CNN October 30, 2009 9:09 a.m. EDT San Francisco, California (CNN) — The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was still closed early Friday morning, with no predawn announcement on whether it would be open for commuters. Transportation officials had said Thursday night that there was a slight chance of the bridge reopening for Friday’s morning...
Mom Diena Thompson: ‘She’s One of the Most Loving Little Girls in the Whole Wide World’ ABC-TV Oct. 21, 2009 By SARAH NETTER and RUSSELL GOLDMAN The mother of a missing 7-year-old Florida girl who police fear was abducted on her way home from school begged for her daughter’s safe return today as police...
BBC News 20 October 2009 15:46 UK The number of new houses being built in the US edged up in September, but by less than expected, raising concerns about the strength of the US recovery. Housing starts rose by 0.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000 homes, compared with a revised figure...
But school officials warn of state funding deficits, future staff cuts The Washington Post By Nick Anderson Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Federal economic recovery aid has created or saved 250,000 education jobs, the Obama administration announced Monday, although states and school systems continue to face enormous fiscal pressures. The report issued by the White...
Washington Post Monday, October 19, 2009 By Carrie Johnson, Staff Writer The Obama administration delivered new guidance on medical marijuana to federal prosecutors Monday, signaling a broad policy shift that will mean fewer crackdowns against dispensaries and the people who use them. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. instructed government lawyers that in 14...
Administration says new program would help support low mortgage rates MSNBC News October 19, 2009 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a new program to support state and local housing finance agencies. The plan will help the agencies finance mortgages for first-time homebuyers and develop rental housing. The agencies have had a...
The New York Times By DAN FROSCH Published: October 19, 2009 DENVER — The Colorado parents accused of concocting a publicity stunt by pretending that their young son had climbed aboard a homemade helium balloon and was hurtling through the skies above Fort Collins, Colo., will voluntarily surrender to authorities as soon as charges...
Heene Family Lawyer Ready to Take On Police: ‘It Is My Job to Slap Them Down’ ABC-TV News Oct. 19, 2009 By SARAH NETTER, RYAN OWENS and RUSSELL GOLDMAN The legal fate of Richard Heene will remain up in the air longer than the runaway balloon that he frantically claimed last week had carried...
The New York Times October 17, 2009 By SOLOMON MOORE LOS ANGELES — There are more marijuana stores here than public schools. Signs emblazoned with cannabis plants or green crosses sit next to dry cleaners, gas stations and restaurants. The dispensaries range from Hollywood-day-spa fabulous to shoddy-looking storefronts with hand-painted billboards. Absolute Herbal Pain...
The New York Times October 16, 2009 By JACKIE CALMES WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday the deficit for the fiscal year just ended was $1.4 trillion, the largest relative to the size of the economy since 1945, underscoring the challenge to shrink the fiscal gap even as the White House and Congress...
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