 Globe and Mail | Oracle CEO Ellison's Pay Drops 17% To $70.1M In Fiscal 2010 Wall Street Journal Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL) founder and Chief Executive Larry Ellison earned $70.1 million in total for the fiscal year ended May 31, down 17% from a year earlier, according to the software maker's Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. ... HP sues ousted CEO Hurd over hiring by rival Oracle Hewlett-Packard sues to keep former CEO from going to Oracle HP sues ex-CEO Hurd over new job at rival Oracle |
 CBC.ca | Dove World church plan for Koran burning triggers counterprotests Christian Science Monitor The pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., is no stranger to controversy. Interfaith groups and others are mobilizing to protest his planned Koran burning on Sept. 11. Terry Jones, author of 'Islam Is Of The Devil,' is pastor of ... Evangelical Christian Group in Florida Plans to Burn Korans Florida preacher vows to burn Korans despite death threats and condemnation US church to go ahead with Sept. 11 Quran burning |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Will Rahm Emanuel Run for Chicago Mayor? Newsweek Rahm Emanuel has never been shy about his ambition to be mayor of Chicago. He told me and a bunch of other people last year that he would run if Rich Daley decided not to seek a seventh term. After his dream of being the first Jewish speaker of the ... What's behind Daley's decision? UNO Head Keeps Eye on Hispanic Mayoral Candidates Timeline: Mayor Daley's Career |
 CNN | UN peacekeepers 'failed' DR Congo rape victims BBC News UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said. Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of systematic rape by armed rebels was far worse than feared. He said that up to 500 women ... UN Security Council slams mass rapes in eastern DRC UN acknowledges learning of rape in Congo on July 30 UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo |
 New York Daily News | Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more in the House — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands and putting Republicans in charge. ... Election-cash spigots running at full blast Democratic Primary Turnout Lowest in 80 Years, Study Shows American University expert: Democratic turnout lowest in 80 years |
 Globe and Mail | Obama Won't Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts to Wealthy New York Times WASHINGTON – President Obama will rule out on Wednesday any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package that is ... Obama proposal to fund infrastructure projects may hit election year wall Obama Infrastructure Plan To Stir Fight - House Republican Suddenly, a raft of tax-break proposals from Obama |
 Boston Globe | Hermine downgraded to tropical depression Philadelphia Inquirer AP The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday night that Hermine had weakened, though it was still producing heavy rain in central Texas. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect. Hermine is moving north-northwest at about 20 mph (33 ... Tropical Storm Hermine Heavy rain to continue as Hermine's remnants move Hermine is downgraded to a tropical depression |
 The Guardian | Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard barely retained power when the last two independent legislators made kingmakers by deadlocked elections ended a tense 17-day standoff and agreed to join her government. Her next challenge? ... Obama congratulates Australian PM on forming govt `Ferrari' Internet-Access Plan Helps Return Gillard to Power in Australia Obama congratulates Australia PM Gillard |
 San Diego 6 | Killer whale dies at San Diego SeaWorld CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A 12-year-old male killer whale, who showed signs of being ill only the day before, died Tuesday afternoon at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, the park announced. The cause of death for Sumar won't be known until a ... 12-year-old orca dies at SeaWorld in San Diego Killer whale named Sumar dies at SeaWorld San Diego Killer whale dies at SeaWorld in San Diego; orca shows canceled |
 Reuters | Religious leaders decry anti-Muslim sentiment Boston Globe A group of local Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders gathered at the State House today to decry what they described as anti-Islamic rhetoric and violence fueled by the controversy over the proposed mosque near Ground ... Protests over mosques embody religious intolerance Anti-Islamic Sentiment Felt in Bay County Some 9-11 Families Seek To Stop Mosque Rallies On Anniversary |
This post originally appeared on Campus Progress. Last week was a busy one for the Obama administration’s Department of Justice. On Tuesday, following the announcement of a temporary injunction on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, the agency responded by issuing an appeal. “The great potential for significant additional medical breakthroughs [...]
Trader Joe's, as well as other grocery chains, have yet to sign on to the Fair Food Campaign to protect farm workers and provide more livable wages.
It shouldn't take an oil apocalypse to get our attention. We are facing a continuing threat in the gulf from multiple points of potential peril.
AP - The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere.
AP - Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.
AP - David Myers knew it was time to leave when he looked out into the forest and spotted bright red flames towering skyward. Then came a blinding cloud of smoke and a deafening roar as the fire ripped through the wilderness.
AP - The international crossfire over Iran's stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery intensified Tuesday with a top European Union official calling it "barbaric" and an Iranian spokesman saying it's about punishing a criminal and not a human rights issue.
AP - Officials hoisted a 70-foot piece of World Trade Center steel at ground zero Tuesday and vowed to open the Sept. 11 memorial by next year, although they acknowledged that the ongoing construction at the site would limit where and how the public could visit.
AP - Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes and questioned his own actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 during interviews with an American journalist he summoned to Havana to discuss fears of global nuclear war.
AP - Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on Tuesday refused to sign a waiver that would have allowed his extradition to Texas, where he faces bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault charges over alleged incidents with underage girls at a church ranch.
AP - Iraq displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old statue of a Sumerian king to a chrome-plated AK-47 bearing Saddam Hussein's image.
AP - More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country. Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.