Archive for April, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Two small island nations, worried by rising sea levels, proposed drastic global cuts Thursday in the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a class of powerful greenhouse gases commonly used as coolants in refrigerators and air…

Quotes on the announcement that Chrysler LLC will file Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of its restructuring efforts:

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“This is not a sign of weakness but rather one more step on a clearly chartered path to Chrysler’s revival.” — President…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior adviser on Barack Obama’s campaign has been named the president’s interim communications director, a White House official said Thursday.

Anita Dunn, a veteran Democratic media consultant, is to take over duties from Ellen…

New Hampshire’s Senate has approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry, but critics and supporters of the legislation say their work isn’t over.

Today’s topic: Is Dick Cheney right that the Obama administration should release all the memos related to the interrogation of high-value targets and the resulting actionable intelligence? Should the release extend beyond memos relating to information…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top health official said Thursday the number of new swine flu cases is stabilizing in the nation at the epicenter of the outbreak. Health secretary Jose Angel Cordova told a news conference he hoped the trend will…

The Canadian and Ontario governments will jointly hold a 2 percent equity stake in a restructured Chrysler Canada and will lend almost 4 billion Canadian dollars ($3.3 billion) to help the beleaguered company while it is in bankruptcy proceedings, the…

The Obama administration is urgently considering training the Pakistani military in counterinsurgency fearing that it lacks the knowhow and the equipment to tackle the Taliban as the militants step up their challenge to Islamabad.