Reid responds to Republican block of Consumer-First Energy Act (News 4 Reno) bi13060604 Senate Republicans blocked the Consumer-First Energy Act and the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008. In response, Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement today, Tuesday, June 10

California prepares for gay marriages (The San Francisco Examiner) bi13060604 SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Dozens of gay couples planned to rush down to county clerk's office Monday evening to be among the very first to say "I do" under the historic court ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex marriages

Same-sex couples California get marriage licenses (The San Francisco Exami bi13060604 SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - California has become the second state to allow same-sex marriages

: Semi-aAutonomous region of Muslim of Mindanao the Philippines: Can be bi13060604 Turkey could create an autonomous, federally recognized political, ethnic and economic region borders. Using the negotiation outcomes of the Philippines state-secessionist conflict as a model, the Turkish government might do well to implement such a structure eastern Anatolia

'Pure Hollings' view of the world perseveres (The State) bi13060604 Four years out of office have done little to dampen former U.S. Sen. Ernest F. ?Fritz? Hollings? fury over the nation?s soaring debt and the flight of industry to low-wage nations ? or passion for the good he thinks government can and should do. In new book, ?Making Government Work,? the lifelong Democrat who spent 52 years government ? including 38 the U.S. Senate ? makes ..

Tourism and Gaming (In Business Las Vegas) bi13060604 It was only a matter of time before the nation's second-largest air carrier offered response to skyrocketing jet fuel costs, following the lead of No. 1 Airlines

Senator sees remedies for flawed system (The Post and Courier) bi13060604 "Show me the money." This familiar catchphrase from "Jerry Maguire," a popular sports movie, applies just as snugly to national political figures immersed the perpetual campaign, the perpetual pursuit of campaign cash, often to the detriment of the job they were elected to do. But only one way money, ill-used, exerts a disruptive influence on governance, says former Sen. Ernest ..

Thousands who earn $200,000+ avoid income tax (USA Today) bi13060604 New IRS statistics show 7,389 federal tax returns $200,000 or more adjusted gross income reported no federal income taxes 2005. That's a 161% jump from the 2,833 comparable returns filed 2004

They Earn $200,000 and Pay No Taxes (ABC News) bi13060604 Find out how these rich folks avoided paying any income taxes

UT to get 'green' tech center (Fremont News-Messenger) bi13060604 WASHINGTON DC. -- U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has announced that a provision to establish the University of Toledo as the Great Lakes Center for Green Technology Manufacturing has been included the latest version of S.3036, the Climate Security Act of 2008

Roger Cohen: The good American and Monsieur Obama - International Herald Tribune bi13060604 CTV.ca Roger Cohen: The good and Monsieur Obama International Herald Tribune, France - 11 hours ago These good s were those truest to a Gallic idea of what the United States should be, and recent years those at the furthest remove from the Obama stands on brink of history Scotsman Obama or McCain? How America fare under the 44th commander-in Independent Comment by Allan J. Lichtman Professor of History, University Daily Nation - Jackson Clarion Ledgerall 2,158 news articles..

Bush: American 'brand,' no 'makeover' - Baltimore Sun bi13060604 Bush: 'brand,' no 'makeover' Baltimore Sun, United States - 1 hour ago "Do you believe that the brand needs a makeover?'' "No, I mean, we stand for liberty and human rights and freedom,'' Bush replied. ..

Barack Obama and the American Dream II - Sydney Morning Herald bi13060604 The Sun Barack Obama and the Dream II Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 18 hours ago Barack Obama has defeated Hillary Clinton and, because of contest - as close, tough, competitive and tempestuous as any modern history Obama, like JFK, has the wind behind Times Online Obama's place history Greenwich Time Feminists, the choice obvious Boston Globe Malaysia Star - Atlanta Journal Constitutionall 1,457 news articles..

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