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October 09, 2007 |
Bush backs Mexico, rapist-murderer
Worldnet Daily
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday in which the Bush administration will seek to overturn the death penalty of a convicted rapist-murderer at the behest of the International Court of Justice. |
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October 09, 2007 |
US Embassy opening in Baghdad delayed indefinitely
Reuters
The opening of the mammoth new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has been delayed indefinitely while its Kuwaiti contractor fixes a punch list of problems, the State Department said on Tuesday.
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October 03, 2007 |
UK Schools must warn of Gore climate film bias
Daily Mail (UK)
Schools will have to issue a warning before they show pupils Al Gore's controversial film about global warming, a judge indicated yesterday. |
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October 03, 2007 |
Merger opens U.S. defense to China
Washington Post
A Chinese company with ties to Beijing's military and past links to Saddam Hussein's army in Iraq and the Taliban will gain access to U.S. defense-network technology under a proposed merger, Pentagon officials say. |
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October 02, 2007 |
Weak dollar prompts record foreign buyouts of U.S. companies
Int'l Herald Tribune
Foreign firms are taking advantage of the weaker dollar to buy U.S. companies at a record pace, increasing investment here but also raising fears about a potential loss of jobs and autonomy. |
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September 29, 2007 |
China Bidding for Stake in Defence Contractor 3Com
Worldnet Daily
The joint acquisition, announced yesterday, of 3Com, the U.S. computer networking group, by Bain Capital, the U.S. private equity firm and China's Huawei Technologies, a telecoms equipment maker, is being called "really worrisome" by a former Pentagon cybersecurity expert. |
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September 26, 2007 |
Gore calls for ‘global Marshall plan’
Financial Times
Al Gore, the former US vice-president, on Wednesday called for a “Marshall plan” to make job creation and measures to address climate change compatible and urged President George W. Bush to commit to mandatory cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. |
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September 22, 2007 |
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented
Washington Post
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried, according to documents obtained by a group of civil liberties advocates and statements by government officials. |
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September 10, 2007 |
World stock markets braced for further credit woes
The Scotsman
MARKETS around the world are bracing themselves for another tough week, with new evidence that the global credit crisis is expected to continue for some time. |
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September 04, 2007 |
Brits smell scam over green taxes
Daily Mail (UK)
Billions of pounds are being raised in green taxes with little or no reward for environmentally-friendly consumers, according to two new studies. |
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