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Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing
(AP)
AP - A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street.
Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign
(AP)
AP - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.
3 squabbling companies must cooperate to plug well
(AP)
AP - On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they're depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster.
Yankees acquire Lance Berkman from Houston
(AP)
AP - The New York Yankees have completed their trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros.
U.S. bank failures total 108 after 5 shut on Friday
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded.
Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
(PC World)
PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration
(AP)
AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.
THE IDIOCRACY FACTOR
(Ted Rall)
Ted Rall - How U.S. Ignorance Helped Doom the Afghan War
Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
(AP)
AP - Chelsea Clinton married her longtime boyfriend Saturday night at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River.
Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town
(AP)
AP - "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.
PLO official says Obama sent warning to Abbas
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior PLO official said Saturday.
Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study
(AFP)
AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
Priest who blessed Morales found with cocaine
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.
California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
(AP)
AP - A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
Feds warned Enbridge to improve pipeline safety
(AP)
AP - A federal agency says it repeatedly warned the Canadian company at the center of an oil spill in southern Michigan about problems with a pipeline network that includes the segment that ruptured.
Nervous Roethlisberger encouraged by fan support
(AP)
AP - Ben Roethlisberger was so worried that the Pittsburgh Steelers fans who once embraced him would boo him, he couldn't recall being so nervous and apprehensive before a football practice.
Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket-maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday.
Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Returning from an inadvertent hiatus due toâ¦erâ¦inclement conditions in my office, Iâm here to tell bring you the latest in stories you might have missed.
Obama says he'll call GOP's bluff on deficit talk
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it.
War on terror's other cost: undeserved anger at all Muslims
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - This September and October, Americans mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the ninth year of war in Afghanistan, respectively. This war has become arguably the longest in our history. Given the jihad-until-doomsday rhetoric of the Islamists, the war on terror will probably stay with us in one form or another for the foreseeable future.
