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US News Archive for April 2007:
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Cheney: Dems likely to back down on war spending
Vice President Dick Cheney says he is "willing to bet" that Democratic lawmakers will back down and approve a war-spending bill that doesn't call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq. A top Democratic leader shot back that Cheney has lost all public credibility...
CNN - April 15, 2007
New Jersey Governor Has Minor Lung Procedure
Gov. Jon S. Corzine is expected to continue breathing with the help of a ventilator until at least tomorrow...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Specter Hopes for Deal on White House Testimony
Senator Arlen Specter expressed optimism about a deal for officials to discuss the firings of eight U.S. attorneys...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Fierce Storm Drenches East Coast
The storm forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at area airports. There were fears of flooding in coastal and inland river areas...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Sallie Mae, Mired in Controversy Over Loans, Is Under Siege
The political and economic uncertainty surrounding the company has caused its stock to plunge and made it a takeover target...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Suitors Raise Bid for Clear Channel
Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners have proposed raising their $26 billion offer for the nation?s largest radio company...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
I.R.S. Audits Middle Class More Often, More Quickly
The I.R.S. has nearly tripled audits of tax returns filed by people making $25,000 to $100,000 since 2000, as part of a broad change in audit strategy...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Long Island prepares for flooding as storm nears
Coastal Long Island could see some of its worst flooding in 14 years when a hard-blowing nor'easter begins whipping through New York on Sunday, officials said...
CNN - April 15, 2007
Bombs kill, hurt dozens in Iraq
A string of car bombs and suicide attacks across Iraq kill and wound dozens in a bloody weekend for the war-ravaged nation. Reports of the attacks came as two British military helicopters apparently collided and crashed near Baghdad, killing two British soldiers and seriously injuring a third...
CNN - April 15, 2007
G.O.P. Candidates Lay Into Democrats, Not One Another
The major Republican presidential candidates, appearing at the same event for the first time, portrayed Democrats as weak on terrorism...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Friendly fire pilot back in Iraq
A US pilot involved in the friendly fire killing of a UK soldier is returning to fight in Iraq next month, it is revealed...
BBC News - April 15, 2007
US generals urge climate action
Former US military leaders call on the Bush administration to make major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions...
BBC News - April 15, 2007
British 'copters collide in Iraq
Two U.S. military helicopters apparently collided and crashed near Baghdad, killing two U.S. soldiers and injuring five others, military officials said...
CNN - April 15, 2007
Philadelphia Struggles to Quell an Epidemic of Gun Violence
The rise in violence is evident at the University of Pennsylvania hospital, whose trauma unit saw a 15 percent increase in gunshot victims in 2006...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Stung by a Fraud Indictment, a Power Broker Punches Back
David A. Stockman, President Ronald Reagan?s budget director, is facing a trial on fraud charges...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Cricket: Coach defends Windies
West Indies coach Bennett King has insisted his players do not lack pride despite poor results at the World Cup...
BBC News - April 15, 2007
US toddler burnt in park attack
A two-year-old boy is severely burnt after riding a playground slide in the US that had been vandalised with harsh chemicals...
BBC News - April 15, 2007
Woolmer toxicology report ready
Jamaican police probing the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer receive the toxicology test results...
BBC News - April 15, 2007
Kasparov among scores arrested at Moscow rally
Russian riot police beat and detained protesters as thousands defied an official ban and attempted to stage a rally Saturday against President Vladimir Putin's government, which opponents accuse of rolling back freedoms. Among the scores held on Saturday was Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who has emerged as a political opposition leader...
CNN - April 15, 2007
Don Ho, Hawaiian Musician, Dies at 76
Mr. Ho defined popular perceptions of Hawaiian music in the 1960s and was a durable spokesman for the image of Hawaii as a tourist playground...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
New Jersey Governor Has Another Operation
Though Gov. Jon S. Corzine remained in intensive care and on a ventilator, semiconscious because of pain medication, doctors said his vital signs were improving...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
Radio Days: Hey, That?s (Not) Funny
Racial humor is everywhere. But there are rules that make it acceptable ? sometimes...
New York Times - April 15, 2007
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