Archive for August, 2009
Another Senator Kennedy in Massachusetts?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another Kennedy just might occupy the Kennedy seat in the Senate. Amid the emotional public outpouring over the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, talk of a successor has focused on his widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph Kennedy II, the 56-year-old former congressman who could return to politics after a decade’s absence.
Gates: Report details highs, lows of Afghan fight
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The United States and NATO need a new strategy to defeat the Taliban, the top commander in Afghanistan said Monday as he delivered a classified assessment that is widely seen as the groundwork for a fresh request to add more American forces next year. Gen.
Pettitte retires first 20, Yankees top Orioles 5-1
BALTIMORE (AP) — Andy Pettitte retired his first 20 batters before a lamentable seventh-inning sequence spoiled both his perfect game and no-hit bid, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Monday night. Pettitte (12-6) was poised to finish the seventh without allowing a baserunner, but former Oriole Jerry Hairston Jr. let a two-out grounder by Adam Jones slip through his legs for an error
Bankruptcy judge backs Grupo Mexico bid for Asarco
DENVER (AP) — A bankruptcy judge is recommending Grupo Mexico be allowed to regain control over copper miner Asarco LLC, saying its $2.2 billion bid is more likely to fully repay creditors than that of rival suitor Sterlite Industries. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Richard Schmidt issued the finding late Monday, the latest development in a four-year bankruptcy battle over the assets of the nation’s third-largest copper producer
Madonna’s Tour Menu: 110 Lbs Of Kosher Meat
Kosher meat eaters beware: if you want your fill of t-bone and rib eye, be sure to show up at the butcher shop before Madonna’s…
Federer, Serena win to begin Open title defenses
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer and Serena Williams began their U.S. Open title defenses Monday with easy wins in matches that will probably stick only in the memories of the players they beat.
