Friday, August 13, 2010
2010/08/13 Headlines: Prop 8 Backers Given 6 Days to Block Resumption of Gay Marriages; Poll: Most Americans Back Same-Sex Marriage; Jobless Claims Reach Six-Month High; Foreclosures Rise 9%; Report: Wall St. Bonuses to Increase for Consecutive Year; BP Fined $50.6M for Safety Hazards at Texas Refinery; Alabama AG Sues BP and Other Firms over Spill; Congress Approves $600M Border Militarization Bill; Poll: Majority of Border Residents Feel Safe; Israel Rejects Palestinian Offer for Peace Talks; Pentagon Warns WikiLeaks on New Document Release; Congress Members Seek to Reduce US Compensation for Iraqi Victims of US Attacks; Iraqi Commander: US Troops Needed Until 2020; Pakistani Province Faces New Round of Flooding; Pakistani Journalists Protest Media Crackdown; Burmese Junta Announces Election Date; Canadian Navy Seizes Tamil Migrant Ship; Haitians Hold Sit-in to Protest Forced Evictions; Lesbian of Color Files Civil Rights Suit Against NYPD