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Lapid tells New York Times I hope to succeed Netanyahu
"To say Yair Lapid has been on a roller coaster would be an understatement," states the lead in "The New York Times" interview with Minister of Finance Yair Lapid. It goes on to say, "One recent headline blared about his 'meteoric rise and fall,' another said he had gone from 'political darling to national whipping boy'." The newspaper says that ...
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Records give rare look at how feds probed one reporter
In 2009, the Justice Department did more than get a working journalist’s phone records in trying to find the source of classified information leaking out about North ...
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Court Should whistleblower protection be wider
Commuters who manage to make it from southwest Connecticut to New York City for work should consider staying in the Big Apple all week as crews begin rebuilding 2,000 feet of track following a commuter ...
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Punchlines Obama still in hot water
One comedian says that despite the scandal, at least two words will keep Obama from being ousted: President Biden. Listen to what else the comics had to say, then vote for your favorite at ...
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IRS Scandal Continues to Pressure White House
U.S. lawmakers are getting ready for a second week of scrutinizing the circumstances surrounding the IRS targeting of conservative groups, reports CNBC's John ...
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First Thoughts Scandal or bureaucratic incompetency
What’s worse for the Obama White House: For the controversies to be full-scale scandals that go all the way to the top?Or for them to be the result of bureaucratic incompetence?The latest IRS developments… On Obama’s Morehouse speech… Two unions now oppose the Senate immigration bill… Getting the Hillary ’08 band back together -- or not… And ...
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Plains All American building Oklahoma pipeline extension
Plains All American Pipeline is building an extension to its pipeline in western Oklahoma. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE: PAA) is constructing a 95-mile extension of its existing Oklahoma crude oil pipeline system to deliver increasing production from shale formations in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. The pipeline will move up to 75,000 barrels each day from ...
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Supreme Court declines to hear Alaska climate change case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Alaskan village's claim that it should be able to sue oil companies and utilities for damages attributed to climate ...
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High court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York endorsed religion by allowing members of the public to open meetings with a ...
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Arias jury to weigh possible death sentence in Arizona murder trial
Jodi Arias cries as she listens to Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his victim impact statement to the jury during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 16, ...
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Justices agree to hear Fidelity whistleblower case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as those who work for publicly traded ...
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Video White House on GOP charges Weve seen this playbook before
CBS News political director John Dickerson discusses what to expect in this week's round of hearings concerning the IRS scandal and how the White House is responding to Republican ...
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Video IRS scandal White House hits back at Republicans
The White House deployed senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer to defend the president's handling of the scandal and to accuse Republicans of going on a "partisan fishing expedition." CBS News' Nancy Cordes ...
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Researcher mapping the food genome of what Americans eat
In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, points to an ingredient label while discussing his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of researchers who are creating a gargantuan map, something he calls ...
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City asks feds to limit cost of divorce from Xcel Energy
City asks feds to limit cost of divorce from Xcel Energy Boulder has taken a big step on its path toward breaking off from Xcel Energy. Attorneys for the city filed a petition Friday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. The petition asks the commission to "confirm" that the city wont owe Minneapolis-based Xcel (NYSE: XEL) any money for investments the utility ...
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The Weeks Homophobia Hits New Highs But Hate Was Transcended At New York Vigil For A Murdered Mark Carson
Google Images w/caption by Rev Dan While the rhetoric against the LGBT community has been ratcheted up in the last months due to the Boy Scouts and marriage equality, violence has also escalated. Calls for imprisonment and even death have surfaced at home and abroad. Last week in homophobia (click on links to see full ...
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Proposed Calif. measure requires doctor drug tests
Re the Feb. 11 letter, Park the car: Here’s an additional safety measure: Immediately impound the vehicles of persons driving with a suspended or no license or upon the first DUI. These might significantly diminish traffic issues as ...
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Tornadoes kill 1
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. And the destructive weather isn't ...
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9 hospitalized after Conn. train collision
>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Five people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, ...
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Toucher Rich Know Your Armpits Of America
There are places on this planet that are less desirable, according to the local news, and some are even in this country. So Toucher & Rich are doing their due diligence to warn you about these "Armpits of America." Rich will give a short description of a real news story, and it's your job to guess where the story came from. One features thieves butt dialing 911, a guy ...
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What of Obamas promise
>Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After ...
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What of Obamas promise
>Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After ...
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Use money to buy happier time
>Editor's note: Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton are co-authors of "Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending" (Simon & Schuster) and professors at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School, respectively.(CNN) -- The logic is so simple: If I work hard now, the money I earn will give me the opportunity to do all the things that make me happy later. What's the ...
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Burma leader making landmark White House visit- Kerry to Mideast to press Syria peace talks
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Burma leader has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but ...
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Accused American spy in Russia What was he really doing there
Russia shows accused U.S. spy heading home But there are still many questions about what he was really doing there. Five days after Russia ordered him to ...
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