Calif. police dodge bullet in booby trap attacks
HEMET, Calif. - Police officers in this retirement town in rural Riverside County have been on edge in recent weeks. Someone is trying to kill them.
Nations:U.S. People:Jerry Brown Source:(AP)
2010-03-19
End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama's way
WASHINGTON - One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction.
Nations:U.S. People:Edward Kennedy Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2010-03-19
Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" by hiding evidence of dangerous vehicle defects.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-13
Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America
CAIRO - Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S. Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AP)
2010-03-08
Gunman killed after shooting 2 Pentagon police
WASHINGTON - The gunman who shot two Pentagon police officers was heavily armed and spent weeks driving to the Capital area from the West Coast, authorities said Friday. Resentment of the U.S. government and suspicions over the 9/11 attacks have surfaced in writings by the Californian identified as the man fatally wounded in a hail of return fire.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama
2010-03-05
Controller complacency could jeopardize air safety
WASHINGTON - For the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation's air traffic control system has been called into question and concerns have been raised that complacency may be causing controllers and their supervisors to bend rules.
Nations:U.S.
2010-03-04
Turkey pulls envoy after U.S. vote on "genocide" label
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel voted on Thursday to label as "genocide" the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces, prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador from Washington.
Nations:Armenia Afghanistan U.S. Turkey People:Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Ronald Reagan Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-04
Obama version of health reform expected Monday
WASHINGTON - The White House readied its last-ditch effort to salvage health care legislation Sunday while the Senate's Republican leader warned Democrats against the go-it-alone approach.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Edward Kennedy Barack Obama Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2009 US Health Reform Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2010-02-21
Study: States must fill $1 trillion pension gap
HARRISBURG, Pa. - States may be forced to reduce benefits, raise taxes or slash government services to address a $1 trillion funding shortfall in public sector retirement benefits, according to a new study that warns of even more debilitating costs if immediate action isn't taken.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-02-19
Texas man angry with IRS crashes plane into office
AUSTIN, Texas - A software engineer with an apparent grudge against the government crashed his small plane into an office building with nearly 200 Internal Revenue Service employees inside, killing himself and at least one worker.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2010-02-19
3 Tesla workers die when plane hits N. Calif. home
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. - A twin-engine plane carrying three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors struck a set of power lines after takeoff Wednesday and crashed into a fog-shrouded residential neighborhood, raining fiery debris over homes, sending residents running for safety and killing everyone aboard.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-02-17
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON - The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock - exactly what voters say they don't like about politics in the nation's capital.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Barbara Boxer Evan Bayh Christopher Dodd Edward Kennedy Newt Gingrich Activities:111th Congress
2010-02-16
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