Washington PostObama's Remarks From JordanWashington Post - Jul 22, 2008Sen. Barack Obama says there have been security gains in Iraq, but the country needs a political solution. Obama is continuing his overseas trip with stops in Jordan and Israel.

Los Angeles TimesField Poll: Voters increasingly worried about budget shortfallPress-Enterprise - Jul 23, 2008By JIM MILLER SACRAMENTO - California voters are increasingly worried about the state's budget shortfall and pessimistic that Gov.200000 State Workers Facing Pay Cuts KQCA, My58.comPoll: Californians pessimistic about budget fix San Francisco ChroniclePolitickerCA - San Diego Union Tribuneall 129 news articles

CBS NewsOil slick closes 29 miles of riverBoston Globe - 3 hours agoNEW ORLEANS - A stretch of the Mississippi River at New Orleans could be closed for days as crews clean a 12-mile oil slick caused yesterday when a tanker and barge collided, officials said.Video: Miss. River at New Orleans Shut After Fuel Spill AssociatedPressLouisiana: Collision Closes Mississippi River New York TimesRedOrbit - CNBC - FOXNews - Reutersall 494 news articles

NY1Black doll's head on police car sparks anger in HarlemNewsday - 2 hours agoState Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan) yesterday accused the New York Police Department of turning a blind eye to accusations that a white lieutenant and officer were driving around Harlem Tuesday with the large doll's head on the unmarked car's back ...Doll Head on Police Car Sparks Inquiry New York TimesBlack Doll's Head Seen on White Officers' Car, New York Residents Say FOXNewsNY1all 23 news articles

New York Daily NewsThe anguish of foreclosureBoston Globe - 3 hours agoTAUNTON - The housing crunch has caused anguish and anxiety for millions of Americans. For Carlene Balderrama, a 53-year-old wife and mother, the pressure was apparently too much.Massachusetts: After Fax to Mortgage Firm, a Suicide New York TimesFacing foreclosure, she kills herself New York Daily NewsThe Associated Press - Boston Herald - WBUR - NECNall 335 news articles

NECNDrew Peterson says 'legitimate' tapes would clear himChicago Tribune - 3 hours agoBy Matthew Walberg and Erika Slife | Chicago Tribune reporters Drew Peterson said two friends who reportedly worked with police to secretly record him were only trying to profit on their relationship with him, and any recordings they made will only ...Friends of Drew Peterson Wear Wires During Conversations ABC NewsPeterson: I'm sure everything played will clear me NECNABC7Chicago.com - Associated Content - Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Tribuneall 148 news articles

Zimbabwe: Transition Not Yet Taking ShapeAllAfrica.com - Jul 19, 2008There is a general consensus in Zimbabwe that the only way out of the current crisis is dialogue between the two main political parties, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF).