Monthly Archives: September 2011

NBA meetings will resume Saturday (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – One down, two big issues to go for an agreement that would end the NBA lockout. It may not happen this weekend, but players and owners both say they are working to get there soon enough that … Continue reading →

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Obama pushes on jobs bill while Congress goes slow

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Job News

On Capitol Hill, the Republican-led House appears unlikely to take up Obama’s bill soon — if ever. Party leaders want to break up his ideas and farm them out to slow-moving committees for consideration. And even in the Democratic-led Senate, … Continue reading →

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Reagins resigns as Angels general manager (Reuters)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

(Reuters) – Tony Reagins stepped down as general manager of the Los Angeles Angels on Friday after the team’s failure to reach the playoffs for a second successive season. Reagins, who became general manager in October 2007, will remain with … Continue reading →

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Rays rookie Moore dominates Texas in ALDS opener (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

ARLINGTON, Texas – Matt Moore went to the mound as the ultimate wild card. Seven innings later, he walked off as a postseason ace. Making only his second major league start, the 22-year-old rookie pitched two-hit ball and left with … Continue reading →

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Beloved Mexican comic ‘Capulina’ dies at age 85 (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

MEXICO CITY – The beloved Mexican comic known as “Capulina” died Friday at age 85, after a six-decade career as Mexico’s equivalent of funny fat man Oliver Hardy. The spokesman for Mexico’s National Actors Association said comic actor Gaspar Henaine … Continue reading →

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Bachmann: ‘China has blinded United States satellites’ (Daily Caller)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

Minnesota Rep. and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann talked foreign policy Friday during an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show. Specifically, she zeroed in on China, saying the country has attacked American satellites with lasers. “I’m not sharing something I shouldn’t,” … Continue reading →

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Assassinating Awlaki: Obama Can Kill Anyone He Wants To (The Nation)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

The Nation —  Now we know what embattled Yemeni President Saleh meant when he cryptically told reporters from the Washington Post and Time yesterday: “We are fighting the al-Qaeda organization in Abyan [in Yemen] in coordination with the Americans and … Continue reading →

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Gay pride march banned in Serbia (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian authorities have banned a gay pride march and an anti-gay protest planned in the nation’s capital this weekend to avoid violence. When two similar events occurred side by side in Serbia’s capital last year, about 100 … Continue reading →

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US: military chaplains may perform same-sex unions (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation. The ruling announced Friday by the Pentagon’s personnel chief follows the Sept. 20 repeal of a law that had prohibited … Continue reading →

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Obama: Laws restricting vote access ‘big mistake’ (AP)

Written on September 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says that some new state voter ID laws make it harder for groups like seniors to vote, and he says that’s a big mistake. The president says he’s made sure the Justice Department is taking … Continue reading →

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