Gessler confirms Morse recall signatures verified, now a lawsuit announced to ... KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News It's a first for Colorado: enough signatures were gathered to recall a state legislator, Senate President John Morse. But don't expect a ballot in your mailbox anytime soon; the Morse camp is fighting back with a lawsuit to get the recall thrown out entirely. and more » |
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CBS News | Reporter Michael Hastings dies at 33 CBS News Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings, best known for the Rolling Stone profile that led to Gen. Stanley McChrystal's retirement, died in a car accident early Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his employers at Buzzfeed and Rolling Stone. He was 33. BuzzFeed reporter Hastings dead at 33CNN Journalist Michael Hastings dies in LA car crashLos Angeles Times Michael HastingsRollingStone.com Minneapolis Star Tribune -NBC Southern California all 44 news articles » |
New York Times | Google challenges US gag order, citing First Amendment Washington Post Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests the court makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it is forced to give the ... Google Challenges NSA Secrecy in FISA CourtTIME Google presses FISA court on disclosurePolitico Google Asks Intelligence Court to Let It Release Data (2)Businessweek USA TODAY -Wall Street Journal -CNN all 108 news articles » |
Teacher Preparation Program Rankings Make US News Debut Huffington Post Kate Walsh wants to bust up the teacher preparation market. That's why on Tuesday her group, the National Center for Teaching Quality, is releasing its first ranking of teacher preparation programs on the U.S. News & World Report website. The nearly ... and more » |
San Francisco Chronicle | In Partisan Vote, House Acts to Limit Abortions New York Times WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the most restrictive ban on abortion to be considered by Congress in a decade in a largely symbolic vote that laid bare the deep ideological differences between Democrats and ... House passes far-reaching bill to limit abortionsUSA TODAY House approves bill banning most abortions after 20-week markFox News Led by Republicans, House passes measure to limit abortionsLos Angeles Times CBS News -Washington Post -Politico all 134 news articles » |
The Atlantic Wire | The Great Battle Over the IRS Scandal Enters the Please-Let-It-End Phase The Atlantic Wire This is where we are with the IRS scandal: bogged in a subset of a subset of a subset of a war between Democrats and Republicans. The Democrats fired a shot today, releasing a transcript of an interview in an attempt to get the Republicans to release other ... Cummings: Full IRS interview shows White House didn't direct tea party targetingWashington Times IRS Tea Party Targeting Was Directed From DCInvestor's Business Daily IRS scandal could change rules for non-profitsUPI.com all 101 news articles » |
ABC News | NFL Star to Be Questioned About Murder ABC News Massachusetts investigators plan to interview New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in connection the murder of a man police call an "associate" of player No. 81, ABC News has learned. Hernandez's jersey number is 81. Investigators are seeking ... Patriots' Hernandez questioned by police in homicide probeSI.com Report: New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez to be questioned in ...Attleboro Sun Chronicle Sources: Patriots' Aaron Hernandez questioned by police in homicide investigationWCVB Boston KGET 17 -My Fox Boston all 26 news articles » |
ABC News | Denver passengers take shelter after tornado spotted near Denver airport; no ... Washington Post DENVER — The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed. There are ... Tornado warning issued for Denver airport, day after tornado touches down in ...Minneapolis Star Tribune Tornado spotted at Denver International AirportThe Daily Camera Tornado spotted near Denver airport terminalMilton Daily Standard all 48 news articles » |
San Francisco Chronicle | CBO: Immigration bill would decrease deficit by $197 billion over 10 years NBCNews.com By Carrie Dann, NBC News. In a boost for proponents of comprehensive immigration reform, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the immigration bill currently being debated in the Senate would increase the U.S. population by ... US Senate immigration bill would boost economy, CBO saysReuters Report says immigration bill cuts deficitSan Francisco Chronicle CBO: Senate immigration bill cuts deficits by $197B over 10 years, $700B in next ...Houston Chronicle Huffington Post -TIME (blog) all 19 news articles » |
Washington Post | Officials: Surveillance programs foiled more than 50 terrorist plots Washington Post The U.S. government's sweeping surveillance programs have disrupted more than 50 terrorist plots in the United States and abroad, including a plan to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, senior government officials testified Tuesday. The officials ... NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programsReuters NSA chief defends surveillance, says helped prevent terror plots more than 50 ...Fox News NSA surveillance helped foil more than 50 attacks, officials sayLos Angeles Times Christian Science Monitor -ABC News -Newsday all 602 news articles » |
NEWS.com.au | "Modern-Day Slavery": Four accused of holding mother, child captive for 2 years ... CBS News (CBS) ASHLAND, Ohio - Four people have been arrested and are accused of holding a mother and her child captive for two years in Ashland, Ohio, in what the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio called a case of "modern-day slavery," CBS affiliate ... Feds charge 3 in Ohio slavery caseCNN 3 in Ohio accused of enslaving disabled woman, childThe Oshkosh Northwestern 4 charged in Ohio with enslaving mother, daughterWTSP 10 News New York Daily News -Merced Sun-Star all 82 news articles » |
Livemint | Chrysler caves in, recalls 2.7 million Jeeps feds sought USA TODAY Chrysler Group has done an about face and says it will recall 2.7 million Jeeps, as the government had requested. Affected: 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says ... Chrysler backs down, agrees to recall 2.7 million older-model JeepsNBCNews.com (blog) Chrysler reverses stance, will recall 2.7M JeepsThe Detroit News Chrysler relents, will recall 2.7 mln Jeeps on fuel tank issueReuters Detroit Free Press -Bloomberg -Washington Post all 116 news articles » |
Politico | Lew changes official signature for US currency USA TODAY Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's penmanship has improved -- somewhat. You can (barely) make out the name that will soon adorn U.S. currency. The Treasury Department on Tuesday tweeted out the new "official signature" from Lew, whose loopy handwriting ... On the Money: Jacob Lew's Official SignatureWall Street Journal It's official: Jack Lew's new signatureCNN (blog) Here's Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's New John HancockThe Atlantic Wire Ventura County Star all 20 news articles » |
Investigators `zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start KKCO-TV COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Sheriff's officials say they have now recorded more than 500 homes leveled by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. El Paso County sheriff's officials on Monday updated their tally of homes destroyed in the ... and more » |
Series of bombings kills 15 in Iraq CNN International Baghdad (CNN) -- The United Nations and the United States condemned a wave of bombings in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities that left 15 dead and wounded dozens Sunday. The latest blast hit a coffee shop in a Shiite Muslim district in southeastern ... and more » |
Marketplace.org | Are teacher prep programs worth the money? Marketplace.org To view this content, Javascript must be enabled and Adobe Flash Player must be installed. Get Adobe Flash player · Subscribe to podcast · Download audio · Embed player · Audio player assistance · Pop-Up. and more » |
CBS News | FBI, NYC offer $65K reward for 2008 Times Square bombing info CBS News The FBI and the New York City Police Department announced they are offering a reward of up to $65,000 for information related to the suspect or suspects involved in the 2008 bombing of the Times Square Armed Forces Recruiting Station. Police also ... FBI releases new footage in 2008 Times Square bomb7Online.com all 9 news articles » |
AllFacebook | House Speaker John Boehner, Others In Congress Like Facebook Hashtags AllFacebook Not every brand has access to Facebook hashtags yet, but one group that does — members of Congress — has taken a liking to the social network's newest feature. Don Seymour, digital strategist for Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), talked up ... Rep. Rohrabacher: Boehner Should Lose Speakership If Immigration Passes ...TPM Congress: 'Gang' violence?NBCNews.com (blog) Major tests loom for BoehnerThe Hill all 22 news articles » |
Politico | Missouri Sen. McCaskill backs Clinton for president in '16 NBCNews.com By Michael O'Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News. Follow @twitter. She's not a presidential candidate yet but Hillary Clinton is already starting to pile up the endorsements. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill Tuesday added her support to a growing roster of ... Sen. McCaskill backs Hillary Clinton presidential bidUSA TODAY Sen. McCaskill backs group urging Hillary 2016 runFox News Claire McCaskill endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016Politico Washington Times -MSNBC -CNN (blog) all 17 news articles » |
WPBF West Palm Beach | Rick Scott Trails Charlie Crist In Poll, But Florida Gov's Numbers Are Rising Huffington Post Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is trailing former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist by 10 points in his 2014 bid for reelection, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday, but the incumbent's numbers are on the upswing. Crist, who was Republican as ... Florida's Governor Signs ALEC-Backed Bill Banning Paid Sick LeaveThinkProgress all 50 news articles » |