Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer 25 minutes ago
CHONGQING, China - One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic chemical leak, state media reported.
The 7.8-magnitude […]
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Battling over justices
Thursday, May 08, 2008
BACK IN January, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was asked about the type of judges he would appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“It’s not social issues I care about,” Sen. McCain said. “It’s the Constitution of the United States I care about.”
Sen. McCain’s answer turned […]
Senate Democrats Calling for More Food Assistance
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: April 29, 2008
WASHINGTON — Citing hunger riots in developing countries and soaring grain prices around the world, Senate Democrats called on Monday for a swift increase of $200 million in foreign food aid, on top of an additional $350 million that President Bush has […]
Clueless in America
By BOB HERBERT
Published: April 22, 2008
We don’t hear a great deal about education in the presidential campaign. It’s much too serious a topic to compete with such fun stuff as Hillary tossing back a shot of whiskey, or Barack rolling a gutter ball.
The nation’s future may depend on how well we educate […]
Apr. 18, 2008
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Environmentalists threaten civilization
By MICHAEL S. BERLINER
SPECIAL TO THE REVIEW-JOURNAL
Earth Day approaches, and with it a grave danger faces mankind. The danger is not from acid rain, global warming, smog or the logging of rain forests, as environmentalists would have us believe. The danger to mankind is from […]
Bush Unveils
’Realistic’ Climate Strategy in
Rose Garden Speech
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — Revising his stance on global warming, President Bush on Wednesday proposed a new target for stopping the growth of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
The president also called for putting the brakes on greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants within 10 to 15 […]
Bush plans White House speech
Wednesday on climate change
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - In a Rose Garden speech Wednesday, President Bush will outline the way he thinks the United States can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and challenge lawmakers on climate change legislation up for debate in June.
White House press secretary Dana Perino said Tuesday […]
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Los Angeles considers
global warming tax
April 7, 2008 The Orange County Register
To fight global warming, a bill in Sacramento would enable Los Angeles County transit officials to increase taxes on motorists. It’s a bad idea that may foreshadow even worse to come.
Billed as a “climate change mitigation and adaptation fee,” the measure would cost motorists either […]
Global temperatures will drop slightly this year as a result of the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific, UN meteorologists have said.
The World Meteorological Organization’s secretary-general, Michel Jarraud, told the BBC it was likely that La Nina would continue into the summer.
This would mean global temperatures have not risen since 1998, […]
