- The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, August 02, 2012 ABC OTUS News - 1 hr 41 mins ago
The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at … More »The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, August 02, 2012
The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News Digital News Associates and Desk Assistants Jayce Henderson, Amanda VanAllen, Carrie Halperin and...
- Fla. Puerto Ricans could play a key election role AP - 2 hrs 2 mins ago
Retired police officer Hector Rodriguez is a self-described fiscal conservative and a military hawk, with one son in the Army and another in the Coast Guard. When it … More »Fla. Puerto Ricans could play a key election role
Retired police officer Hector Rodriguez is a self-described fiscal conservative and a military hawk, with one son in the Army and another in the Coast Guard. When it comes to social issues, though, the longtime Republican is moderate enough to have cast votes for Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Top Election Issues
Mitt Romney has been on the national political stage for nearly a decade — through two presidential bids, countless campaign events and millions spent on TV ads. But the likely Republican presidential nominee still isn't well-known to most voters. More »Romney now seeking to introduce himself to voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reiterated his support for "decisive action" … More »Obama says U.S. backs 'decisive action' in euro-zone debt crisis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gay marriage opponents asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold … More »Gay marriage foes ask Supreme Court to uphold California ban
Health Care
Economy and Jobs
- U.S. loves cops and firefighters - but not their pensions Reuters - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pharmacist Michael Nastro is full of admiration for how police responded to a deadly robbery in his suburban New York neighborhood in 2011. A gunman … More »U.S. loves cops and firefighters - but not their pensions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pharmacist Michael Nastro is full of admiration for how police responded to a deadly robbery in his suburban New York neighborhood in 2011. A gunman walked into a pharmacy near his own on Long Island, killed four people and fled with a stash of painkillers. Police in the area, which is part of wealthy …
- US, Germany stress cooperation to end euro crisis AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his German counterpart stressed the need for coordinated action Monday in the face of the eurozone debt crisis and faltering … More »US, Germany stress cooperation to end euro crisis
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his German counterpart stressed the need for coordinated action Monday in the face of the eurozone debt crisis and faltering global growth, but left open what joint steps Europe and the United States would take to shore up the world economy in the coming months.
Education
- 17-Year-Old Author Is Determined to Fix Education in America Takepart.com - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
Nikhil Goyal is only 17 years old, but he has big ideas for fixing the American school system. More »17-Year-Old Author Is Determined to Fix Education in America
- Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
For-profit colleges put revenues above education, and charge students high tuition and loan rates that could leave them in debt for years, a Senate Democratic report … More »Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges
Environment and Energy
- Global warming is due to humans: US ex-skeptic AFP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
A prominent US skeptic of the human causes of climate change, Richard Muller, has reversed course and said on Monday that he now believes greenhouse gases are responsible … More »Global warming is due to humans: US ex-skeptic
- Companies to weigh interest in Alaska gas pipeline AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
The Alaska Pipeline Project being developed by TransCanada Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. will judge interest in shipping natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to a terminal … More »Companies to weigh interest in Alaska gas pipeline
Foreign Policy
- Polish Solidarity distances itself from Romney visit Reuters - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Solidarity, the trade union movement which led the Polish struggle against communist rule, distanced itself on Monday from a visit to Poland … More »Polish Solidarity distances itself from Romney visit
GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Solidarity, the trade union movement which led the Polish struggle against communist rule, distanced itself on Monday from a visit to Poland by U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, saying he supported attacks on unions in his own country. Romney was in Poland on the third and final leg of …
- U.N. mission chief's convoy attacked in Syria: U.N.'s Ban Reuters - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The convoy of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria, was attacked over the weekend and only the vehicles' … More »U.N. mission chief's convoy attacked in Syria: U.N.'s Ban
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The convoy of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria, was attacked over the weekend and only the vehicles' armor prevented injuries, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. "Yesterday the convoy of General Gaye was attacked by armed attacks," Ban …
Government Spending
- Government signs on insurers to fight … Reuters - Thu, Jul 26, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration launched a new partnership with private insurance companies, state officials and other stakeholders to … More »Government signs on insurers to fight …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration launched a new partnership with private insurance companies, state officials and other stakeholders to scale up efforts to tackle widespread and increasingly sophisticated healthcare fraud. Speaking from the White House at a table surrounded by leaders from …
- Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget … AP - Fri, Jul 27, 2012
The White House predicts this year's federal budget deficit will end up at $1.2 trillion, marking the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar-plus deficits during … More »Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget …
Immigration
- Arizona deputy says risked life for illegal immigrant Reuters - Sat, Jul 28, 2012
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A deputy from a controversial Arizona sheriff's office countered accusations of racial profiling on Thursday, telling a court that he had risked his … More »Arizona deputy says risked life for illegal immigrant
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A deputy from a controversial Arizona sheriff's office countered accusations of racial profiling on Thursday, telling a court that he had risked his life to rescue a Latino illegal immigrant from armed kidnappers. Carlos Rangel told a civil trial alleging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio that, at the …
- In Obama era, have race relations improved? AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers. More »In Obama era, have race relations improved?
Taxes
- Conservatives work to cull moderate Republicans AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
Frustrated by their inability to achieve some policy goals, conservatives in Republican states are turning against moderate members of their own party, trying to drive … More »Conservatives work to cull moderate Republicans
- Struggling Calif. cities looking to tax hikes AP - Mon, Jul 30, 2012
There's a new twist emerging as some of California's most financially troubled cities look for ways out of their predicaments: They're declaring fiscal emergencies so … More »Struggling Calif. cities looking to tax hikes