Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Short Takes

The company running the nuclear plant in Japan say they’ve plugged the leak of radioactive water.

Brace for impact — Government agencies prepare to close if the budget talks fail.

As of early Wednesday, there was no winner yet in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) will be the next chair of the DNC.

Texas A&M beat Notre Dame for the NCAA women’s basketball title.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Short Takes

The death toll in the New Zealand earthquake has reached at least 75.

The kidnapping of four Americans by Somali pirates did not end well.

Libyan soldiers are defying Gadafi and siding with the protesters as the revolt continues.

The unrest in Libya explains the jump in oil prices.

Rahm Emanuel won the Chicago mayor race.

Indiana and Ohio are the next battlegrounds for unions.

Broward County Public Schools reacts to a scathing report from a grand jury.

There are twists and turns in the Miami-Dade County recall election.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Short Takes

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 65 people in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Libya: Qaddafi’s grip on power seems tenuous as rioters take over cities and military pilots defect to Malta.

North Korea is begging for food.

The campaign for the run-off election for president of Haiti gets underway.

Egypt is seizing former president Mubarak’s assets.

Gov. Walker of Wisconsin refuses to compromise with the unions.

It’s Election Day in Chicago.

The plan to save high-speed rail in Florida still has some roadblocks.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Short Takes

First it was Tunisia, then Egypt, and now Yemen.

Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized.

The Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of Rahm Emanuel staying on the ballot in the Chicago mayor’s race.

Jay Carney is the new White House press secretary.

The Senate nibbled around the edges of changing the filibuster rules.

The weather from Boston to Washington is just lousy.

Stocks closed flat after unemployment figures stayed the same.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Short Takes

President Obama delivered his State of the Union speech last night.

The signs were there — A Congressional inquiry says the 2008 financial crisis was avoidable.

The Mexican drug cartels love our loose gun laws.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition has been upgraded to good.

A mixed bag — Unemployment is up in some states, down in others.

The Northeast braces for yet another snowstorm.

Rahm Emanuel is — for the moment — still on the ballot for Chicago mayor while the Illinois Supreme Court hears the case.

The Oscar nominations were announced; The King’s Speech leads the pack with twelve.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Short Takes

The death toll stands at 35 in the bombing at the Moscow airport.

Two police officers were killed in a shoot-out in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Thousands turned out to mourn the two police officers killed last week in Miami.

Rahm Emanuel gets knocked off the ballot for mayor of Chicago.

It’s the economy — President Obama is expected to focus on pretty much one thing tonight at the SOTU speech.

Jared Loughner pleads not guilty to the charges he faces in Arizona.