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U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- United Airlines said Wednesday that it's cutting up to 1,100 more jobs, removing an additional 70 fuel-guzzling airplanes from its fleet and slashing domestic capacity as it tries to cope with spiraling fuel prices. The nation's No. 2 carrier said it p.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Dec 20, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

Google Associated Press -- The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. "We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in th.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 2, 2007 @ 1:59pm neoform

New York Times -- Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., the Texas oilman accused of cheating the United Nations oil-for-food program, pleaded guilty yesterday to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein’s government in 2001 to gain access to lucrative Iraqi o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Sep 28, 2007 @ 2:31pm neoform

www.roguegovernment.com -- As George Bush made his appearance and speech today at the United Nations in NYC, 1,000 people issued a citizen's arrest warrant against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The day began with twelve separate feeder marches converging from a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 1, 2007 @ 10:31am neoform

Reuters -- The United States ranks at the bottom of industrialized countries in vehicle fuel-economy standards, but would jump far up the list if legislation to boost mileage requirements clears Congress and is signed into law, according to a report released on Mond.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jul 31, 2007 @ 2:13am neoform

USA Today -- Mexico called on the United States to alter a plan to expand border fences designed to stem illegal immigration, saying the barriers would threaten migratory species accustomed to roaming freely across the frontier. Ways of minimizing environmental dam.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 7:54pm neoform

CBS News -- A massive computer failure at United Airlines caused major delays for flights nationwide. The computer glitch grounded hundreds of flights for at least two hours across the country this morning. At 10:10 a.m., United officials said the computers that r.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 12:34am neoform

New York Times -- President George W. Bush cannot order the military to indefinitely imprison a suspected al Qaeda operative, who is the only foreign national held in the United States as an "enemy combatant," a court ruled on Monday. The 2-1 appellate ruling was a majo.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Mon May 14, 2007 @ 9:21am neoform

Harpers -- Last summer, the Associated Press and New York Times each did stories on the detention facilities operated by the United States inside of Iraq. The conclusions of each investigation were roughly the same. At the time, they noted roughly 14,000 Iraqis.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 4, 2007 @ 1:19am neoform

CNN -- Queen Elizabeth II began her first visit to the United States in 16 years with a message of sympathy and sorrow for the victims of last month's massacre at Virginia Tech. "My heart goes out to the students, friends and families of those killed and to t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Sep 27, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- If you think there are lots of fancy cars on the road, you're not mistaken. A raft of newly released data shows the Bay Area by many measures is the richest region in the United States. The San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland metropolitan areas collect.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 28, 2007 @ 10:54am neoform

FOX News -- When Guy and Genevieve Vang came to the United States 18 years ago, they thought they did everything they needed to do to raise their family and work legally in the United States. They and their two children came to the United States from France, the c.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 1, 2007 @ 10:32pm neoform

FOX News -- Did the United Nations Development Program, the U.N.’s multibillion-dollar development flagship, break its own rules in offering assistance to the dictatorship of Kim Jong Il? The long awaited answer, offered up by the U.N.’s own Board of Auditors,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 25, 2007 @ 4:51pm neoform

USA Today -- A passenger jet on its way to Beijing returned to Washington shortly after it was reported to have flames coming out of one engine at takeoff, airport officials said. United Airlines flight 897 landed safely at about 2 p.m., said Dulles International A.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 18, 2007 @ 4:57pm neoform

USA Today -- Many in Mexico expressed disappointment Friday with the U.S. Congress' immigration reform proposal, arguing it doesn't let enough Mexicans enter the United States legally to work, while focusing on an arduous path to residency for those who have already t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 18, 2007 @ 3:02pm neoform

Yahoo News -- Many in Mexico expressed disappointment Friday with the U.S. Congress' immigration reform proposal, arguing it doesn't let enough Mexicans enter the United States legally to work, while focusing on an arduous path to residency for those who have already t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 27, 2007 @ 9:45am neoform

www.cedarcomm.com -- The chart below shows the United Stated national debt (per Microsoft’s Encarta Encyclopedia[1] and US Government data[2]) with the various Presidents’ terms marked by vertical lines. Under President Clinton the growth in debt ceased, but note the rad.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 20, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform

ABC News -- Cho Seung-Hui was a worry to his family because he did not speak much as a child, and after the family emigrated to the United States doctors thought he might be autistic, relatives in South Korea said Thursday. Family members said there were even conc.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jan 13, 2007 @ 1:45pm neoform

Slate -- The United States is a nation of hard workers. Compared with many other developed countries, the U.S. boasts high rates of labor-force participation and productivity and has a very low unemployment rate. Americans work longer hours than Europeans—1,804.. Read More