialogue on race after Sherrod case Obama: Shirley Sherrod Deserved Better Sherrod plans to sue Breitbart |
Enviros want $5B from BP for coastal restoration - BusinessWeek
July 30, 2010 WKRG-TV | Enviros want $5B from BP for coastal restoration BusinessWeek Environmentalists are calling on the White House to speed up the restoration of the oil-damaged Mississippi River delta by getting BP PLC to pay $5 billion now for environmental damage caused by its April 20 spill. And US Rep. ... Louisiana Reopens Some Fishing Areas in Gulf as FDA Tests Confirm Safety Gulf oil spill: Wide swath of fisheries reopened in Louisiana 100 days after oil spill, Gulf still faces hurdles |
Obama defends education initiative - Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010 Boston Globe | Obama defends education initiative Los Angeles Times The president acknowledges the objections to the administration's Race to the Top program and reasserts the importance of improving the country's school systems. By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau Calling the status quo "morally ... Obama Defends Education Program Obama defends education policies in speech to National Urban League Obama Defends Education Reform At National Urban League Convention |
Visiting Obama deserves credit for saving GM, Chrysler - Detroit Free Press
July 30, 2010 AFP | Visiting Obama deserves credit for saving GM, Chrysler Detroit Free Press President Barack Obama comes to Detroit today, looking for love in the factories of America's hardest-hit big city. Beset by a sputtering jobless economic recovery, Obama will tout the federal rescues of General Motors and Chrysler as bold ... Obama tour aims to tout Motor City success story In Michigan Visit, Trade Talk Is Taboo Obama: Auto bailout to be repaid |
Structures burning in Leona Valley as Crown fire takes off - Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2010 CNN International | Structures burning in Leona Valley as Crown fire takes off Los Angeles Times Homes and other structures were burning late Thursday evening in Leona Valley, an unincorporated town of 2200 people that was evacuated earlier in the day because of the fast-moving Crown fire. ... While crews battle 2 fires, third ignites 1200 homes evacuated in LA Co. as fire spreads LA mayor urges brush clearance to stop fires |
GOP Rep.: Bill to aid 9/11 responders will fail - BusinessWeek
July 30, 2010 Washington Post | GOP Rep.: Bill to aid 9/11 responders will fail BusinessWeek A bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center will fall short in a House vote, one of its key supporters said Wednesday. The House is expected Thursday to take up a measure to ... Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House House Lawmakers Vote Down Reopening Sept 11 Compensation Fund House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders |
Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near - New York Times
July 30, 2010 Los Angeles Times | Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near New York Times WASHINGTON — In laying out 13 charges of ethical violations committed by Representative Charles B. Rangel, the House ethics committee set the stage for a rare public trial of the Democratic Congressman this fall, ... The allegations Panel hits Rangel with 13 alleged ethics charges Panel Hits Rangel With 13 Ethics Charges |
Military plane that crashed was practicing for Alaska air show - CNN International
July 30, 2010 CBC.ca | Military plane that crashed was practicing for Alaska air show CNN International (CNN) -- All four airmen on board an Air Force C-17 were killed when the cargo plane crashed during a training mission near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, the Air Force reported Thursday. ... Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska Air show to go on despite deadly crash Tucson passed over for now as F-35 base |
Obama appears on 'The View': A bit of TV history - Philadelphia Inquirer
July 30, 2010 Globe and Mail | Obama appears on 'The View': A bit of TV history Philadelphia Inquirer 'We're making American history!" cried the announcer on ABC's The View. And they were. Special guest Thursday on the late-morning talk show: President Obama, the first sitting president to make a personal appearance on a daytime TV ... Television review: President Obama on 'The View' A 'View' to a shill Katie Couric's Notebook: Obama on "The View" |
Amid protests, Arizona appeals ruling on state immigration law - Boston Globe
July 30, 2010 The Guardian | Amid protests, Arizona appeals ruling on state immigration law Boston Globe Phoenix police arrested people protesting the immigration law at the Maricopa County sheriff's office yesterday. (Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic via Associated Press) By Bob Christie Associated Press / July 30, 2010 PHOENIX — Arizona asked an appeals ... Hundreds protest as Arizona's immigration law takes effect LULAC applauds court ruling on Arizona law, braces for fight in Texas Arizona sheriff launches 17th immigration sweep |
