June 19, 2013

Donald Justice’s ‘Collected Poems’ Offer Refuge From The Rain

Justice’s poems are not interested in making us feel comfortable or special. Yet author Mary Szybist says there is something about them that she finds profoundly consoling. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

Obama Riles His Own Party With Social Security Offer

Few things indicate a president no longer needs to worry about running for re-election more than his willingness to ignite an intraparty firestorm. That’s just what President Obama has done by saying he is willing to consider savings from safety net entitlement programs in his new budget proposal. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us [...]

Police offer confused testimony in Pistorius case

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius’ fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one point agreeing with the athlete’s defense that officers had no evidence challenging the runner’s claim he accidentally killed her. Sports Headlines

Police offer confused testimony in Pistorius case

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius’ fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one point agreeing with the athlete’s defense that officers had no evidence challenging the runner’s claim he accidentally killed her. Top Headlines

College Republicans Offer GOP Advice For Winning Over Their Generation

NPR speaks with a group of college Republicans at Ohio State University about the president’s policies, his popularity with their peers, and what the GOP needs to do to win more young votes. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

Activists Offer Protest Tour Of Spain’s Modern Ruins

A new form of alternative tourism is cropping up across Europe, with people eager to see the shattered remains of the continent’s boom-and-bust economy. In Valencia, Spain, those tours take tourists past the city’s many deserted construction projects. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

Syrian opposition chief renews dialogue offer

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The leader of Syria’s main opposition group called Monday on President Bashar Assad to respond to his overture for a dialogue to save the country from complete destruction. Top Headlines

Former USADA chief says Armstrong rep made offer

The former chief of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says a representative of Lance Armstrong’s offered the agency a donation in the range of $ 200,000 to $ 250,000 in 2004 and the agency immediately rejected it. Sports Headlines

Republicans Offer Three-Month Increase In Debt Ceiling

GOP leaders in the House say that will give Democrats in the Senate time to pass a budget that cuts spending. And if Congress doesn’t pass a budget, they say, lawmakers shouldn’t get their full pay. The move could put off another bruising battle over the borrowing limit. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us [...]

Senate leaders offer dour take on ‘cliff’ talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol Hill deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” was proving elusive Sunday as a deadline to avert tax hikes on virtually every American worker and block sweeping spending cuts set to strike the Pentagon and other federal agencies grew perilously near. Top Headlines