Home market isn’t on rebound yet
Are we there yet? Is the U.S. home market on the upswing? As Alan Greenspan would say, “there are shoots,” although a true spring in housing is still hampered by a chilly economic climate throughout…
Category Archives: Local News
Kedubes AS Sampaikan Penyesalan Kepada Indonesia
Pemerintah Amerika Serikat (AS) melalui Kedutaan Besar AS di Indonesia menyampaikan penyesalan terdalamnya kepada Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan rakyat Indonesia atas pemberitaan harian Australia, The Age dan Sydney Morning Herald yang memuat informasi dari…
What Makes a Muslim-American Radical? America’s Own Wars on Muslims
In the long-anticipated–and by some accounts long-dreaded–hearing held by GOP Rep. Peter T. King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on the extent of radicalization in the American Muslim community, Muslim radicalism within the…
Statement By The President On The Earthquake In Japan And The Resulting Tsunami Warning Throughout The Pacific
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2011 Statement By The President On The Earthquake In Japan And The Resulting Tsunami Warning Throughout The Pacific “Michelle and I…
U.S. Posts Record Monthly Budget Deficit In February
The federal government’s budget deficit grew by $222.5 billion in February, the largest one-month increase in history. Economists are forecasting the deficit for the year will be the biggest imbalance on record. The Treasury Department…
Gadhafi likely to survive revolt, U.S. intelligence chief says (video)
Washington — The United States plans to send “purely humanitarian” disaster relief teams into eastern Libya, where rebels battling longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi may be losing ground in that country’s civil war, top U.S. officials…
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY AT THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON BULLYING PREVENTION
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release                            March 10, 2011 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY AT THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON BULLYING PREVENTION East Room…
Will iPads drive the cars of the future?
If you’re looking to upgrade your car this year, you can ignore fuel injection, turbo charging, power steering and a streamlined chassis — the new breakthrough that will improve your ride is an iPad. OK,…
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN ANNOUNCING SECRETARY GARY LOCKE AS THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO CHINA
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release                                March 9, 2011 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN ANNOUNCING SECRETARY GARY LOCKE AS THE NEW AMBASSADOR TO CHINA Diplomatic…
Census: A More Diverse California Means Big Political Changes Ahead
SAN FRANCISCO–The most diverse state in the nation became even more so over the past decade, with big shifts in California’s ethnic populations certain to trigger seismic changes in its political landscape as well. Even…
COVER STORY: In concert with controversy (video)
It all started with a New Year’s Eve party. The cushy gig probably sounded irresistible to singing sensations like Beyoncé, Usher and Mariah Carey: a private concert in the luxurious Caribbean island of St. Barts…
Card balances could take 8 years to erase
They say everything is bigger in Texas – and apparently that includes debt, according to a new ranking of U.S. cities with the highest credit card balances, released by Experian. San Antonio tops the list…
Officials: Lack of oxygen likely cause of fish kill in California
Los Angeles — A southern California fish kill that authorities identified as “millions” of sardines is not the result of any environmental foul play but rather is the product of natural forces, officials said Tuesday.…
Rumsfeld doesn’t support sending U.S. troops into Libya (video)
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday he would not support sending U.S. troops into war-torn Libya, pointing out what he calls a key difference between leader Moammar Gadhafi and Iraq’s Saddam Hussein. Unlike Hussein,…
Former U.S. Soldier Told He Has No Country
Editor’s Note: After spending nine years in the U.S. Army and being honorably discharged, Ramdeo Chankar Singh thought citizenship was in his grasp. Now, though, he faces deportation. Forty-four-year-old Ramdeo Chankar Singh is at his…
How To Keep Data From Disappearing Into The Cloud
This week 40,000 Gmail users logged in to find empty inboxes, the result of a software bug. Google has been able to restore lost e–mail from magnetic tape backups, but how secure are data in…
Recent Comments