Archive for May 22nd, 2009

FOXNewsNavy grads get talk on securityBaltimore SunBy Paul West | paul.west@baltsun.com President Barack Obama carried the debate over national security to the US Naval Academy on Friday, telling graduating midshipmen that America's fundamental values and principles "help keep us safe.Video: Sen. John McCain's Son: Naval Academy ... Full story

BBC NewsMyanmar junta complicates Suu Kyi defensePRESS TVMyanmar's junta has revoked the license of a top lawyer, barring him from defending opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the US renews sanctions on the country.Video: Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi jailed, to be charged France 24... Full story

BBC NewsEnvoy meets detained US journalists in N. KoreaPRESS TVThe Swedish envoy representing US interests in North Korea has met the two US journalists who were arrested two months ago on charges of espionage.Video: Trial Date Set for Journalists Held in N. Korea The Associated Pre... Full story

Straits Times2 Challenges for India's New Government: Lifting Up the Economy ...New York TimesBy SOMINI SENGUPTA NEW DELHI - In a hall adorned with paintings of battle, an understated economist named Manmohan Singh was sworn in Friday evening as prime minister of India for a second five-year ... Full story

MiamiHerald.comWest Virginia, Ohio, Rhode Island Lead Jump in Jobless RatesBloombergBy Courtney Schlisserman May 22 (Bloomberg) -- West Virginia, Ohio and Rhode Island showed the biggest increases in unemployment in April as the worst job slump in the post-World War II era rippled through the economy.Ohio's unemployment ... Full story

Los Angeles TimesObama Vows Not to Send People to War Without CauseABC NewsBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE AP Writer AP President Barack Obama gets a hug from a graduate during the United States Naval Academy graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Md.Video: Sen. John McCain's Son: Naval Academy Graduation ... Full story

Fox11online.comWelcome twist: Economy may boost Memorial holiday travelKTVZBy Kelsey Watts, KTVZ.COM Memorial Day weekend is here, and this year, some surprising news: Our struggling economy may actually be helping boost travel.Video: Holiday weekend travel WTNHSummer travel tips CNNMoney.comBizjournals.com - The Associated Press - ... Full story

Los Angeles TimesSKorean ex-president Roh dies in apparent suicideThe Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a broadening corruption scandal, jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural southern home, his lawyer said.Former South Korean ... Full story

Washington PostObama signs new credit rulesThe Detroit NewsMost of the new credit card rules signed by President Barack Obama on Friday won't go into effect until February, but credit card issuers already are devising new ways to protect their profits.Even with a new law, credit cards ... Full story

HispanicBusiness.comDemocrats use stalling tactics to try to block voter ID bill from ...Fort Worth Star TelegramBy DAVE MONTGOMERY AP/Harry Cabluck Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, right, talks with colleagues after trying to prevent consideration of the local and consent agenda.The Land That Republicans Forgot New York ... Full story