16 July 2007
Child health insurance bill faces veto (AP)
AP - WASHINGTON — The Bush administration said Saturday that senior advisers would recommend the president veto Senate legislation that would substantially increase funds for children's health insurance.
15 July 2007
Rapper Remy Ma arrested in NY weekend shooting (Reuters)
Reuters - Female rapper Remy Ma was arrested on
attempted murder charges in the weekend shooting of another
woman in a nightclub district of Manhattan, police said on
Sunday.
Williams says he'll remain Tiger's caddie
Steve Williams has no intention of quitting his job as caddie to Tiger Woods, the New Zealand native said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.
Williams told New Zealand's Sunday Star-Times he didn't know why rumours were circulating he was about...
Lilly wins again as Cubs down Astros
Ted Lilly won his fourth straight start, Aramis Ramirez had four RBIs and Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer Saturday as the surging Chicago Cubs roughed up Roy Oswalt in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros.
Diamondbacks bully Padres bullpen
The Arizona Diamondbacks waited until Chris Young left the game and ambushed the San Diego bullpen.
Chad Tracy singled home the winning run in the eighth as the Diamondbacks rallied to defeat San Diego 5-4 on Saturday night.
10 July 2007
3 killed in attack on Green Zone (AP)
AP - A thunderous barrage of mortars or rockets killed at least three people and wounded 18 in the Green Zone on Tuesday, the U.S. Embassy said. One of the dead was an American service member.
Fort Dix prosecutors seek anonymous jury (AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors have asked that an anonymous jury be impaneled for the trial of six men accused of plotting to attack soldiers on Fort Dix.
Judge to consider new delay in Richie DUI trial (Reuters)
Reuters - Lawyers for celebrity socialite and
reality TV star Nicole Richie will get a chance on Wednesday to
argue for another postponement of her trial on a charge of
driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Furyk, Singh confirmed for Canadian Open
The last three winners of the Canadian Open were among a group of nine players announced Tuesday as confirmed participants in this year's event.
Defending champion Jim Furyk, 2005 winner Mark Calcavecchia and 2004 champion Vijay Singh will all be at A...
Sears sees lower quarterly profit; shares plunge (Reuters)
Reuters - Sears Holdings Corp. on
Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and said it needs to
better control its costs and stock more items that its shoppers
demand, sending shares down more than 8.7 percent.
All candidates welcome for IMF job: IMF board (Reuters)
Reuters - The International Monetary Fund's
board said on Monday any country could nominate a candidate for
the next head of the financial institution, which would throw
open the job to worldwide competition.
Buenos Aires gets first snow since 1918 (AP)
AP - Thousands of Argentines cheered and threw snowballs in the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday as the capital's first major snowfall since 1918 spread a thin white mantle across the region.
09 July 2007
Joseph and Roughriders stomp Stampeders
Kerry Joseph threw four touchdown passes as the Saskatchewan Roughriders dismantled the Calgary Stampeders 49-8 to remain undefeated under rookie head coach Kent Austin.
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