Monthly Archive: May 2009

May 29, 2009

Education Secretary outlines $100 education stimulus funds Street Beat: Texas considers concealed weapons on college campuses Undocumented recent UCLA graduate faces deportation hearing FEMA trailer residents face imminent eviction Sri Lankan government troops accused...

May 28, 2009

  Obama and Abbas to meet as Israel insist on expanding settlements Reporter’s Notebook: A long journey Activists target mountaintop removal coal mining Rio de Janeiro shantytown residents strike a deal with government  ...

May 27, 2009

  Same-sex marriage supporters demonstrate in San Francisco Exclusive Drew Barrymore weighs in on California court decision Georgian media polarized over calls for President to resign Israeli Parliament moves forward on controversial law Conservatives...

May 26, 2009

Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court UN condemns North Korea’s nuclear test What’s next for North Korea? Colombians to sue US-based Drummond Coal Brazil celebrates National Roma Day Download Audio HEADLINES California High Court...

May 22, 2009

Corporate lobbyist may stand to win from climate change bill California’s unemployment worse than national average Northwest Frontier Province reacts to bombing, threats by Taliban Aid agencies say Sri Lankan internal refugees not getting...

May 21, 2009

Obama announces possibility of indefinite detention for GITMO detainees US plan for Pakistan aid Detention of UC Berkeley immigrant worker renews calls for sanctuary Guatemala’s president says right-wing attack wants to strip him of...

May 20, 2009

Senate opposes Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay prison in 90-6 vote U.S. Government considers creating consumer watchdog agency FSRN’s Getting By Series: Surviving the Recession in Utah Colombia’s internally displaced continue to struggle...

May 19, 2009

Obama pushes tougher emissions regulations and credit card overhaul Lawmakers pass credit card consumer protection measures Congress look into curbing abuse at schools Controversial death row case stirs Global Day of Action New Fatah-led...

May 18, 2009

Obama meets with Israeli PM to talk Mid East peace Should torture memo authors be disbarred? Aung San Suu Kyi appears in Burmese court Sri Lanka declares victory over 25-year civil war with Tamil...