Iran counters U.N. on uranium plan
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 30th, 2009 4:33 am by HL
Iran counters U.N. on uranium plan
Iran on Thursday appeared to reject a key element of a U.N.-backed proposal aimed at quickly reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium, offering an informal oral counteroffer that diplomats said fell far short of a tentative deal reached earlier this month.
President Obama delivers remarks at enactment of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK
House Democrats announce health-care bill
SPEAKERS: REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CALIF.), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; REP. STENY H. HOYER (D-MD.), HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER; REP. JAMES E. CLYBURN (D-S.C.), HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP; REP. CAROL SHEA-PORTER (D-N.H.); REP. GERRY CONNOLLY (D-VA.); REP. MARY JO KILROY (D-OHIO); REP. MARCIA FUDGE (D-OHIO); REP. KATH…
Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry
House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July.