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Most popular news on 20 June 2009 |
Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed'
AP - Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any "bloodshed and chaos" to come.
Sotomayor quits women's club after GOP criticism
AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resigned Friday from an elite all-women's club after Republicans questioned her participation in it. Sotomayor said she resigned from the Belizean Grove to prevent the issue from becoming a distraction in her confirmation hearings.
Ensign aide: Ex-mistress' husband wanted money
AP - The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. In a statement, Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola said the demands from an attorney for Doug Hampton were made within the past month.
Bo Obama featured in White House baseball card
AP - You don't have to trade your vintage Joe DiMaggio to get this baseball card.
House impeaches federal judge from Texas
AP - The House on Friday impeached a federal judge imprisoned for lying about sexual assaults of two women in the first such vote since impeaching former President Bill Clinton a decade ago.
Tony Hawk skateboards at White House
AP - Hey kids, don't try this at home.
Frank Lloyd Wright's famed Ennis House to be sold
Reuters - Frank Lloyd Wright's famed, long-endangered Ennis House that served as a location for films such as "Blade Runner" is putting out a "for sale" sign with a $15 million asking price, Christie's said on Friday.
British WWI veteran becomes world's oldest man
Reuters - British World War One veteran Henry Allingham is the world's oldest man at 113 following the death of the previous holder of the title, Japan's Tomoji Tanabe, Guinness World Records said on Friday.
Dems' health care plan stumbles but keeps moving
AP - Democrats got a sobering glimpse of what it would look like if their ambitious health care overhaul ran into a wall — and they quickly pulled back to regroup and get moving again.
Military: US airstrikes likely killed 26 civilians
AP - A U.S. warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the U.S. military concluded in a report released Friday.
Report: Supermodel Bundchen is pregnant
AP - Is she or isn't she?
Cities Find Creative Ways to Handle the Recession
RealClearPolitics.com - On each paycheck, Americans all across the country are used to seeing two differing numbers-their salary, and their salary after taxes. But what if a city needed more money than what its citizens were already contributing? Would residents volunteer to donate money to pay for the services the city provides?
Julianne & Chace: Footloose Dance Partners
E! Online - Chace Crawford is pretty darn close to having one hot country gal by his side.
Mousavi rally in doubt after Iran leader warning
Reuters - Backers of beaten presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi will decide on Saturday whether to defy a stern warning by Iran's top authority and stage mass protests over a disputed election.
Feared Basij militia could transform Iran showdown
AP - They're the most feared men on the streets of Iran.
Calif. looks to immigrant inmates to save costs
AP - With California slipping into a financial sinkhole, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to save more than $180 million by cutting short the sentences of thousands of immigrants in the state's prisons and turning them over to federal authorities for deportation.
1 in 4 South African men surveyed admit to rape
AP - A leading South African research group said one in four male South Africans it surveyed admitted to committing rape — a finding that cast a harsh light on a culture of sexual violence that victims groups say is deeply embedded in society.
Stanford indicted in massive U.S. fraud case
Reuters - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, three associates and a top Caribbean regulator were indicted on fraud, conspiracy and obstruction charges in an elaborate $7 billion pyramid scheme to bilk investors, U.S. Justice Department officials said on Friday.
Nestle recalls all refrigerated Toll House dough
AP - Federal authorities are investigating a new national outbreak of a bacteria-triggered illness, this time related to a sweet treat treasured by the heartbroken and children-at-heart — packaged raw cookie dough.
Air France crash families to get 1st compensation
AP - Air France focused on aiding families of victims from the crash of Flight 447, offering a first advance on compensation on Friday while investigators worked quietly to solve the mystery of what brought the jet down.
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