Archive for July 4th, 2009
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OAS suspends Honduras after coup (AP)
AP – The OAS on Saturday night suspended Honduras participation in the organization because of last week’s military coup. -
Thunderous Okla. applause greets Bush on July 4 (AP)
AP – Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in a rural Oklahoma rodeo arena that the U.S. was “the greatest nation on the face of the earth.” -
Serious note in holiday night at White House
President Barack Obama warns “there will be difficult days ahead” in Iraq at a White House celebration of Independence Day with military families. -
Analysis: Palin’s resignation raises questions (AP)
AP – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. -
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives’ record-keeping lapse (AP)
AP – National Archives visitors know they’ll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building’s magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won’t find the patent file for the Wright Brothers’ Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory. -
Bulgarians vote in polls tipped to end in stalemate (AFP)
AFP – Bulgarians go to the polls in a general election tipped to be won by the rightwing opposition but also result in a hung parliament and a political stalemate over the formation of the next government. -
60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats (AP)
AP – Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama’s top priorities to pass without Republican support.
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Palin attorney warns press on ‘defamatory material’ (Politico)
Politico – Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin’s attorney threatened Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish “defamatory” stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation.
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Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson’s art (AP)
AP – Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated. -
Colin Powell worries Obama tackling too much (AP)
AP – Colin Powell worries that President Barack Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offers this advice: take a hard look at costs and consider the additional red tape that will be created.
