Steele Challenges President To Support DC Statehood – ABC2 News

Steele Challenges President To Support DC Statehood – ABC2 News
An unexpected voice is calling on president Barack Obama to support D.C. voting rights in congress by putting the city’s “taxation without representation” license plates on White House vehicles. The Associated Press is reporting that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, challenged

Stocks finish choppy day of trading mixed; major indexes post 1st weekly loss since early May – Orlando Sentinel
NEW YORK (AP) Caution has once again overcome the stock market. Stocks finished mixed Friday, leaving all the major indexes with their first weekly loss since early May. Tech, financial and retail stocks gained, while utilities and energy stocks were lower. The market had started the day

Dutch Muggers Caught On Google Street View Camera – Post Chronicle
Dutch twin brothers who mugged a teenager in the northern town of Groningen were arrested after being caught on camera by a car gathering images for Google’s online photo map service, police said. The pair stole the 14-year-old boy’s mobile phone and 165 euros ($230) in cash last September. “The

A normal flight, except the pilot died – Chicago Tribune
Newark, N.J. – The only inkling passengers had that something was wrong on the Continental Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean was when a crew member asked over the loudspeaker whether a doctor was on board. Otherwise, flight attendants continued to serve snacks. Passengers read magazines and

Hundreds of thousands stage somber rally in Iran – South Coast Today
TEHRAN, Iran Hundreds of thousands of protesters dressed in black and green flooded the streets of Tehran on Thursday in a somber, candlelit show of defiance and mourning for those killed in clashes after Iran’s disputed presidential election. The massive march the fourth this week sent

Nadal brought to his knees at Wimbledon by injury (Feature) – Monsters and Critics
London – Rafael Nadal vows to return to 100-per-cent fitness as he battles the fluid on both knees which Friday forced the world number one from his Wimbledon title defense. The sad Spaniard became only the fourth Wimbledon champion after Stan Smith, John Newcombe and Goran Ivanisevic in 2002 who

Tiger finishes 4-over – The Washington Times
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Tiger Woods swung away on the 18th tee Friday morning, watched his ball fly into a bunker on the way to another bogey, and turned away in disgust. Little came easily for the world’s No. 1 player after the resumption of the rain-delayed U.S. Open. A couple of amateurs