![]() CBC.ca | Consumer Metrics Institute News: July 30, 2010 – Inside the New GDP Numbers Benzinga Bureau of Economic Analysis ('BEA') released its "advance" estimate of the annualized growth rate of the US Gross Domestic Product ('GDP') during the 2nd quarter of 2010. Per their report, the GDP grew during the quarter at an annualized rate of 2.4%, ... What Today's GDP Report Says After Revisions, Real GDP And PCE Even Farther From Previous Peak Four things to learn from new GDP data |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | BP's Dudley: Time for 'scaleback' in Gulf cleanup USA Today BP's incoming CEO said Friday it is time for a "scaleback" of the effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but added there is no "pullback" in the energy giant's commitment to the disaster, the Associated Press reports. ... NOAA: Probability Oil Spill Hitting S Fla, East Coast Still Low Worst job on Earth: BP calling all applicants New BP boss vows to stay the course in Gulf clean-up |
![]() msnbc.com | Obama: Detroit auto bailout was unpopular, but it worked Christian Science Monitor Obama visited Michigan Friday, responding to critics who say the government shouldn't have spent taxpayer money to rescue the Detroit auto industry. President Barack Obama addressed employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, ... Obama's speech at GM plant in Hamtramck Obama says US automaker rescues paying off Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan |
![]() Boston Globe | Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo. ... Obama administration considers bypassing Congress on immigration reform Obama 'Scheming' on Immigrant Amnesty? Memo Draws Republican Fire Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration |
![]() Jakarta Post | Air Force hits targets in Gaza strip Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF This followed Friday morning's Grad missile attack in Ashkelon, for which the Aza Din al-Kassem Gazan terror group claimed responsibility on Friday. Locals witnesses said they that they heard several explosions, and that 12 people ... Israel retaliates with air strikes in Gaza Israeli airstrike hits Gaza City, witness reports Israeli warplanes strike on Gaza Strip targets |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | New York Lawmakers Spar Over Failed Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders FOXNews Hours after two New York congressmen engaged in a shouting match on the House floor over whose political party is to blame for the failure of a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust, ... Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House Dueling Memos for Democrats House Democrats Come Back With a Different Tax Bill |
![]() Houston Chronicle | Mother accused of starving 3 kids gets life term Houston Chronicle By JEFF CARLTON AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press AP FILE -This July 20, 2009 file photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Abneris Santiago. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in Dallas for ... Mother accused of starving 3 kids gets life term Mother whose children were locked in Dallas motel bathroom awaits punishment 2 ... Mother gets life term in Texas starvation case |
![]() msnbc.com | Reprimand for Rangel Is Recommended in Ethics Case New York Times The congressman who headed an inquiry into Representative Charles B. Rangel's ethics said Friday that he and others involved with the investigation recommended that Mr. Rangel receive the relatively moderate punishment of a formal ... Subcommittee recommends reprimand for embattled Charles Rangel Ethics panel recommends reprimand for Rep. Charles Rangel 'Hannity': Rove: Rangel Drama Not Good for Democrats in November |
![]() CBS News | Blast destroys Los Angeles welding shop; 1 dead CNN Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- An explosion at a welding shop in south Los Angeles killed one man and critically injured another person Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The injured person suffered severe ... Gas explosion blows roof off Los Angeles welding shop, hurling man to death Two killed in LA building blast Official: 2 dead in South LA building explosion |
![]() CBS News | Southern California wildfires: What you need to know USA Today Firefighters have been working around the clock in Southern California to put out wildfires that have destroyed several buildings and displaced thousands from their homes. Luckily, the weather has been on the side of residents. ... Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes Los Angeles Wildfire Threatens 1500 Homes Palmdale Fire Forces 2000 Homes to Evacuate |