http://us.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for U.S. en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:11:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045969 unknown@Netscape.com Some common U.S. birds -- like sparrows, chickadees and meadowlarks -- are in deep decline due to suburban sprawl, big agriculture and pesticides. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:11:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045969SprawlbigfarmscommonU.S.birdsindeclineNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2046049 unknown@Netscape.com More than 30 years after the Vietnam War ended, the poisonous legacy of Agent Orange has emerged anew with a scientific study that has found extraordinarily high levels of health-threatening contamination at the former U.S. air base at Danang. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:04:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046049agentorangeHauntsvietnamU.S.News http://web2announcer.com/go/2047134 unknown@Netscape.com Despite operational problems that have kept U.S. refineries running at rates well below normal levels for weeks, gasoline production in the United States is nearing record highs. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:10:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2047134RefinerySnagsU.S.gasolineOutputNearrecordNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2045045 unknown@Netscape.com The U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to an Iraqi request to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force after the country's foreign minister said the troops were "vitally necessary." Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:41:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045045U.N.supportsU.S.TroopsiniraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2043555 unknown@Netscape.com Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor on their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors, according to two officials familiar with the investigation. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:37:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043555U.S.attorneysSubpeonasbushadministrationPoliticsjusticeDepartmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2043605 unknown@Netscape.com A voter fraud case brought by the interim U.S. attorney in Kansas City, Mo., just five days before last year's pivotal congressional elections was rejected by a Missouri prosecutor as being too weak and as inappropriate to pursue so close to the elections. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:59:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043605U.S.attorneysvoterfraudPoliticsjusticeDepartmentbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2044466 unknown@Netscape.com The White House's former political director was furious at Justice Department officials for disclosing to Congress that the administration had forced out the U.S. attorney in Little Rock, Ark., to make way for a protege of Karl Rove, President Bush's political adviser, according to documents released late Tuesday. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:56:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044466KarlRovePoliticsU.S.attorneysjusticeDepartmentbushadministrationJuNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2042014 unknown@Netscape.com China warned Tuesday of unspecified countermeasures if the US Congress adopts a bill on Beijing's foreign exchange regime that could lead to higher US tariffs on Chinese imports. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:10:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042014chinaU.S.tradetariffsMoneybusinessNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031692 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines handed over a $10 million reward Thursday to four Filipino informants whose tip led to the killing of the country's two top terror suspects, the U.S. Embassy said. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:24:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031692U.S.10millionrewardInformantsterrorsuspectsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033282 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines handed over a $10 million reward Thursday to four Filipino informants whose tip led to the killing of the country's two top terror suspects, the U.S. Embassy said. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:24:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033282U.S.10millionrewardInformantsterrorsuspectsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033310 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines handed over a $10 million reward Thursday to four Filipino informants whose tip led to the killing of the country's two top terror suspects, the U.S. Embassy said. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:24:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033310U.S.10millionrewardInformantsterrorsuspectsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033220 unknown@Netscape.com Crude oil pared gains on speculation the U.S. would have enough gasoline to meet demand as the summer driving season got under way. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:12:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033220oilParesGainsU.S.supplieshighgasolineNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033253 unknown@Netscape.com Crude oil pared gains on speculation the U.S. would have enough gasoline to meet demand as the summer driving season got under way. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:12:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033253oilParesGainsU.S.supplieshighgasolineNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033284 unknown@Netscape.com Crude oil pared gains on speculation the U.S. would have enough gasoline to meet demand as the summer driving season got under way. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:12:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033284oilParesGainsU.S.supplieshighgasolineNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033312 unknown@Netscape.com Crude oil pared gains on speculation the U.S. would have enough gasoline to meet demand as the summer driving season got under way. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:12:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033312oilParesGainsU.S.supplieshighgasolineNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2029394 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy angrily threatened Tuesday to issue subpoenas "if the White House continues to stonewall" his panel's investigation into fired U.S. attorneys, and he said he was "deeply troubled" by what he called White House efforts to "manipulate the Department into its own political arm. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:31:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2029394PatrickLeahySenatejudiciarycommitteeU.S.attorneysbushadministrationwhitehousescandalpartisanPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031125 unknown@Netscape.com Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy angrily threatened Tuesday to issue subpoenas "if the White House continues to stonewall" his panel's investigation into fired U.S. attorneys, and he said he was "deeply troubled" by what he called White House efforts to "manipulate the Department into its own political arm. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:31:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031125PatrickLeahySenatejudiciarycommitteeU.S.attorneysbushadministrationwhitehousescandalpartisanPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2026161 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines has warned that terrorists may be planning to bomb bus terminals and public markets in two southern towns that have been targeted in the past. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:53:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2026161U.S.warnsterrorPhilippineTownsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2026162 unknown@Netscape.com The Spanish galleon San Jose was trying to outrun a fleet of British warships off Colombia's coast on June 8, 1708, when a mysterious explosion sent it to the bottom of the sea with gold, silver and emeralds now valued at more than $2 billion. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:21:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2026162colombiafightsU.S.diverTreasureNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2024263 unknown@Netscape.com As a steady stream of bad U.S. economic news accumulates, one wonders when the stock market will finally take notice. After years of highly effective spin coming from Washington and Wall Street, stock investors must re-learn how to recognize bad news, and to stop making lemonade out of every economic lemon that comes their way. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 07:48:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024263U.S.EconomyMoneystockmarketbusinesswallStreetNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2023736 unknown@Netscape.com India and the United States failed to resolve differences over an American offer to share nuclear know-how and fuel, ending three days of negotiations Saturday that were intended to seal a deal seen as the cornerstone of an emerging partnership. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:00:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2023736talksendU.S.indiaNucleardealNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2022036 unknown@Netscape.com More than four years after the fall of Baghdad, the U.N. is spending millions of dollars in Iraqi oil money to continue the hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. But the inspectors' primary mission has become irrelevant since the U.S.discovered that Iraq had destroyed its most lethal weapons after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:39:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022036U.N.iraqwmdU.S.inspectorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020152 unknown@Netscape.com The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday questioned the continuing value of the Central Intelligence Agency's secret interrogation program for terrorism suspects, suggesting that international condemnation and the obstacles it has created to criminal prosecution may outweigh its worth in gathering information. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:45:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020152SenateciaDetentionstortureU.S.bushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018038 unknown@Netscape.com For more than 15 years, Tom Heffelfinger was the embodiment of a tough Republican prosecutor. So it came as a surprise, and something of a mystery, when he turned up on a list of U.S. attorneys who had been targeted for firing. Part of the reason, government documents suggest, is that he tried to protect voting rights for Native Americans. Thu, 31 May 2007 07:36:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018038U.S.attorneysTomHeffelfingerminnesotajusticeDepartmentbushadministrationAlbertoGonzalesscandalPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2015694 unknown@Netscape.com Ten American soldiers died in roadside bombings and a helicopter crash on Memorial Day, the military reported Tuesday, making May the deadliest month of the year for U.S. troops in Iraq . Tue, 29 May 2007 20:41:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2015694U.S.10memorialdaydeathsiraqRoadsideBombingsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2014889 unknown@Netscape.com U.S. forces raided an Al Qaeda hide-out northeast of Baghdad on Sunday and freed 42 Iraqis imprisoned inside, including some who had been tortured and suffered broken bones, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday. Tue, 29 May 2007 18:52:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2014889iraqterrorismAlQaedaU.S.baghdadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011741 unknown@Netscape.com Iraq's prime minister and two top American officials flew to the blistering western desert Saturday in a rare joint outing to highlight gains there in the fight against insurgents, hours before the military reported the deaths of eight U.S. troops. Sun, 27 May 2007 12:37:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011741military8U.S.TroopskillediraqwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011639 unknown@Netscape.com China lashed out at the United States on Sunday, rejecting a Pentagon report about Beijing's defense buildup as exaggerated and misleading, and saying that such rhetoric threatened attempts to improve military and trade links. Sun, 27 May 2007 10:37:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011639chinaU.S.ExaggeratingmilitarythreatNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011679 unknown@Netscape.com As of Saturday, May 26, 2007, at least 3,450 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,809 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Sun, 27 May 2007 04:31:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011679U.S.militarydeathsiraq3450warNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009632 unknown@Netscape.com About one-third of the American adult population believes the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally word for word, a new Gallup poll reveals. This percentage is only slightly lower than several decades ago. Sat, 26 May 2007 01:35:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009632bibleReligionU.S.galluppollNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009001 unknown@Netscape.com China appeared to go on the defensive Friday in response to rising concern about the safety of its food and drug exports, asking the United States to clarify its regulations on the use of antibiotics that turned up in Chinese catfish in three southern states. Fri, 25 May 2007 17:18:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009001chinaPressesU.S.foodregulationsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005888 unknown@Netscape.com A former aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told Congress on Wednesday she "crossed the line" by letting politics influence the Justice Department's hiring process. Thu, 24 May 2007 03:18:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005888bushadministrationAlbertoGonzalesPoliticsjusticeDepartmentmonicaGoodlingU.S.attorneysscandalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006524 unknown@Netscape.com Monica Goodling capped her testimony today by recalling her last conversation with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and saying she felt uncomfortable when Gonzales began recalling for her his understanding of the process that led to the firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year. Thu, 24 May 2007 02:53:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006524monicaGoodlingAlbertoGonzalesjusticeDepartmentU.S.attorneysscandalPoliticsbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005072 unknown@Netscape.com Don" Albert Fox, a stocky Floridian who talks in a hushed, confidential tone, has his own custom cigar bands and a retired master cigar roller in Havana who keeps him well stocked. The tiny labels contain a Cuban flag and an American flag, representing the friendships that Albert A. Fox, Jr. has been carefully nurturing since about 2000. Wed, 23 May 2007 11:17:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005072TheInsanityofU.S.embargooncubaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004800 unknown@Netscape.com When last we looked, a big part of the U.S. economy was related to real estate, therefore it was curious to see the reaction to tough news during the past week. Tue, 22 May 2007 21:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004800U.S.EconomyRealestateirrelevantNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2002311 unknown@Netscape.com Classified information about a U.S.-developed missile defense system was leaked from Japan's navy to students at a naval academy, a news report said Tuesday, as officials investigated security gaps in military information shared between the allies. Tue, 22 May 2007 09:22:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2002311U.S.missiledataleakedjapanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2003794 unknown@Netscape.com Japan and the U.S. plan to expand a joint study on missile defense by adding Australia amid concerns about North Korea 's weapons program, a news report said Tuesday. Tue, 22 May 2007 09:19:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2003794AustraliaJoinsmissiledefenseU.S.News http://web2announcer.com/go/1977960 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. military added on Sunday more U.S. soldiers to the list of those who died in attacks on Saturday, bringing the number of American soldiers killed since Friday to 15. Sun, 20 May 2007 22:15:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1977960iraqU.S.soldierswarmilitaryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1964262 unknown@Netscape.com The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be the world's largest and most expensive foreign mission, though it may not be large enough or secure enough to cope with the chaos in Iraq. The $592 million embassy occupies a 104 acre chunk of prime real estate two-thirds the size of Washington's National Mall. Sun, 20 May 2007 03:34:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1964262iraqembassybaghdadU.S.waroccupationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1961192 unknown@Netscape.com A U.S. attorney in Florida whose name appeared on a Justice Department firing list received commendations from the Justice Department and White House even as he was being targeted for removal. Gregory Miller said Friday that the awards and praise he'd received showed that his job performance couldn't have caused him to be targeted for dismissal. Sat, 19 May 2007 07:43:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1961192GregoryMillerU.S.attorneysjusticeDepartmentAlbertoGonzalesbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1940012 unknown@Netscape.com Private weather forecaster Accuweather is predicting hotter-than-normal temperatures for much of the United States this summer, the company said in a press release. Fri, 18 May 2007 07:05:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1940012AccuweatherforecastshotsummerU.S.News http://web2announcer.com/go/1925234 unknown@Netscape.com The Justice Department considered dismissing many more U.S. attorneys than officials have previously acknowledged, with at least 26 prosecutors suggested for termination between February 2005 and December 2006, according to sources familiar with documents withheld from the public. Thu, 17 May 2007 09:06:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1925234U.S.attorneysjusticeDepartmentbushadministrationAlbertoGonzalesPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1914055 unknown@Netscape.com The United States is likely to face several more years of high gasoline prices as refining capacity is expected to remain tight in the years ahead, a panel of high-ranking witnesses warned the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 21:10:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1914055U.S.SenatepanelWarnedhighgasolinepricesyearsaheadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1913136 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush's Justice Department has made voter fraud such a priority that the president and adviser Karl Rove made sure to mention it to state officials during a campaign swing through Las Vegas just months before the contested 2004 election. The only problem: Their U.S. attorney, Daniel Bogden, didn't have many voter fraud cases to pursue. Wed, 16 May 2007 10:55:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1913136KarlRovebushadministrationU.S.attorneysdanielbogdennevadaPoliticsjusticeDepartmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1911590 unknown@Netscape.com As of Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at least 320 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan , Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures May 5, 2007. Wed, 16 May 2007 05:49:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1911590U.S.tollafghaninvasion320News http://web2announcer.com/go/1912202 unknown@Netscape.com A top Mexican anti-drug official said the United States must do more to stop weapons from being smuggled into the hands of drug traffickers who are using them to kill Mexican soldiers and police. Wed, 16 May 2007 05:06:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1912202MexicoU.S.helpstopARMsflowNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1911591 unknown@Netscape.com Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday he relied heavily on his deputy to oversee the firings of U.S. attorneys, appearing to distance himself from his departing second-in-command. Wed, 16 May 2007 01:13:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1911591AlbertoGonzalespaulMcNultyjusticeDepartmentU.S.attorneysbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1887227 unknown@Netscape.com With the number of Bald Eagles in the United States hitting the highest level since World War II, the Fish and Wildlife Service said on Monday it will decide on removing them from the list of threatened and endangered species by June 29. Tue, 15 May 2007 01:21:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1887227U.S.BaldEaglepopulationSoarsPossiblyDelistedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1889663 unknown@Netscape.com Preem Petroleum AB, Sweden's largest oil company, evacuated workers at its refinery in Gothenburg, Sweden, after a fire broke out yesterday. Valero Energy Corp. said yesterday emergency flaring occurred at its refinery in Texas City, Texas, on May 12, at least the third incident at the plant this month. Mon, 14 May 2007 19:21:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1889663crudeoilrisesU.S.europeanRefinneriesreportIncidentsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1882903 unknown@Netscape.com Nearly half the U.S. attorneys slated for removal by the administration last year were targets of Republican complaints that they were lax on voter fraud, including efforts by presidential adviser Karl Rove to encourage more prosecutions of election- law violations, according to new documents and interviews. Mon, 14 May 2007 11:05:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1882903KarlRoveU.S.attorneysvoterfraudPoliticsjusticeDepartmentNews