(Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he was alarmed by U.S. assertions that Iran may have enough fuel for two nuclear weapons and warned that if confirmed the Islamic Republic may face new measures.
Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta told ABC’s “This Week” television program that the agency thinks Iran has enough low-enriched [...]
TORONTO — President Obama warned Sunday that the world economic recovery remains “fragile” and urged continued spending to support growth, an expansionist call at the end of a summit marked by an agreement among developed nations to halve their annual deficits within three years.
The president’s remarks tempered the Group of 20′s headline achievement at [...]
(Reuters) – U.S. authorities said on Monday they have broken up a spy ring that carried out deep-cover work in the United States to recruit political sources and gather information for the Russian government.
Authorities charged 11 individuals with the plot, 10 of whom were arrested on Sunday in Boston, New York, New Jersey and Virginia [...]
Apple has sold an almost ridiculous 1.7 million iPhone 4 handsets in its opening weekend, running Thursday through Saturday.
This breaks every prediction we saw last week, and almost triples the 600,000 pre-orders reported by Apple just a week before the new iPhone went on sale.
“This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history,” said [...]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont and senior Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama this afternoon set the broad themes of the committee’s nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court in their opening statements.
While stressing Kagan’s distinguished legal résumé—acclaimed Harvard Law School dean, first woman in that position, respected professor, seasoned [...]
(Reuters) – Senator Robert Byrd, who evolved from a segregationist to a civil rights advocate in becoming the longest serving member ever of the Congress, died on Monday, a spokesman for the West Virginia Democrat said.
First elected to Congress in 1952, Byrd was 92.
Byrd’s death is not expected to have any immediate impact on the [...]
Florida government this week told the owners of seven small, out-of-state companies to stop selling substandard health insurance policies in the state, regulators said.
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation said the companies had sent mass faxes advertising their low-cost policies as full health insurance when they actually offered only limited coverage.
Also, the companies and owners [...]
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian lawmakers protesting at Israel’s blockade of Gaza plan to travel on an aid ship that plans to leave from Lebanon, an official said on Saturday.
Lebanon said last week it would allow a Gaza-bound ship called the Julia to sail, via Cyprus, despite warnings from Israel that it reserved the right to [...]
WASHINGTON — The Louisiana federal judge who struck down a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling has sold many of his energy investments, a financial disclosure report released Friday reveals.
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman’s disclosure report, which covers investments for 2009, shows he owned eight energy-related investments including stock in Exxon Mobil Corp.
However, in an [...]
Sarah Palin discussed civic education, freedom of speech and the infamous “bendable straws” demand at California State University, Stanislaus Friday night.
Palin poked fun at the controversy sparked by the announcement she would appear and the outcry over her confidential contract, a portion of which students said they found in a university Dumpster.
“Do I have my [...]
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