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Brown emphasizes 'uniting Californians'; Whitman attacks 'mismanagement' - Los Angeles Times
September 5, 2010 San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Brown emphasizes 'uniting Californians'; Whitman attacks 'mismanagement' Los Angeles Times The gubernatorial candidates kick off Labor Day weekend with campaign speeches in Santa Ana and Columbia, Calif. By Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown marked the start of Labor Day ... Ad watch: Whitman misfires on college plan REALITY CHECK: ANALYZING CAMPAIGN ADS Whitman: Calif. must weed out waste to save money |
Marco Rubio: Charlie Crist has `six different positions' on healthcare law - MiamiHerald.com
September 5, 2010 msnbc.com | Marco Rubio: Charlie Crist has `six different positions' on healthcare law MiamiHerald.com The press has written extensively about Gov. Charlie Crist's flip-flops amid his independent bid for US Senate -- including about healthcare. One of his opponents, Republican Marco Rubio, says Crist has repeatedly changed his tune about ... Senate candidates Crist, Meek season AFL-CIO holiday cookout in Jupiter Marco Rubio's father's health deteriorates; 'Meet the Press' debate postponed Crist poll shows Democrat Kendrick Meek far behind |
Muslims tread carefully around proposed mosque near ground zero - Christian Science Monitor
September 5, 2010 The Guardian | Muslims tread carefully around proposed mosque near ground zero Christian Science Monitor As public opposition to the proposed mosque near ground zero grows and Sept. 11 approaches, Muslims are preparing for anti-Islamic acts, encouraging adherents to participate in 9/11 remembrance ceremonies, and changing how they celebrate the end of ... For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face Battles Video campaign invites American Muslims to share their normalcy |
Fire Damages Sanitation Department Facility On Pier - NY1
September 5, 2010 FOXNews | Fire Damages Sanitation Department Facility On Pier NY1 City fire marshals were investigating Saturday the cause of a three-alarm fire that damaged Department of Sanitation trailers on a pier by Manhattan's West Side Highway that afternoon. Fire officials said the flames broke out around 3:30 pm on Pier 97 ... Massive fire burns for hours Manhattan pier NYC sanitation pier burns Sanitation Facility on West Side Pier Engulfed in Flames Updated 5 hrs ago |
White House Faces Political Headaches Over Jobs Ahead of Labor Day - ABC News
September 5, 2010 Moneycontrol.com | White House Faces Political Headaches Over Jobs Ahead of Labor Day ABC News The skies over the White House were overcast Friday as President Obama and several prominent members of his economic team entered the Rose Garden to deliver remarks on the Labor Department's newly released August ... Obama Promises New Economic Proposals Next Week Economy just treading water Is Obama focused enough on the unemployment rate? |
Your Letters: Bay St. Louis; Glenn Beck Rally - NPR
September 5, 2010 Digital Meeting Center | Your Letters: Bay St. Louis; Glenn Beck Rally NPR by NPR Staff Host Scott Simon's chat with NPR News Analyst Juan Williams about the rally convened last week in Washington, DC, by radio and TV personality Glenn Beck generated a large response. Simon reads listeners' letters on his return visit to Bay ... Volatile Political Climate Backdrop For US Elections CLARENCE PAGE | Re-Recruiting the Christian Right Pluralistic Diversity Matters |
Democrats mobilize to thwart the GOP 'tsunami' - Philadelphia Inquirer
September 5, 2010 The Age | Democrats mobilize to thwart the GOP 'tsunami' Philadelphia Inquirer In South Dakota, Democratic Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's "Flyover Country" commercial shows the checkerboard plains from a jet window. "They look down from 30000 feet and don't care about our agriculture, our Second Amendment, ... Democrats Plan Political Triage to Retain House GOP relying on political neophytes to retake Senate Party of no is selling Obamanomics short |
Adult services censored on Craigslist - CNN
September 5, 2010 msnbc.com | Adult services censored on Craigslist CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section could be a model for other websites, a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said Saturday. "This step is very much in the right ... Craigslist Yanks 'Adult Services' Section Without Comment Craigslist Abandons Adult Services... for Good? Craigslist censored: Adult section removed |
Earl's glancing blow brushed off - Boston Globe
September 5, 2010 Los Angeles Times (blog) | Earl's glancing blow brushed off Boston Globe NANTUCKET — No man is an island, but Gene Ratner's oceanfront home appears well on its way to becoming one. Considered the Nantucket house most likely to tumble into the sea, Ratner's sandbagged, sea-soaked, and precariously perched ... Cape weathers weakened Hurricane Earl Weakened Earl Mostly Spares East Coast, Insurers Earl Exits U.S. for Canada |
BP replaces failed blowout preventer
September 5, 2010BP began operations to remove its failed blowout preventer from atop its well deep below the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Friday.
