Archive for May 27th, 2009

Seattle Post IntelligencerSan Jose girl heads for Spelling Bee semifinalsSan Francisco ChronicleWearing her lucky pair of red-and-white sneakers, a San Jose eighth-grader advanced to the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, becoming one of only 41 spellers to make it past the preliminary rounds.... Full story

guardian.co.ukSotomayor shares joy with best friendNew York Daily NewsBY David Saltonstall What do you think of Pres. Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court? Love it. A Latina from the Bronx?Video: Who is Sotomayor? KRQE.comSotomayor no stranger to Senate confirmation process Newsday... Full story

Washington PostThe Obama PresidencyWashington PostAt Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, President Obama pointed to a solar energy system as a model for the nation. (By Charles Dharapak -- Associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or ...President ... Full story

ABC NewsSuu Kyi trial dashes chance US will ease sanctionsReutersBy Paul Eckert and Arshad Mohammed - Analysis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar's surprise trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has dashed already slim chances that President Barack Obama's administration would ease US sanctions against the ...... Full story

New York TimesPresident Obama touts early progressLos Angeles TimesAt a Beverly Hills fundraiser and earlier at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the president is confident and optimistic in assessing his first four months in office.For Obama, a Few Words and a Fund-Raising Focus New York ... Full story

Straits TimesChrysler's Nardelli Tells Judge Fiat Sale Is Best Deal for AllBloombergBy Christopher Scinta and Lindsay Fortado May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler LLC Chief Executive Officer Robert Nardelli said in a court filing that a sale to a group led by Fiat SpA is the best deal ... Full story

Telegraph.co.ukAbbas to present peace plan to ObamaJerusalem PostBy JPOST.COM STAFF In his meeting with US President Barack Obama on Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to propose the establishment of a supervisory committee, which would work under the Middle East Quartet in order to ... Full story

The Associated PressUS economy has stepped back from brink: ObamaWashington PostBy Doug Palmer BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - The US economy is showing signs of stabilizing after suffering the worst economic crisis in decades, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday.Gay rights demonstrators call on Obama to ... Full story

ABC NewsGM's 'Main Street' Bondholders Would Be Losers, Lawyer SaysBloombergBy Tiffany Kary and Christopher Scinta May 28 (Bloomberg) -- The loser in a General Motors Corp. bankruptcy would be Main Street, not Wall Street, says a lawyer who represented Chrysler LLC's dissident lenders and who is organizing ... Full story

Chicago TribuneTaliban suspected in Lahore blasts, 3 heldUnited Press InternationalLAHORE, Pakistan, May 28 (UPI) -- Pakistani authorities arrested three men in the bold terror attack on security buildings in Lahore that officials suspect was the handiwork of Taliban.Video: Pakistan: deadly blast rocks Lahore France 24Officers ... Full story