WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama once said it was a “scandal” that then-President George W. Bush didn’t force renewal of a federal assault weapons ban. Now it’s Obama himself who’s…
Day: March 14, 2011
Senate Republicans pressure Obama on trade deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Monday raised the stakes in their showdown with President Barack Obama over trade policy, saying they will block the confirmation of a new Commerce…
Strength of deadly Japan quake increased to 9.0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey has upgraded the magnitude of Friday’s deadly earthquake in Japan to 9.0…
Russian rocket ride: $63 million per US astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Russians are hiking the price of rocket rides again for U.S. astronauts – to nearly $63 million….