Congressional panel to examine big Calif. wildfire

US News News - October 12, 2010

Congressional panel to examine big Calif. wildfire (Herald-Standard)

A congressional panel on Tuesday will look into the U.S. Forest Service's initial response to last year's gigantic Southern California wildfire that killed two firefighters and destroyed 89 homes.

Indiana may provide early election night clues (WMBF News)

Conservative Indiana provided the first sign of a Democratic sweep in 2006 when Republicans lost three House seats in the Hoosier state, then glumly watched dozens more fall as polls closed across the country.

US probe into aid worker's death (This Is Lancashire)

Barack Obama offered his condolences for the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove who died during a rescue attempt by US special forces in Afghanistan.

Democrats seize on tea party candidates' social stances (KSDK NewsChannel 5)

The tea party movement was born in anger over the recession and the Obama administration's bailouts, and built largely on a platform of lower taxes and smaller government.

NASA closer to getting extra shuttle flight (HeraldTribune)

There's still the matter of money. But it looks increasingly likely that NASA will get an extra space shuttle flight.

Ohio congressional candidate defends Nazi re-enactments (TwinCities)

A Republican congressional candidate from Ohio, countering criticism from a House GOP leader, said Monday that he did nothing wrong by wearing a Nazi uniform while participating in World War II re-enactments. Rich Iott told The Associated Press in an interview that he took part in the historical re-enactments to educate the public, and does not ...

No 4G iPhone in 2011: report (examiner)

While a Verizon iPhone isA widely anticipated A for early 2011, the question remains: will it support 4G? On Verizon this would mean LTE, and Verizon is set toA roll that out A to 38 metropolitan areas and 62 airports by the end of 2010.

Biden predicts Democrats will keep House, Senate (WPTY)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden laughs after President Obama remarked that he looked cool in his sunglasses at the Moving America Forward rally October 10, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Apple awarded trademark for 'There's an app for that' tagline (examiner)

Apple has been awarded a trademark for the ubiquitous phrase, "There's an app for that." Indeed, the phrase has become so popular that knock-offs of it are frequently used, as in "There's an X for Y," whatever Y is.

Microsoft spotlights Windows Phone devices, carriers for the 2010 Holiday season (examiner)

Although Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 launch event highlighted ATT handsets, there are handsets going global, to sixty carriers, the company said.

Microsoft and AT&T team to launch Windows Phone 7; first phone ships on Nov. 8 (examiner)

Microsoft held its first Oct. 11 Windows Phone 7 launch event at 6:30 PT, 9:30 ET in New York City.

No Boost for Social Security Checks in 2011 (WILX-TV Lansing)

As if voters don't have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits.

Legal analysts say law punishing fake war heroes could wind up before Supreme Court (WXMI-TV Grand Rapids)

The Justice Department is battling to save a federal law that makes it illegal to lie about being a war hero, appealing two court rulings that the statute is an unconstitutional muzzle on free speech.

Trio win Nobel in economics (CBC News)

In a June 18, 2004, file photo, Prof. Peter A. Diamond smiles prior to the start of a meeting at Rome's Bank of Italy headquarters.