Washington Times – National
- Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.
The complaint was filed by five terrorism suspects who were arrested shortly after 9/11 and say they were flown by a Boeing ...
- Appeals court allows stem-cell funding for now -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge's ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds.
The government is asking the appeals court in Washington to strike down a preliminary order by U.S. ...
- Appeals court allows stem-cell funding for now -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge's ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds.
The government is asking the appeals court in Washington to strike down a preliminary order by U.S. ...
- Obama concedes poor economy threatens Democrats -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is conceding that if the midterm election turns out to be mostly a referendum on the sluggish economy, Democrats are "not going to do well."
In an interview with ABC News aired Thursday, Mr. Obama said the party should be able to maintain control of ...
- Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration law -
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said that Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act ...
- Appeals court blocks Pa. town's immigration law -
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said that Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act ...
- Obama implores minister to call off Koran burning -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.
Mr. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida ...
- Obama implores minister to call off Koran burning -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.
Mr. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida ...
- Obama implores minister to call off Koran burning -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.
Mr. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida ...
- Obama implores minister to call off Koran burning -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Koran-burning protest this weekend.
Mr. Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida ...