Friday, January 05, 2007
News Alert! Bush Names New Spy Chief
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 09:49:01 -0500
Mr. Bush named former National Security Agency Director John "Mike"
McConnell, to be his top intelligence official on Friday. As national
intelligence director, McConnell will coordinate the work of the 16 U.S.
spy agencies.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
110th Congress Convenes
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007
Swearing in has begun for the 110th Congress where Nancy Pelosi will
make history as the first woman Speaker of the House.
Breaking News Thu., January 4, 2007
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007
FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPLACE HIS RIGHT
HIP, THE MAYO CLINIC ANNOUNCED
Breaking News Thu., January 4, 2007
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:22:37 -0800
HARRIET MIERS, FORMER BUSH NOMINEE FOR THE SUPREME COURT, RESIGNS AS
WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL
Dems Take Control Today On Capitol Hill
1/4/07
Politics
Dems Take Control Today On Capitol Hill
It's a historic day for Congress, with Democrats back in charge for the
first time in 12 years, promising fast action on the minimum wage, stem
cells, energy, student loans and recommendations by the Sept. 11th
terror attacks commission.
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Health
Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated
Doctors successfully separated 5-month-old conjoined twins from North
Dakota during a six-hour procedure Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic in
Minnesota. The girls, born joined at the chest, are doing well after the
operation.
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Time Running Out For Stranded Livestock
Ranchers, pilots and snowmobilers are racing to provide hay and drinking
water to thousands of cattle left stranded by blizzards in the
southeastern Plains. It is estimated that up to 200,000 cattle are
scattered across the snowbound region.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
U.S. Distances Itself From Saddam Hanging
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007
Breaking News
U.S. Distances Itself From Saddam Hanging
An American military commander says the U.S. "had absolutely no direct
involvement" with Saddam Hussein's execution, as international outrage
builds surrounding an unofficial mobile phone video showing the former
Iraqi leader's death.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Nation Bids Farewell To Gerald Ford
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007
Nation Bids Farewell To Gerald Ford
More than 3,000 people, including President Bush and the three living
ex-presidents, joined family members to honor former President Gerald R.
Ford at a funeral service at Washington's National Cathedral.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Happy 2007!
Breaking News: U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000
Breaking News: U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006
BAGHDAD - The Pentagon on Sunday announced the death of a Texas
soldier,
killed by small arms fire in Baghdad late last week, raising the number
of
U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began,
according
to an Associated Press count. The grim milestone was crossed on the
final day
of 2006 and at the end of the deadliest month for the American military
in
Iraq in the past 12 months. At least 111 U.S. service members were
reported to
have died in December.
