Iran's Top Leader Dashes Hopes for a Compromise - New York Times Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second from right in back row, prayed in Tehran on Friday. More Photos > By NAZILA FATHI and ALAN COWELL TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sternly cut off any ...
House Democrats unveil healthcare bill - Los Angeles Times By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington -- Senior House Democrats on Friday introduced their plan for reshaping the nation's healthcare system, calling for a new government insurance option program, a new mandate on employers to provide coverage and ...
Stanford surrenders to FBI, in court Friday - Reuters By Chris Baltimore HOUSTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has surrendered to authorities and will face criminal charges on Friday over allegations of massive fraud involving certificates of deposit issued by his Antigua bank, ...