Sydney Morning Herald
Desperate hunt for the living as Sumatra quake toll mountsguardian.co.ukIn Padang, a man carries an injured person in front of a collapsed university building after an earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra. Photograph: Reuters A major rescue operation was under way after a devastating earthquake struck the Indonesian island …Indonesia allocates .3 mln to handle [...]
Times Online
Nuclear Issue To Be Focus Of Six-Power Iranian TalksVoice of AmericaA senior US government official says the nuclear issue will be the focus of talks when the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany meet Iranian representatives Thursday in Geneva. …World powers turn up heat on IranBBC NewsIran to propose third-party [...]
Voice of America
Senate Panel Rejects Tightening of Abortion RestrictionsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday rejected a Republican proposal to tighten restrictions on abortion under a bill to overhaul the health care system. The 13-to-10 vote generally followed party lines, …Senators reject stronger anti-abortion languageThe Associated PressPublic option: 'Nothing is ever dead [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
Desperate hunt for the living as Sumatra quake toll mountsguardian.co.ukIn Padang, a man carries an injured person in front of a collapsed university building after an earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra. Photograph: Reuters A major rescue operation was under way after a devastating earthquake struck the Indonesian island …Indonesia allocates .3 mln to handle [...]
guardian.co.uk
CORRECTED: Obama says deeply committed to passing climate billReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama, welcoming a new Senate proposal, said on Wednesday he was "deeply committed" to passing a new energy law that would set caps on greenhouse gas emissions. "With the draft legislation they are announcing …Sen. John Kerry: Climate Change is About [...]
Reuters
Supreme Court Takes Case on Reach of Gun RightsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would decide whether state and local gun control laws may be challenged under the Second Amendment. The court also agreed to hear nine other cases from among the appeals that …Ban handguns? Supreme Court taking [...]
Do I have to give a reason to see association records? Do I have to pay a fee?
Do I need a reason to review my association records? May I see them [...]
guardian.co.uk
Iran to give IAEA inspection timetableCNN(CNN) — Iran will soon tell the International Atomic Energy Agency when it can inspect the Islamic republic's recently revealed nuclear facility, the country's state-run Press TV reported. Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi pledged that his country …US eyes energy, financial sanctions on IranThe Associated PressIran Will Not Discuss [...]
BBC News
Polanski Seeks Release From Swiss JailNew York TimesPARIS — Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning movie director arrested in Switzerland as a fugitive from American justice, filed an application Tuesday with a Swiss court seeking his release, news reports said. …Roman Polanski files for release from jailEntertainment WeeklyPolanski capture 'always planned'BBC NewsVictim: Courts did more harm [...]
MiamiHerald.com
Senate Democrats plan to force vote on public optionCNNWASHINGTON (CNN) — Two members of the Senate Finance Committee plan to put their Democratic colleagues on the spot on Tuesday by offering amendments on whether to give uninsured Americans the opportunity to join a government insurance program. …Is Today the Public Option's Last Chance?Atlantic OnlineLive Blogging: [...]
