Michael Jackson died as a result of a lethal dose of the intravenous anaesthetic propofol, also known as Diprivan, the Los Angeles Times has reported.
And apparently a search warrant affidavit was unsealed today in Houston, Texas, according to which Jackson’s doctor admits to treating Jackson for about six weeks with 50mg of propofol, an emulsion [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was not in the country on the day of Michael Jackson’s memorial service, but his grinning face popped up on his Twitter site with a message urging fans to help the financially desperate city pay the tab for police and services. “Help LA give Michael the safe and [...]
New York Times
Sotomayor: 'Every person has an equal opportunity' to be a good judgeLos Angeles TimesOn the second day of her confirmation hearing, the judge talks about personal prejudices, affirmative action, abortion, the 2nd Amendment and more. On the second day of her confirmation hearing, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was asked about her views on a [...]
guardian.co.uk
Nominee Sotomayor at center stage in SenateSan Francisco ChronicleSupreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declared Monday that a simple "fidelity to the law" is at the heart of her judicial philosophy, as her confirmation hearings began with Senate Republicans delivering a surprisingly strong critique of her fairness. …Cornyn expresses skepticism at opening of Sotomayor hearingsDallas Morning [...]
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Voice of America
AP sources: Obama wants Senate health bill quicklyThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are moving ahead with sweeping health care legislation as President Barack Obama prods a Senate committee chairman to take faster action on a companion measure. Moving forcefully on his top domestic priority, …Stalled health plan gets Obama pushPhiladelphia InquirerObama [...]
BBC News
CIA's secret program: Paramilitary teams targeting Al QaedaLos Angeles TimesThe agency had a plan after Sept. 11 for paramilitary forces to take out Al Qaeda figures overseas. Congress was never told. By Greg Miller Reporting from Washington — The secret CIA program halted last month by Director Leon E. Panetta involved …Paramilitary units key [...]
Washington Post
Cheney 'ordered CIA to hide plan'BBC NewsFormer US Vice-President Dick Cheney gave direct orders to the CIA to conceal an intelligence programme from Congress, US media reports say. The existence of the programme, set up after 9/11, was hidden for eight years and even now its nature is not …Dick Cheney kept Congress in [...]
ABC News
Sarah Brown declines to eat veal at G8guardian.co.ukSarah Brown arrives at the G8 summit with her husband Gordon. Photograph: EPS/Rex Features Sarah Brown has twice declined to eat veal during her visit to Italy for the G8 summit, it was disclosed today. Veal is a popular delicacy in Italy and has …Despite Obama's pledge, [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
World leaders arrive for G-8 quake zone summitCNN InternationalL'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) — Leaders of the world's most powerful economies were Wednesday gathering in the center of an Italian earthquake zone for a summit that, despite an agenda tackling the financial crisis, world poverty and climate change, …Obama team says consensus exists on global stimulusLos Angeles [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Obama calls on Russia to work with US on terrorism, nuclear curbsLos Angeles TimesPresident Barack Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk today at Putin's country residence in Novo Ogaryovo, near Moscow. In a far-reaching speech in Moscow, the president said it was up to the new generation of leaders in both countries …INSTANT [...]
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