‘Intense violence’ in Libyan city
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: BBC News - Middle East | Filed under: Middle East, Uncategorized, World News | Tags: middle east | No Comments » Libyan troops opened fire with machine-guns and large-calibre weapons on anti-government protesters in the second city Benghazi, witnesses say.Rolls-Royce to show electric car
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: BBC News - Business | Filed under: Business and Finance, Uncategorized, World News | No Comments » Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce will unveil an electric version of its Phantom flagship model at next month's Geneva motor show.German reporters set free by Iran
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: BBC News - Middle East | Filed under: Middle East, Uncategorized, World News | Tags: middle east | No Comments » Iran frees two German reporters who were jailed after interviewing the son of a woman sentenced to death by stoning, officials say.Media Black Hole: So Much News That We’ll Implode?
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: NPR Topics: News | Filed under: Uncategorized, World News | No Comments »Everything, especially the news, is moving faster and faster. At this increasingly accelerated pace, is it inevitable that noteworthy events will rush lickety-split into each other, overwhelming us? Or will we just tune it all out?
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Shoppers Line Up As A Borders Prepares To Close
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: NPR Topics: News | Filed under: Uncategorized, World News | No Comments »Borders Books & Music started liquidation sales at 200 locations this weekend. Avid book readers came to a store in Washington, D.C., to take advantage of the sales and mourn the loss.
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Wis. Ground Zero In Fight Over Workers Rights
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: NPR Topics: News | Filed under: Uncategorized, World News | No Comments »Wisconsin state workers and other pro-labor protesters gathered Saturday at the state Capitol in Madison to voice opposition to budget cuts proposed by Gov. Scott Walker. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Larry Abramson about the protests.
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Week In News: Federal Budget
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: NPR Topics: News | Filed under: Uncategorized, World News | No Comments »The House passed a federal budget proposal Saturday that President Obama has already vowed to veto. Host Linda Wertheimer speaks with James Fallows of The Atlantic about that story and others from the past week.
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House Cuts Face Hurdle In Senate
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: NPR Topics: News | Filed under: Uncategorized, World News | No Comments »It's been a week of budget talk at the Capitol and across the country. On Monday, President Obama presented his budget for 2012 and early Saturday, the House passed $60 billion in spending cuts. But Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at the New America Foundation, tells guest host Linda Wertheimer that the budget cuts proposed thus far fail to address the real money-draining federal programs: Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), a member of a bipartisan group of senators considering ways Congress might reach agreement on spending cuts, also offers his insight.
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Leaks Shows U.S. Condescension Toward Berlusconi
Posted: February 19th, 2011 | Author: NPR Topics: News | Filed under: Uncategorized, World News | No Comments »A new trove of WikiLeaks cables concerning Italy has been released by Italian media and shows U.S. officials regard Prime Minister Sylvio Berlusconi as something of a clown. While his relations with Russia's Vladimir Putin cause concern, his lack of gravitas is seen as useful for American interests since Italy is a unique geostrategic platform for U.S. forces operating in the Middle East and Africa.
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