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AFP | Supreme Court Rules That Gun Rights Apply to Local Laws New York Times The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Second Amendment, which forbids Congress from infringing the right to keep and bear arms, applies to state and local governments as well. By ADAM LIPTAK WASHINGTON â€" The Second Amendment's guarantee of an ... High court strikes down Chicago handgun ban Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide Activist: Supreme Court ruling to have little effect on Mass. gun laws |
Los Angeles Times | World leaders mix summitry with soccer USA Today Diplomacy runs into rivalry this weekend at the G8 and G20 summits in Canada -- in the form of World Cup soccer. While President Obama and leaders of the world's major and developing nations continue discussions on sobering topics such as the global ... Economic Summit Under Way in Canada Obama Urges Financial Overhaul Passage |
The Guardian | Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed keeping Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the job because he was vital to the war effort in Afghanistan, but he was overruled, a senior Pentagon official told CNN's Barbara Starr. ... McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team' Right Man for Afghanistan? President Obama had no choice but to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal after ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP estimates spill up to 100000 bpd in document Reuters Poggy fish lie dead stuck in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulpher, Louisiana June 20, 2010. LONDON/BURAS Louisiana (Reuters) - An internal BP document released by a US lawmaker estimated that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ... BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Response Costs Up To $2 Billion |
The Guardian | Playing out the scenarios in Group C Yahoo! Sports JOHANNESBURG â€" In just a few days time the United States' biggest enemy at this World Cup will be Algeria, the team they will face Wednesday with its tournament survival at stake. With a spirited display to ... Users get creative with Wikipedia page of USA-Slovenia referee World Cup Today US Denied World Cup Win After Referee's Decision |
The Hindu | BP agrees to $20 bln escrow for spill claims: NYTimes Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP (BP.L) (BP.N) agreed to President Barack Obama's demand to place about $20 billion in escrow to pay claims resulting from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Kristin Roberts, ... Obama, demanding action, meets with BP execs Obama Vows Spill Fix |
Reuters | BP Outlines Plan to Speed Up Oil Containment FOXNews The drilling rig Discoverer Enterprise recovers leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico on June 13. (AP Photo) As President Obama took his fourth trip to the Gulf Coast to survey oil spill damage, BP outlined a plan it said would speed up the containment ... Obama to address nation on oil disaster Obama, BP set for for oil-spill showdown Obama to Visit Gulf Coast and Address Nation on Oil Spill, BP |
Reuters | Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A French fishing vessel reached a remote area in the Indian Ocean on Saturday morning to fetch a stranded 16-year-old California girl who lost contact as she tried to circumnavigate the globe in her yacht. ... Solo sailor Abby Sunderland rescued French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen Teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescued by French fishermen |
CBC.ca | Iran Dismisses New UN Sanctions Voice of America Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council Wednesday is of no value. Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, insisted Iran will go ahead with its uranium enrichment activities. ... China seeks more dialogue on Iran Iran will revise UN nuclear watchdog ties - state media Ahmadinejad due in China after sanctions slap |
Reuters | AT A GLANCE: BP Captures More Oil, Spill Consequences Grow W » |
CBC.ca | BP Places Cap on Oil Pipe in Effort to Contain Spill W » |