Archive for July 1st, 2009

California in 'fiscal emergency' – BBC News


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California in 'fiscal emergency'
BBC News
The governor of California has declared a fiscal emergency in the US state to address a budget deficit of some $24.3bn (£14.5bn). Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also ordered many state offices to close for three days each month until June 2010, ...
Budget crisis afflicts states across USSeattle Times

Banks ponder their stance on IOUsBizjournals.com
No money, more problems: California prepares to send IOUs ThursdaySan Jose Mercury News
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Obama confronts skeptics on healthcare, pledges action – Boston Globe


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Obama confronts skeptics on healthcare, pledges action
Boston Globe
ANNANDALE, Va. - President Obama, pledging to overhaul healthcare this year despite divisions in Congress and the public, took on his skeptics directly yesterday, seeking to assure patients that their costs would not increase and that ...
President Pushes Health Plan as an Economic BoonNew York Times

Obama urges public to demand healthcare reformLos Angeles Times
Obama consoles cancer patient, commits to reformNECN
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Obama confronts skeptics on healthcare, pledges action – Boston Globe


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Obama confronts skeptics on healthcare, pledges action
Boston Globe
After cancer patient Debby Smith expressed frustration, President Obama hugged her during a forum yesterday in Virginia. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) By Susan Milligan ANNANDALE, Va. - President Obama, pledging to overhaul healthcare this year ...
McCain takes on Obama on health reformArizona Republic

President Pushes Health Plan as an Economic BoonNew York Times
Profit shouldn't drive health careParadise Post
Los Angeles Times -The News Journal -Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Plan to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland fizzles (AP)

The train station at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a possible memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at his former residence as seen in a aerial view.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - A plan to bury Michael Jackson at his sprawling Neverland ranch fizzled Wednesday, leaving details about his funeral undecided as another mystery was solved: His newly unveiled will says his mother should raise his children, or failing her, Diana Ross.


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State's budget gap deepens $2 billion overnight – San Francisco Chronicle


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State's budget gap deepens $2 billion overnight
San Francisco Chronicle
A missed deadline worsened California's budget crisis Wednesday by $2 billion - and now, the fiscal hole will deepen by millions each day that a solution is not passed. If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators fail to balance the budget within a ...
Strapped States Play for Time as Fiscal Year StartsWall Street Journal

Governor Calls Lawmakers' Budget Impasse 'Inexcusable'Noozhawk
How IOUs workSan Jose Mercury News
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Ousted president Zelaya says will return to Honduras – Xinhua


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Ousted president Zelaya says will return to Honduras
Xinhua
BEIJING, July 2 -- Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said he will travel back to Honduras on Thursday, in defiance of an army coup at the weekend that sent him into exile. Speaking in Nicaragua's capital Managua, Zelaya said chief of the Organization of ...
Compromise Is Sought to Honduras StandoffNew York Times

Honduras Rejects OAS Order to Reinstate President Manuel ZelayaVoice of America
Honduras leaders reject deadlineBBC News
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