Articles from 'August 2009'
Union says Quad-City Die Casting set to close Friday
By Doug Schorpp / Quad-City Times Friday will be the last day on the job for most workers at Quad-City Die Casting in Moline. Company ...
'Win One for Teddy,' Say Dems Pushing for Health Reform
By Teddy Davis / ABC News Democrats are hoping that the memory of Sen. Ted Kennedy will revive the Democratic Party's flagging push for health ...
Director Michael Moore to bring acerbic wit to Venice
Golden Lion's jury to be chaired by Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee Agence France-Presse Michael Moore unleashes his acerbic wit on the world financial crisis and ...
A 'Little Judge' Who Rejects Foreclosures, Brooklyn Style
By Michael Powell / New York Times The judge waves you into his chambers in the State Supreme Court building in Brooklyn, past the caveat ...
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush to be released early
By Kim Gamel / Associated Press BAGHDAD – An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released ...
Fall film preview
Avatars, vampires, werewolves, and liars lead fall film cast LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood might be telling its own life story this fall, presenting a ...
Venice film festival line-up in 2009
LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The 2009 Venice film festival, which runs from Sept. 2-12, opens on Wednesday.Following are the films in the main competition, ...
Capitalism the villain as Moore movie hits Venice
By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - The Venice film festival has capitalism in its sights this year, with premieres of Michael Moore's documentary on the ...
Drone attack in northwestern Pakistan kills 6
By Ishtiaq Mahsud (AP) DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. drone attack killed at least six people and wounded another nine in northwestern ...
US faces smaller, smarter enemy in Afghanistan
By Lara Jakes / Associated Press NOW ZAD, Afghanistan – After three tours in Iraq, U.S. Marine Sgt. Andre Leon was used to brutal shootouts ...
Taliban makes gains in Kandahar
Change seen as setback as overstretched U.S. troops focus on countryside. By Noor Khan and Nahal Toosi / Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Southern Afghanistan’s ...
August deadliest month for US in Afghanistan
By Robert H. Reid / Associated Press KABUL – An American service member died Friday when his vehicle struck a bomb in eastern Afghanistan, making ...
Cindy Sheehan protests against Obama
By Alicia Jennings / NBC News Cindy Sheehan and other antiwar activists held a press conference today at the Oak Bluffs School, where the White ...
Cindy Sheehan: Obama's wars now
'System... stays the same, no matter who is in charge,' protester laments. By Mark Silva / Chicago Tribune Cindy Sheehan is back. But this time, ...
Herhold: One woman's nightmare in refinancing her home
By Scott Herhold / San Jose Mercury News Lisa A. Burns would like to add her two cents to the debate over our nation's housing ...
Unemployment Benefits Running out
By Whitney Ray / WJHG 7 Unemployment benefits will run out for more than 31-thousand jobless Floridians by the end of September. By year’s end ...
Tool workers strike over health coverage
By Lorene Yue / Crain’s Chicago Business Production at SK Hand Tool Corp. in McCook ground to halt Tuesday when its union workers took to ...
Is Benmosche Bringing the Swagger Back to AIG?
By Michael Corkery / Wall Street Journal It’s August, and deal makers are holed up in beachside mansions and golf retreats around the world. You ...
Another Record Month for Foreclosures in July
Homes in Foreclosure Up 7 Percent From June, According to RealtyTrac Report By Charlie Herman / ABC News Aug. 13, 2009 — Despite recent good ...
In Kennedy's death, some see hope for healthcare
By David Lightman and Margaret Talev / McClatchy News Service WASHINGTON -- Securing universal healthcare coverage for Americans was a decades-long quest that eluded Sen. ...
Analysis: Afghan summer brings reversals
By Robert H. Reid (AP) KABUL — It's been a summer of setbacks in Afghanistan — with rising casualties, a divisive election and growing public ...
2 US troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (AP) — The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says attacks have killed two U.S. troops, keeping August on track to be the deadliest month of ...
Cindy Sheehan hopes to make peaceful splash
By Julia Rappaport / Boston Herald VINEYARD HAVEN - Rabble rouser and peacenik Cindy Sheehan is jumping on the Obama vacation bandwagon. The activist, who ...
Ted Kennedy Legislative Accomplishments
Senator Stayed on the Forefront of Health Care Debate Despite His Absence From the Hill In Last Year By Huma Khan and Caitlin Taylor / ...
Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77
'Liberal Lion' of the Senate Led Storied Political Family After Deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy ABC News Aug. 26, 2009 ...
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