Real Estate Developers Are Major Rangel Donors
July 27, 2008
Real estate developers active in Harlem have been prodigious donors to Representative Charles B. Rangel.
Electoral reform law challenged in N.M.
July 27, 2008
Pro-voter groups file suit against 2005 law that they say conflicts with right to collect voter registrations.
Obama says conditions to dictate final Iraq force
July 27, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday the size of a residual U.S. force left in Iraq after the withdrawal of combat troops would be “entirely conditions-based.”
McCain attacks Obama over aborted troop visit
July 27, 2008
White House hopeful Barack Obama was back in the United States Sunday after a triumphant foreign trip, facing a new assault from Republican rival John McCain over his cancelled visit to wounded US troops in Germany.
Housing bill goes to Bush
July 27, 2008
The US Senate on Saturday approved an elaborate housing rescue plan designed to help thousands of homeowners avert foreclosure and bolster mortgage finance giants that have struggled amid a volatile housing market.
Charles L. Brieant Jr., Longtime Federal Judge, Is Dead at 85
July 27, 2008
Mr. Brieant, a former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, presided over a raft of controversial cases.
Baseball Team Clashes With Environmentalists Over Oil Company Advertising
July 27, 2008
Environmentalists are protesting the advertising relationship between the Washington Nationals and ExxonMobil.
F.D.I.C. Takes Over 2 Banks
July 27, 2008
Federal regulators on Friday closed two banks operating in Arizona, California and Nevada: First National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, N.A.
Florida Travel Agents Fight Higher Bond on Cuba Trips
July 27, 2008
Travel agents in South Florida filed a lawsuit against the state challenging a new law requiring them to post a one-time $250,000 bond and disclose the names of clients in order to continue their business with Cuba.
Lobbyist Reports Show $181,000 for McCain
July 27, 2008
Registered lobbyists have donated large amounts of money to Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, even as he denounces their profession.