Tuesday, July 26, 2011

After Killings, Unease in Norway, Where Few Police Carry Guns - NYTimes.com

After Killings, Unease in Norway, Where Few Police Carry Guns - NYTimes.com: "OSLO — When a man dressed in a police uniform began slaughtering young people at a Norwegian summer camp last week, one of the first to be killed was a real police officer named Trond Berntsen, who for years had worked in security at the camp."

Cantor to GOP: Quit whining and vote - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com

Cantor to GOP: Quit whining and vote - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com: "House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) delivered a blunt message to the Republican Conference Tuesday morning: Quit the “grumbling” and “whining” and come together to rally behind Speaker John Boehner to pass his debt ceiling plan."

News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just last fall, Americans were feeling better about their personal finances. Now they're starting to worry more about how they'll pay off debts as they feel the nation's economic recovery wobbling."

California Dream Act: Brown expands education options for undocumented students - latimes.com

California Dream Act: Brown expands education options for undocumented students - latimes.com: "Following through on a campaign promise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday easing access to privately funded financial aid for undocumented college students."

For $799,000, you can buy town of Scenic

For $799,000, you can buy town of Scenic: "SCENIC, S.D. -- Scenic, once known as a Wild West town next to the Badlands, now finds itself in an unlikely place: listed for sale by the woman who has owned much of the town for years."

Ohio health care question cleared for fall ballot - Yahoo! Finance

Ohio health care question cleared for fall ballot - Yahoo! Finance: "COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Voters will get the chance to decide whether Ohio will opt out of the national health care overhaul after the state's top election official said Tuesday that opponents of the federal Affordable Care Act have enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot."

More Americans unhappy with Obama on economy, jobs - The Washington Post

More Americans unhappy with Obama on economy, jobs - The Washington Post: "More than a third of Americans now believe that President Obama’s policies are hurting the economy, and confidence in his ability to create jobs is sharply eroding among his base, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll."