The chairman of the New York Post, Rupert Murdoch, personally apologized Tuesday for an editorial cartoon published by the newspaper that drew charges of racism.
Rupert Murdoch apologizes for chimp cartoon
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Obama to lay out sober assessment, hopeful future
President Obama’s address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress will have a heavy emphasis on the economy and will try to strike an optimistic tone, aides said. That’s a sign Obama has heard the criticism, including from former President Clinton, that he needs to mix sober talk with an upbeat bottom line.
Markets head to crisis lows as rout continues
An major rout on Wall Street carried over into Asia Tuesday as doubts over U.S. President Obama’s plans to rescue ailing banks pushed markets to crisis lows
Official: Ministry infiltrators killed Iraqi VP’s sister in ’06
The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Monday blamed ministry infiltrators for the 2006 killing of the sister of the Sunni vice president.
U.S. to pay ‘forgotten’ Filipino World War II veterans
More than 60 years after reneging on a promise to the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who fought for the United States during World War II, the U.S.
GOP rising star Jindal’s speech a ‘coming-out party’
Thrust into the spotlight as a Republican rising star, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been depicted as an up-and-comer capable of helping reshape the party and jockeying for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. And now, Jindal’s party is putting him on a national platform, awarding the once little-known congressman the political plum of delivering the Republican’s televised response to President Barack Obama’s address to Congress on February 24.
Bipartisan summit aims to address deficit, fiscal challenges
President Obama is reaching across party lines Monday to host a bipartisan "fiscal responsibility summit" as the government tackles the seemingly contradictory tasks of controlling a soaring federal deficit while spending the country’s way out of a deep recession. The summit is intended to be the starting point for a “frank discussion” on the long-term fiscal problems facing the country, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday
Analysis: Clinton’s mockery of Obama proves true
During the most contentious stretch of the Democratic presidential primary campaign last winter, then-candidate Hillary Clinton mocked Barack Obama for his pledge to transcend Washington’s entrenched partisanship. “The sky will open
Clinton’s mockery of Obama proves true
During the most contentious stretch of the Democratic presidential primary campaign last winter, then-candidate Hillary Clinton mocked Barack Obama for his pledge to transcend Washington’s entrenched partisanship.
How to Fix the Oscars: Make the Votes Public
The Oscar show needs fixing — everyone agrees on that.