Biros Given Deadline by Federal Appeals Court

WYTV Youngstown - Sat Nov 21

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has given attorneys for Kenneth Biros until Friday afternoon to present arguments.

Gripes about H1N1 vaccine abound

Omaha World-Herald - Sat Nov 21

When the nation's H1N1 flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Military schools get few minority names

The Detroit News - Sat Nov 21

As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.

Brash timing for Israeli settlement expansion

TheNational - Thu Nov 19

A reader argues that construction work on large apartment buildings in the east Jerusalem settlement of Gilo is putting at risk the reputation of the US president Barack Obama.

The top 10 internet moments

Southland Times On Line. - Thu Nov 19

The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of US President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

WPVI-TV Philadelphia - Thu Nov 19

When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Pentagon to announce broad probe of Fort Hood shooting

Star Tribune - Wed Nov 18

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.

Bill would ban P2P use on federal PCs

The Washington Post - Wed Nov 18

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee introduced legislation on Tuesday to prohibit the use of peer-to-peer file-sharing software across all federal government computers and networks.

Financial reforms grind forward in Congress

Reuters - Wed Nov 18

The U.S. Congress edged closer on Wednesday to creating new government powers to break up giant financial firms, which Europe is already doing, while a U.S. derivatives market crackdown got more complicated.

Sotomayor adds celebrity to court

The Modesto Bee - Mon Nov 16

Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings.