5,000 COMPLAINTS MADE AGAINST MET
Daily Star
Scotland Yard's riot squad has received more than 5,000 complaint allegations, mostly for "oppressive behaviour", it has emerged. Details of all allegations lodged against the Metropolitan Police Service's territorial support group (TSG) ov...
Hillary Clinton to represent US at Berlin Wall
AOL
support for the islands, the State Department said. Clinton will return to Singapore to join Obama for the Asia-Pacific summit and will accompany the president on the rest of his Asia tour to China and South Korea, according to the agency.
DARLING PUSHES FOR G20 CLIMATE DEAL
Daily Star
We must see through measures to support demand and repair the financial system because we cannot yet be sure the global recovery has sufficient momentum to be sustained and durable." "Once we're through this, we must co-ordinate our plans f...
Council to vote on hire for new image
Owen Sound Sun Times
Some city councillors say they will oppose the expenditure for a new city logo, while others say they support the rebranding initiative even as the economy continues to suffer and municipalities brace for further financial constraints in 20...
Honolulu Symphony cancels remaining 2009 concerts
Forbes
The symphony, the oldest in the nation west of the Rocky Mountains, said it has $1 million in debt and doesn't have enough money to support operations into November and beyond.
Obama calls holdouts on health care
Houston Chronicle
The White House issued a statement of support for the measure, saying it "meets the president's criteria for health insurance reform: It assures that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care that is there when they need ...
Maryland Considers Increase in Child Support Payments
WBOC
Christi Pruitt-Knierim of Salisbury is a mother of a 5-year-old daughter who receives child support. (Photo: WBOC) SALISBURY , Md.- Maryland officials are considering a proposal that would increase child support payments. Department of Soci...
Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss
YAHOO!
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Freddie Mac ( FRE .N) (FRE.P), the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "pro...
Health care headache for House Democrats
Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - Democratic House leaders scrambled to round up enough support yesterday for their sweeping health care overhaul, getting last-minute help from and White House advisers on the eve of a historic vote scheduled for today. Amid sig...
What Mayor Rybak wanted to know
Minneapolis Star Tribune
A May poll paid for by his mayoral campaign "provided support to a gubernatorial campaign by Mayor Rybak," the board said in deciding on a complaint from the Minnesota Republican Party. Rybak's attorney, Sarah Duniway, told the campaign fin...
Perot gives $6.1 million for programs at college at Fort Leavenworth
Kansas City Star
The money will go to the nonprofit Command and General Staff College Foundation, which is in midst of a five-year campaign to raise $10.5 million to support the college. Money raised will be matched with the proceeds from the sale of a comm...
Minnesota delegation split on health care bill
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Walz, who had remained publicly uncommitted, didn't announce his support until Friday evening. Reps. Keith Ellison and Jim Oberstar are holding their cards close to the vest until the last minute, while the state's most conservative Democra...
Marshall University Veterans Start Support Group
WSAZ
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Post traumatic stress disorder is a serious illness that could lead to major consequences and even end in death for the suffering soldier. It's a growing concern as more soldiers serve in combat and return home. ...
Dietitian's support can help people cut cholesterol
Vancouver Sun
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Working with a dietitian is an effective way for some people to bring down their cholesterol levels without drugs, a new study shows. Katherine S. Rhodes of the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor a...
MetroWest wants new deal with Blue Cross
Boston Globe
Because of this, with the support of the [physicians organization] leadership, the hospital may have to cancel their contract by submitting a 60-day notice.’’ Dennis Irish, a spokesman for the hospital, said negotiations with Blue Cross-Blu...