Obama aide defend trial for suspect in Christmas Day attempt to bomb plane
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 4th, 2010 5:35 am by HL
Obama aide defend trial for suspect in Christmas Day attempt to bomb plane
President Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser on Sunday defended the administration’s decision to try in federal court the man charged with attempting to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day and indicated that he would be offered a plea agreement to persuade him to reveal what he knows about…
U.S., China locked in trade disputes
BEIJING — Trade disputes between Beijing and Washington over exports of tires, chickens, steel, nylon, autos, paper and salt are multiplying and further damaging the already tense relationship between the two economic powers.
Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law
Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States — from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners — nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials…
Fed chief Bernanke urges better financial regulation to prevent crises
Better regulation is the key to avoiding future financial excesses, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Sunday, arguing that the Fed’s low-interest-rate policies early in the decade were not a major cause of the housing bubble.
