14 Catholic churches to close
by Jaweed Kaleem
The Archdiocese of Miami announced Sunday that 14 struggling Catholic churches will close in the coming months.The churches on the list have not been able to financially support themselves and have lost significant membership.''We're looking at a shift in the Catholic population,'' said archdiocese spokeswoman Mary Ross Agosta, adding that the archdiocese can no longer afford to subsidize stained churches. |
9/11 Trauma Defense - It's a Lie...
by Larisa Alexandrovna
Richard Clark, the former counter-terrorism 'czar' under Presidents Clinton and Bush is fed up with Bush administration officials using the attacks of September 11, 2001 as justification for their various policies:Top officials from the Bush administration have hit upon a revealing new theme as they retrospectively justify their national security policies. Call it the White House 9/11 trauma defense. |
GM reaches deals with UAW, Opel as almost certain bankruptcy nears; Chrysler awaits its fate
by Tom Krisher
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. has pulled together many of the pieces needed to complete government-ordered restructuring, but its board still is likely to decide Saturday to head into bankruptcy protection because there's too much left to do.Word of the board's decision, which would be made during two days of meetings, may not be known until Monday, when GM is expected to actually file for bankruptcy protection in a New York federal court. |
Cuba agrees to resume US talks
by Agence France Presse
Cuba has agreed to resume talks with the United States on migration and direct mail, a US official said here Sunday, as tense ties continue to thaw under President Barack Obama's administration.The announcement came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to travel to the Organization of American States general assembly in Honduras, where Washington and its southern neighbors are caught in a row over the pace of normalization with Cuba. |
US debuts super laser system that can burn as hot as a star
by Agence France-Presse
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A US weapons lab on Friday pulled back the curtain on a super laser with the power to burn as hot as a star.The National Ignition Facility’s main purpose is to serve as a tool for gauging the reliability and safety of the US nuclear weapons arsenal but scientists say it could deliver breakthroughs in safe fusion power. |
'Young Cons' take GOP 'hip-hop makeover' seriously
by Stephen C. Webster
Who knew someone would take Michael Steele seriously when he said the GOP needs a "hip-hop makeover."Following in the proud footsteps of Vanilla Ice and the Manhattan Transfer before them, two GOP dudes (apparently the "Young Cons") are all of the sudden getting some skeptical play from the blogosphere for a video in which they lay down rhymes about Ronald Reagan, oil drilling in protecteded wilderness, their homie Jesus and maintaining marriage inequality. |
Archives offers reward for missing Clinton hard drive
by AFP
The US National Archives offered a cash reward of up to 50,000 dollars Friday for the recovery of a missing computer hard drive containing sensitive personnel data from the Clinton administration.Described by the archives as a "Western Digital MY BOOK external hard drive" with a 2-terabyte storage capacity, it contained copies of backup tapes from the White House dating back to president Bill Clinton's tenure in the 1990s. |
Archives offers reward for missing Clinton hard drive
by AFP
The US National Archives offered a cash reward of up to 50,000 dollars Friday for the recovery of a missing computer hard drive containing sensitive personnel data from the Clinton administration.Described by the archives as a "Western Digital MY BOOK external hard drive" with a 2-terabyte storage capacity, it contained copies of backup tapes from the White House dating back to president Bill Clinton's tenure in the 1990s. |
Who Is to Blame for the Next Attack?
by Frank Rich
After watching the farce surrounding Dick Cheney's coming-out party this month, you have to wonder: Which will reach Washington first, change or the terrorists? If change doesn't arrive soon, terrorists may well rush in where the capital's fools now tread. |
Israel Tests 'Doomsday' Response
by Al Jazeera
Israel has begun its largest-ever defence drill, testing the response of its emergency services to a "doomsday scenario" of missile attacks, bombings and natural disasters.The five-day national exercise got under way on Sunday, with defence officials playing down any connection to recent and growing tensions with Iran. |
