Archive for May 23rd, 2009

Washington PostCredit changes on the horizonBaltimore SunNew laws are designed to protect consumers, but they could mean some customers will have a harder time borrowing. By Liz F. Kay | liz.Credit-card reform was a long time coming Philadelphia InquirerCredit-card rates, fees might jump Columbus ... Full story

Boston GlobeA Plea for Outreach To Service MembersWashington PostPresident Obama used his weekly radio address yesterday to urge Americans to find ways of thanking troops serving overseas and veterans who have returned home.Video: Obama: Honor Veterans This Memorial Day The Associated PressFrom Larry Lazo CNN... Full story

BBC NewsMilitancy cripples economy in Pakistan's northwestAFPKARACHI (AFP) - Growing Islamist violence has crippled the economy in northwest Pakistan, made tens of thousands of people unemployed and exacerbated the poverty that breeds fundamentalism, business leaders say.Video: Pakistani Troops Fight Taliban in Main Swat Town The Associated ... Full story

Seattle Post IntelligencerObama Expands on Criteria for New JusticeWashington PostBy Alec MacGillis President Obama said he is seeking a Supreme Court nominee who understands the "practical day-to-day" implications of rulings, as he pushed back in an interview airing yesterday against criticism of his emphasis on judicial "empathy.... Full story

BBC NewsNetanyahu evicts settlers on return from WashingtonReutersBy Baz Ratner KOKHAV HASHAHAR, West Bank, May 21 (Reuters) - Israeli police evicted Jewish settlers from a West Bank hilltop on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from Washington, where he was urged to take just ... Full story

MiamiHerald.comThe Sorry State of the StatesNew York TimesIs California next in line for a bailout? Facing a $21 billion budget gap, California has asked for federal aid, probably in the range of $5 billion to $10 billion.Could budget defeat lead to reform? San Francisco ChronicleEditorial: ... Full story

Washington PostApril Jobless Rate: Best State Jobs Report in a YearSeeking AlphaRegional and state unemployment rates were little changed in April. Twenty-one states recorded over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 18 states and the District of Columbia registered rate increases, and 11 states had no rate change, the Bureau ... Full story

guardian.co.ukObama Invites Singh to US; They Pledge Cooperation on EconomyBloombergBy Thomas Kutty Abraham May 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama invited Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Washington DC, and the two pledged to work together to tackle global terrorism and the economic slowdown, the ... Full story

Straits TimesDPRK reports Roh Moo-hyun's deathXinhuaPYONGYANG, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The official news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday briefly reported the death of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun.Video: Ex-S. Korean leader 'kills himself' ITN NEWSNorth Korea reports Roh's ... Full story

Telegraph.co.ukDavid Leckrone: 'Superman of the Hubble Science'Washington PostNASA scientist David Leckrone has been dubbed the "Superman of Hubble science," and for good reason. For the past 16 years, he has been the Hubble Space Telescope's lead scientist, and has been in on virtually every major decision ... Full story