Balanced News Blog

From Talkleft.com, Senator Harry Reid’s email (and at Raw Story) regarding the closed senate session. As LifeLikePundits mentions, this was prompted by the recent indictment of Libby, talking about the (mis)information leading up to the war in Iraq, with Senator Harry Reid invoking rule 21.

The US military says it believes that a rocket-propelled grenade has been fired at one of its helicopters delivering aid in earthquake-hit Kashmir.

Well maybe tax “cuts” is the wrong description, but certainly the tax code will change if he (or rather the panel examining this thorny issue) gets his way. Two recommendations are to be made: most deductions, credits and other tax breaks would be eliminated along with much of the paperwork and equations that baffle taxpayers under a drastically simplified income tax.

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy defended his tough crime policies on Monday after a fourth night of riots in a Paris suburb in which tear gas was fired into a mosque.

Environmental group Greenpeace has been fined almost $7,000 (£4,000) for damaging a coral reef at a World Heritage site in the Philippines.

A drunken truck driver in Temperance Hill, South Carolina, who hit a hay-ride and killed a child and three adults, was charged with felony driving under the influence.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry W. Kilgore pledges to widen I-66, which is one of the leading issues for North Virginia voters.

Theo Epstein has resigned as general manager of the Red Sox and turned down a contract extension.

Co-Founder of AOL, Steve Case, has resigned from Time Warner.