AP - The House ethics committee said Thursday it was beginning an investigation into the conduct of Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., who was indicted a week ago on conspiracy, extortion and other charges.
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AFP - Bulgaria and the United States on Thursday signed 11 different agreements allowing the US to use four military bases in Bulgaria from the autumn, the Defence Ministry announced.
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Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke said on Thursday the United States was not headed
toward 1970s-style “stagflation” but acknowledged inflation
could complicate the central bank’s effort to spur the economy.
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AP - President Bush on Thursday strongly disagreed with Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s expressed willingness to meet the leaders of Iran and Cuba two U.S. adversaries throughout Bush’s presidency.
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Reuters - Oversight of the U.S. food supply
must be drastically overhauled, starting with a ban on the
slaughter of unfit cattle and tougher penalties for the
mistreatment of animals, Senate lawmakers said on Thursday.
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Reuters - President George W. Bush said on
Thursday he would express his concern about China’s human
rights record in private talks with President Hu Jintao during
a visit to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games.
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Reuters - Republicans in the U.S. Senate are
likely to block this week a Democratic bill aimed at curbing
new home foreclosures by changing bankruptcy law, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday.
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Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush on
Thursday dismissed the notion that Russia’s likely new
president would be Vladimir Putin’s puppet but said he did not
know how much power Dmitry Medvedev would wield with his
predecessor still in the picture.
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Reuters - President George W. Bush said on
Thursday Americans would receive checks that are part of the
$152 billion economic stimulus package in May.
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Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush on
Thursday rejected the idea of encouraging Cuba to open up
democratically by sitting down for talks with new Cuban
President Raul Castro.
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