Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates Arizona farm as source of E. coli outbreak

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates E. coli

WASHINGTON – A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.
The Food and Drug Administration said late Monday that a food distributor in Moore, Okla., is recalling romaine lettuce that came …. Read the original article  : Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates Arizona farm as source of E. coli outbreak.

Kan. Senate approves $13.6B budget protecting schools, sends it to governor; tax vote awaits

Kan. Senate sends $13.6B budget to governor

TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas legislators on Monday approved a $13.6 billion budget that protects aid to public schools, sending it to a supportive Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson, and were voting on whether to give final approval to the tax increase necessary to sustain the spending.
The Senate passed the spending …. Source article  : Kan. Senate approves $13.6B budget protecting schools, sends it to governor; tax vote awaits.

Chosen by Obama, Elena Kagan would give Supreme Court three female justices for first time

Obama taps Kagan to give court historic 3rd female
WASHINGTON – Introducing his Supreme Court nominee to the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday portrayed Elena Kagan as a guiding force for a fractured court and a champion of typical Americans. She would be the youngest … Original article on : Chosen by Obama, Elena Kagan would give Supreme Court three female justices for first time.

Second chance provides Kagan path to Supreme Court nomination

Second time’s the charm for nominee Kagan
WASHINGTON – From President Barack Obama’s Top 10 list, one nominee emerged – Elena Kagan.
White House aides were already vetting more than two dozen candidates when the soon-to-be 90-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement last month. With an opening on the high court official, senior …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Amazon.com’s textbook buyback program reaches a million titles

Amazon.com’s textbook buyback plan hits 1M titles

SEATTLE – Amazon.com Inc. said Monday it now has a million textbooks in a buyback program that lets customers trade in used textbooks.
The online retailer’s “Textbook Buyback” program will give students a gift card once they trade in a textbook. The gift card can be used to buy textbooks …. Read the original article  : Amazon.com’s textbook buyback program reaches a million titles.

At Elena Kagan’s high school, smart girls were the rule, and we were supposed to succeed

Smart girls were the rule at Kagan’s high school

NEW YORK – There were a lot of smart girls at Hunter College High School, but only one of them posed for the yearbook in a judge’s robes, quoted a Supreme Court justice and is remembered for playing a tough attorney in an eighth-grade trial.
Now Elena Kagan … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : At Elena Kagan’s high school, smart girls were the rule, and we were supposed to succeed.

Toomey unveils 1st ad in Pa.; GOP fundraising on Supreme Court pick

Toomey’s Pa. ad; GOP fundraising on Obama pick
WASHINGTON – Republican Pat Toomey sums up his campaign in his first commercial – “more jobs, less government.”
The former head of the anti-tax Club for Growth unveiled the ad Monday. Toomey is the likely Republican nominee for the Senate seat in Pennsylvania; five-term Sen. … Original source on Gaea Times at : Toomey unveils 1st ad in Pa.; GOP fundraising on Supreme Court pick.

Afghanistan readies program to offer economic incentives to reintegrate Taliban into society

Afghanistan readies program to reintegrate Taliban

KABUL – Small pockets of Taliban foot soldiers ready to switch sides are waiting for the Afghan government to roll out a nationwide program to lure them off the battlefield and make peace with their leaders.
The plan won’t be completed until after this month’s peace assembly in Kabul, but according … Read : Afghanistan readies program to offer economic incentives to reintegrate Taliban into society.

Little-known Kansas attorney is architect behind many controversial immigration laws

Kan. lawyer is architect of many immigration laws

TOPEKA, Kan. – When politicians and police across the country want to crack down on illegal immigration, they often reach out to the same man: a little-known Kansas attorney with an Ivy League education who is the architect behind many of the nation’s most controversial immigration laws.
Kris Kobach … Read more »».

Maharashtra not to fail students from Classes 1 to 8

MUMBAI – The Maharashtra government issued orders late Monday directing all schools in the state not to detain or fail any student between Classes 1 to 8, an official said.

The government order was issued making this policy effective from the current academic year 2009-2010.
It has been issued under the provisions of the Right …. Original source  : Maharashtra not to fail students from Classes 1 to 8.

Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s remarks on her Supreme Court nomination

Kagan’s remarks on her Supreme Court nomination
Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s remarks on Monday after President Barack Obama nominated her for the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
KAGAN: Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. President.
I am honored and I am humbled by this nomination and by the confidence you have shown … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s remarks on her Supreme Court nomination.

Text of Obama’s remarks in nominating Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

Text of Obama’s remarks on the nomination of Kagan
Text of President Barack Obama on Monday in announcing Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
OBAMA: Hello, hello, hello. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Everybody, please have a seat.
Good morning, everybody.
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Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court to replace Stevens

Obama nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, declaring the former Harvard Law School dean “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds.” She would be the court’s youngest justice and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court to replace Stevens.

Census: Share of Americans who move edges up, but they don’t go far amid a fragile economy

Census: Share of Americans on the move edging up

WASHINGTON – Americans are on the move again, after years of staying put. But they’re not going very far, taking few chances because of weak housing and job markets.
Roughly 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, or 37.1 million people, moved to a new home, up from a … Read more »».

Jamia invites application to course in West Asian studies

NEW DELHI – The Centre for West Asian Studies of the Jamia Milia Monday invited applications for its integrated M.Phil-PhD programme in international relations with special focus on India’s relation with West Asia.

“The Centre for West Asian Studies promotes specialized studies of the Mashreq and Magreb region, Persian Gulf countries with emphasis on India-West Asia …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

AP source: Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court; announcement Monday

AP source: Elena Kagan picked for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be nominated Monday to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama, pushing the former law school dean toward the pinnacle of her profession and positioning the United States to …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : AP source: Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court; announcement Monday.

Teachers should be better paid, says Sting

Mexico City, May 10 (IANS/EFE) British singer Sting, a former schoolteacher, believes that teaching “attracts the most brilliant minds of society” and therefore, teachers should be better paid.

“The level of income for teachers should be higher,” Sting said here in the Mexican capital, where he performed during the weekend at a benefit concert to collect … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Teachers should be better paid, says Sting.

How Punjab peon’s daughter cracked civil services

MORINDA – Sheer hard work and inspiration from an old TV serial have helped Sandeep Kaur, a peon’s daughter, crack the tough civil services exam. And, as she says, she couldn’t have done it without the rock solid support of her extended family.

Sandeep, 29, daughter of Ranjit Singh, a peon in the revenue department here, … Read more >>.

AP source: Solicitor General Elena Kagan Obama’s choice for high court; announcement Monday

AP source: Kagan selected for high court vacancy
WASHINGTON – Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be nominated Monday to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama, a person familiar with the president’s thinking says, positioning the high court to have three women justices for the first time.
Obama plans to announce his choice at 10 …. Original source  : AP source: Solicitor General Elena Kagan Obama’s choice for high court; announcement Monday.