News from September 2009

Feds: Call centers employed kids as young as 13

SALT LAKE CITY – Children as young as 13 were manning phone banks for a company that does market research and political surveys from call centers in seven states, federal investigators said Tuesday.

Disaster declaration issued for American Samoa (AP)

AP – The White House has declared a major disaster in American Samoa following a deadly tsunami.

Two U.S. soldiers killed in Philippines blast

Two U.S. sailors and a Filipino marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb believed planted by al-Qaeda-linked militants. …

Supreme Court to review local gun-control laws (AP)

AP – The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners.

Israel to free prisoners for videotape of soldier (AP)

AP – Israel will release 20 Palestinian women from prison this week in exchange for a videotape proving that an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip is still alive, Israel and Hamas announced Wednesday, in the first tangible sign of movement in more than three years of talks over the captive soldier’s fate.

Despite recession, banks charge record checking fees

Despite the recession, banks are charging consumers record fees for checking account services.

EU report: Georgian attack started war with Russia (AP)

AP – Georgia’s attack on its breakaway South Ossetia region marked the start of last year’s war with Russia, which retaliated with excessive force, an EU-commissioned report said Wednesday.

French life of luxury for fugitive Polanski

Most fugitives assume fake identities and hide out in flophouses, but since fleeing from a rape charge in California in 1978, Roman Polanski has lived openly in France – regularly shuttling from his Paris penthouse to a swank Swiss hideaway.

Andy Williams: Obama Wants The Country To Fail

Old pop crooner Andy Williams, whose hits include ‘Moon River,’ has some choice words for “Marxist” President Obama. Williams, 81, has always been a Republican (Ronald Reagan once declared his voice “an American treasure”) but in the past has held more moderate views. He claims good friendship with the Kennedy family and thought that Bobby would have made a great president had he lived

Indonesian officials: Earthquake leaves 75 dead

A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, toppling buildings, cutting power and triggering a landslide on Sumatra …

News from September 2009

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