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New Jersey to hold hearing about $400 million mistake - CNN
September 7, 2010New Jersey to hold hearing about $400 million mistake CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The New Jersey Assembly has called upon nearly everyone who might have had a hand on the failed application that cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in educating funding to testify at a hearing Tuesday. ... Fine Print: The Race to the Top Collection Assembly panel set to review grant goof CHCCS expected to receive funds from Race to the Top |
Patrick seeks to cement union ties - Boston Globe
September 7, 2010 Boston Globe | Patrick seeks to cement union ties Boston Globe Governor Deval Patrick, seeking to shore up an uneasy relationship with organized labor, highlighted his administration's record of helping unions and their members yesterday but struck a defiant tone, saying he would not pander for ... Deval Patrick vows to honor tax cut Mass. gubernatorial candidates spar over economic fixes Pro-Gambling Governor Patrick Losing Support In Massachusetts |
Attitude toward unions key factor in campaigns - San Francisco Chronicle
September 7, 2010 The Daily Titan | Attitude toward unions key factor in campaigns San Francisco Chronicle In a year in which California unemployment hovers at 12 percent and the state confronts the worst recession in generations, Art Pulaski is wondering: How did his people - working people - become the bad guys of the 2010 election? ... Airwaves Heat Up in California Race Wall Street sees a reliable partner in Whitman Democrat Jerry Brown to launch first TV ads |
Jefferson Thomas, 67, member of Little Rock Nine, dies - Washington Post
September 7, 2010 ABC News | Jefferson Thomas, 67, member of Little Rock Nine, dies Washington Post Jefferson Thomas, one of the "Little Rock Nine" who provoked a major civil rights battle when they integrated Arkansas' largest public high school in 1957 over the opposition of Gov. Orval E. Faubus, died Sept. ... Little Rock 9 member Jefferson Thomas dies in Ohio Sister: 'Little Rock Nine' member's mission was education for all Member of Little Rock Nine, Jefferson Thomas dies at 67 |
Man scales SF tower to publicize his message - San Francisco Chronicle
September 7, 2010 New York Daily News | Man scales SF tower to publicize his message San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Fire Department helps Dan Goodwin, aka SpiderDan, as he hangs an American flag at the top of the Millennium Tower on Mission Street on Monday. A daredevil in a red jumpsuit, equipped with suction cups and an American flag, ... 'Skyscraper Man' scales tower in California Man scales SF tower to make point Police arrest man who scaled San Francisco tower |
Hundreds flee fast-moving Colorado wildfire - The Associated Press
September 7, 2010 MiamiHerald.com | Hundreds flee fast-moving Colorado wildfire The Associated Press DENVER — A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying an unknown number of homes — some that belonged to the firefighters themselves. ... Hundreds flee fast-moving Colorado wildfire Blaze near Boulder ravages 3500 acres, firefighters' homes CO Fire Forces Evacuation |
Despite Murfreesboro mosque controversy, Muslims share hospitality, meal - The Tennessean
September 7, 2010 Ninemsn | Despite Murfreesboro mosque controversy, Muslims share hospitality, meal The Tennessean MURFREESBORO — Muslims and non-Muslims joined Sunday evening to share a meal and a common bond as human beings. The dinner, held at the Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors office on ... Islamic Center Reaches Out to Boston The Truth about Islamic Triumphalism Ground Zero mosque overshadows 9/11 anniversary |
Republicans making gains ahead of midterm elections - Washington Post
September 7, 2010Republicans making gains ahead of midterm elections Washington Post Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly in their favor, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Americans are increasingly frustrated by a lack of ... Republicans exalt, Democrats fret as they both kick off final campaign push CNN Poll: GOP up 46 to 43 percent over Democrats on economy Key Fronts Emerge as Parties Battle for the House |
Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas - The Associated Press
September 7, 2010 CBC.ca | Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas The Associated Press McALLEN, Texas — Tropical Storm Hermine rolled into south Texas early Tuesday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer. Hermine made landfall in northeastern Mexico late Monday and crossed into ... Tropical Storm Hermine Forms in Gulf of Mexico Off of Tampico, Heads North Tropical storm Hermine crossing Texas, may weaken Tropical Storm Gaston may be revived, Hermine is born in the Gulf |
Police say 'vicious thugs' killed pizza delivery man
September 7, 2010Boston police have arrested three suspects who they say stabbed a Domino's pizza delivery man and drove off in his car.
