U.S. President Barack Obama plans to host the leaders of both political parties at the White House on Thursday to continue negotiations on an increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, as a key deadline looms. Mr. Obama announced the meeting on Tuesday during a rare appearance at a regularly scheduled White House press briefing. The […]
Obama Invites Lawmakers for Debt Negotiations
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
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US Government Asks Texas to Halt Mexican’s Death Sentence
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. government has called on the state of Texas to stay the execution of a Mexican national, saying he was not told at the appropriate time of his right to consular assistance from Mexican authorities. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Tuesday that the federal government filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme […]
Clinton to Meet With Incoming Peruvian President
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Wednesday with Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala in Washington. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland Tuesday said officials very much welcome Mr. Humala’s visit to the United States and look forward to continuing to strengthen U.S. ties with Peru. The incoming Peruvian president and leftist former army […]
Mexico Searches for 7 Missing in Boat Accident
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities are continuing the search for seven American tourists whose fishing boat capsized and sank during a storm off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The incident happened Sunday after the 35-meter vessel, the Erik, left the port of San Felipe for a fishing trip on the Sea of Cortez. One American was killed in the […]
Dalai Lama Visits US for Birthday and Meditation
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader is in the United States for a birthday celebration and a 10-day prayer and meditation ritual. The Dalai Lama arrived in the U.S. capital, Washington, DC, Tuesday afternoon. His visit also is expected to include high-level meetings with U.S. politicians, even though the spiritual leader formally retired from politics earlier this […]
Dalai Lama Visits US for Birthday and Meditation
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader is in the United States for a birthday celebration and a 10-day prayer and meditation ritual. The Dalai Lama arrived in the U.S. capital, Washington, DC, Tuesday afternoon. The visit that is also expected to include high-level meetings with U.S. politicians, even though the spiritual leader formally retired from politics earlier […]
Obama Invites Lawmakers for Debt Negotiations
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of both political parties to the White House to continue negotiations on an increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, as a key deadline looms. Mr. Obama announced the meeting will be on Thursday. He was speaking Tuesday to reporters during a rare appearance at a regularly scheduled […]
Obama Invites Lawmakers for Debt Negotiations
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of both political parties to the White House to continue negotiations on an increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, as a key deadline looms. Mr. Obama announced the meeting will be on Thursday. He was speaking Tuesday to reporters during a rare appearance at a regularly scheduled […]
Mexico Searches for 7 Missing in Boat Accident
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities are continuing the search for seven American tourists whose fishing boat capsized and sank during a storm off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The incident happened Sunday after the 35-meter vessel, the Erik, with 43 people on board, left the port of San Felipe for a fishing trip on the Sea of Cortez. One […]
American Artist Cy Twombly Dies at 83
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Cy Twombly, an American painter, known for his giant scribbles and graffiti-styled art, has died at a hospital in Rome. A spokesman for the Gagosian Gallery, which represented Twombly’s work, said the artist died Tuesday at the age of 83. The spokesman did not specify a cause of death, but Twombly had suffered from cancer […]
