Archive for January 11th, 2009

Economy Made Few Gains in Bush Years

Written by on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 in Latest News.

President Bush has presided over the weakest eight-year span for the U.S. economy in decades, according to an analysis of key data, and economists across the ideological spectrum increasingly view his two terms as a time of small progress on the nation’s thorniest fiscal challenges.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Kate Winslet, Slumdog Millionaire Win Big at Globes

Written by on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 in Latest News.

A breathless Kate Winslet, the first winner of the night at Sunday’s Golden Globes – as best supporting actress for The Reader – proved to be a double winner by evening’s end. She was also named best leading actress in the drama Revolutionary Road. As determined by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Winslet, along with Mickey Rourke, Colin Farrell, Pleased-Go-Lucky’s Sally Hawkins, the late Heath Ledger, Slumdog Millionaire, and Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona were the top winners in the film categories. The HBO miniseries John Adams, AMC’s Mad Men and NBC’s multiple-winner 30 Rock took TV honors.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Gaza protests target US consulate in Pakistan (AP)

Written by on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 in Latest News.

Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani Shiite Muslims group 'Imamia Students Organization' participate in a rally to condemn Israeli military attacks on Gaza, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP – Security forces used tear gas and batons to repel anti-Israel protesters who tried to attack a U.S. consulate in Pakistan Sunday, as tens of thousands in Europe, the Middle East and Asia demonstrated against Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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