Biden: Decision On Second Stimulus Would Be "Premature" (Camp Victory, Iraq) -- Vice President Joe Biden says a decision now about a second economic stimulus package would be "premature." Biden told ABC's "This Week" it will take time for the first stimulus spending to begin to revive the nation's gasping economy ...Read & Hear More
Congress Returns From Recess With Full Agenda (Washington, DC) -- The "in box" is jammed as lawmakers return this week from their July 4th recess. Congress takes most of August off, so time is critical as lawmakers confront sweeping healthcare reform, annual budget bills and comprehensive legislation on energy and climate change ...Read More
Negotiations Continue On Possible California Compromise Budget (Sacramento, CA) -- Negotiations continue in California where a budget compromise may clear the way for an agreement on an overdue budget to head off a cash crisis for the state. The "San Francisco Chronicle" reports Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaking to the paper's editorial board, Friday, said he would be willing to reconsider his proposal to help reduce California's 26 ...Read More
Regulators Looked Away While Alleged Scammer Stanford Moved Cash (Miami, FL) -- Florida regulators reportedly cast a blind eye to money movements and lack of financial reports by accused swindler Allen Stanford. The "Miami Herald" is reporting Stanford received a thumbs-up from Sunshine State bank regulators in 1998 to move money from his Florida office to Antigua without bothering to file reports with government agencies ...Read More
Tickets Sold Out Through Early September For Lady Liberty's Crown (Undated) -- The crown atop the Statue of Liberty was opened to visitors on Saturday for the first time since the 9-11 attacks. Visitors have been able to tour the pedestal and lower observation decks, but the famed crown has been off-limits ...Read More
Republican Heavyweights Weigh In On Palin's Decision To Resign (Washington, DC) -- Republican heavyweights are weighing in on Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's recent decision to resign about 18 months before her term expires. Former Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee told "Fox News Sunday" resignation is a risky strategy for Palin if she does want to continue her career in politics ...Read & Hear More
Vice President Says North Korea Seeking Attention With Missiles (Camp Victory, Iraq) -- Calling North Korea's recent missile launches "attention-seeking" behavior, Vice President Joe Biden says the events have "almost become predictable." Biden made the statement to ABC's "This Week," remarking he doesn't want to give North Korea the attention it wants ...Read & Hear More
Joint Chiefs Chief Assesses Offensive In Afghanistan (Washington, DC) -- A top U.S. military figure says he's comfortable with the strategy in Afghanistan. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen told CBS' "Face the Nation" the operation in Afghanistan is meant to provide security to the Afghan people ...Read & Hear More
Entertainment
Michael Jackson Public Memorial Set For Tuesday In L.A. (Los Angeles, CA) -- One-point-six million people registered online in a lottery to get one of the 17-thousand-500 tickets to Tuesday's memorial service for Michael Jackson at Staples Center and the Nokia Theater ...Read More
Jackson Estate Proceedings Resume, Drug Warning Issued (Los Angeles, CA) -- The battle over Michael Jackson's estate begins Monday between the singer's mother, 79-year-old Katherine Jackson, and attorneys who were named co-executors of a Jackson will that surfaced last week ...Read More
Famed Pitchman Is Laid To Rest (McKees Rocks, PA) -- The man who became famous pitching products on television at all hours of the day and night has been laid to rest. Pitchman Billy Mays was buried Friday in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania ...Read More
