Archive for April, 2009
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Justice Souter leaves ‘best job’ in ‘worst city’
After 18 years in a city he loved to hate, Justice David H. Souter can finally bid Washington farewell. -
More schools close, swine flu cases pass 100 (AP)
AP – Hundreds of schools scattered around the country closed as the nation’s swine flu caseload passed 100 Thursday, and U.S. authorities said they eventually could produce enough vaccine for everyone if necessary but that shots couldn’t begin until fall at the earliest. -
US panel: Religious freedoms ebbing in Russia (AP)
AP – A congressionally backed panel said Friday that religious freedoms were deteriorating in Russia, Turkey and four other nations that were added to a watch list of countries where people’s rights to worship as they please or not to worship at all are at risk.
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Vice President Joe Biden to Travel to Southeastern Europe
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Justice Souter plans to retire (Politico)
Politico – Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire this year – giving President Barack Obama his first chance to shape the court in his image, according to Democratic sources.
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Officials cite progress drafting Afghan benchmarks (AP)
AP – Under pressure from Congress to develop ways to measure progress in Afghanistan, two top aides to President Barack Obama said the administration was readying benchmarks to gauge security, governance and economic development there. -
Michelle Obama encourages spouses to volunteer (AP)
AP – First lady Michelle Obama hopes to turn an annual White House picnic for members of Congress into a community service event for lawmakers and their families. -
Media reports: Justice Souter retiring (AP)
AP – News media reports say Justice David Souter plans to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court’s term in June.
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Sept. 11 drawings taken off FEMA Web site
An online coloring book from 2003 that showed planes crashing into the World Trade Center has been removed from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Web site.
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No bankruptcy help for homeowners
The Obama administration lost a bid to add a powerful weapon in its fight against foreclosure Thursday, after the Senate voted down a proposal to allow bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages.
