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Top US court to hear Guantanamo Uighur case
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:20 in Politics | Viewed 70 views times | No Comments
The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear a plea from Uighur inmates in Guantanamo Bay prison to be freed in the United States, a decision which could complicate plans to close the jail. The long, drawn-out case comes after a federal judge last year ordered that the Uighurs, who have been cleared of all charges,
US Congress votes to allow Guantanamo transfers to US
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:19 in Politics | Viewed 85 views times | No Comments
The U.S. Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama the green light to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to US soil for trial, in a boost to his efforts to close the notorious facility. The legislation, part of a 42.7-billion-dollar bill to fund the US Department of Homeland Security in 2010, cleared the Senate 79-19 after
US lawmakers urge Obama to use Iran sanctions powers
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:18 in Politics | Viewed 89 views times | No Comments
Fifty US lawmakers urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to slap sanctions on foreign firms with investments of more than 20 million dollars in Iran’s energy sector as called for under US law. The group’s letter to Obama came as talks between Iran and world powers, aimed at easing fears over the Islamic republic’s suspect
Big Pharma targets Capitol Hill with 2.3 lobbyists for every lawmaker: report
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:14 in Business, Health, Money, Politics | Viewed 100 views times | No Comments
By Jeff Knebel A new investigative report has revealed the vast lobbying efforts of the pharmaceutical industry to influence health care reform. Investigations uncovered that, in just the first half of 2009, the pharmaceutical industry spent more than $110 million on its booming lobbying efforts, which includes 2.3 drug lobbyists hovering around Capitol Hill for
US cracks down on Mexican drug cartel, 300 arrested
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:12 in Politics | Viewed 83 views times | No Comments
Law enforcement agencies announced Thursday that they had arrested more than 300 people and seized thousands of pounds of narcotics over the past two days in what officials are calling the largest ever crackdown on a Mexican drug cartel in the U.S. The large-scale joint operation, part of the long-running “Project Coronado,” involved more than
Obama administration slashes executive salaries
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:10 in Business, Money, Politics | Viewed 431 views times | No Comments
The Obama administration, in the wake of public contention at swelled Wall Street bonuses, took the initiative Thursday to cut salaries for executives at firms rescued by taxpayer bailouts, slashing cash payments by 90 percent. In a dramatic government swipe at big business, as unemployment nears 10 percent and the economic crisis reaps a painful
Mexican drug kingpin pleads guilty to US charges
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:05 in Politics | Viewed 71 views times | No Comments
A Mexican drug kingpin who led a fearsome cartel for more than a decade has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug and racketeering charges. Miguel Angel Caro Quintero pleaded guilty in Denver federal court Friday to one count of racketeering in Colorado and one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Arizona. He faces up to
Recession-hit factory towns slow to see stimulus
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:57 in Business, Money, Politics | Viewed 119 views times | No Comments
Many of the communities hit hardest by job losses are those near dying factories and mills; these areas are also some of the slowest to get relief from President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan, underscoring how hard it is for Washington policymakers to create lasting work in areas that need it most. The manufacturing industry has
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging stem cell rule
WASHINGTON – A judge on Tuesday dismissed a Christian adoption agency’s challenge to Obama administration regulations expanding stem cell research. The case arose from a decision by President Barack Obama to lift restraints on stem-cell research that were put in place by President George W. Bush. Nightlight Christian Adoptions contended in a lawsuit that the
Mexico extradites 11 fugitives to US
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:13 in Politics | Viewed 141 views times | No Comments
Mexico has extradited 11 fugitives, accused of crimes including murder, sex offenses, drug trafficking and money laundering, to face trial in the United States, the Justice Department said Sunday. ”The extradition of these 11 defendants exemplifies the strong cooperative relationship between the United States and Mexico,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. Justice said Mexico has
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