NEW ORLEANS -- Mayor Mitch Landrieu says New Orleans' most widespread boil-water advisory since Hurricane Katrina will continue at least until 3 p.m. Sunday, because that's how long it will take to test for bacteria.
Nov 21, 2010
Pelosi: Incoming Speaker Boehner 'Known to Cry' - FoxNews.com
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed to belittle incoming Speaker John Boehner's penchant for crying. (AP)Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be giving up the gavel to Rep. John Boehner in the next Congress but she hinted this week that she still wears the pants in the House
Pope approves use of condoms in fight against Aids - Telegraph
Pope Benedict XV will accept that in some circumstances it is better for a condom to be used if it protects human life Photo: REUTERS
He will say that it is acceptable to use a prophylactic when the sole intention is to "reduce the risk of infection" from Aids.
Coup attempt ends in Madagascar - CNN.com
Antananarivo, Madagascar (CNN) -- Renegade military officers who declared a coup in Madagascar earlier this week surrendered Saturday following 15 hours of negotiations with authorities, ending the three-day standoff.
Bank bombing trial shows anti-government sentiment
SALEM, Ore. -- People who knew Bruce Turnidge and his son say they loved their guns, hated President Obama, and fantasized about starting a militia and a tent city in the woods for people who shared their radical beliefs.
New York-New Jersey Subway Raises Hackles, Hopes : NPR
Could New York's subway be going suburban?
A proposal to extend the No. 7 line across the Hudson River has straphangers atwitter, with some wondering how the new connection might change the character of the city's beloved trains.
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' enchants Friday box office with $61.2 mil | EW.com
Harry Potter is one popular bespectacled teenager. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 bewitched the box office on Friday by grossing $61.2 million, according to early estimates. If the estimate holds, Deathly Hallows will come away with the fifth best opening day ever, behind only the last two Twilight movies, The Dark Knight, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The Friday figure, which includes $24 million earned from Thursday midnight showings, also represents the single
NATO 'headed for defeat' in Afghanistan
The Taliban say NATO is heading for defeat in Afghanistan after the alliance announced plans to begin withdrawing troops from the country from next year.
Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun Enters Chicago Mayoral Race - WSJ.com
CHICAGO—Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign Saturday for Chicago mayor, joining a crowded field that already includes former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
Sarah Palin’s Publisher Is Suing Gawker -- Daily Intel
Sarah Palin got all pissed off last week when excerpts from her upcoming memoir, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag, were leaked by Gawker.com. The nuggets included her surprisingly laudatory thoughts on Juno:
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