News, Knowledge & Deals - When it matters, it floats. - These links have not yet bubbled up from the queue. http://www.floatzilla.com/News/q Sun, 18 May 2008 03:40:03 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/images/floatzilla_logo.gif http://www.floatzilla.com Feed provided by Floatzilla.com. Click to visit. http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Semi-smashes-into-bus---Pioneer-Press-9824 A tractor-trailer rig smashed into the rear of a school bus stopped along a rural highway to drop off children Tuesday, injuring eight people, some severely, and leaving a trail of wreckage ... NewsFeed Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Standoff-in-Loudoun-Began-Over-Gas-Tab---Washington-Post-9798 Aleksandrin Y. Bozhilov wanted to pay for his gas. But the Exxon cashier did not know how much he owed. A gas pump nozzle was still hooked to the tank of Bozhilov's green Ford Escort on Monday afternoon, so ... NewsFeed Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Wilson-vows-to-fight-ruling-on-passports---Toronto-Star-9668 WASHINGTON—Michael Wilson is pledging to work to assure the Bush administration its border security concerns can be met without requiring Canadians to carry passports to enter the United States. NewsFeed Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Fletcher-ill-transfers-powers---Cincinnati-Enquirer-9006 Gov. Ernie Fletcher was hospitalized for a second time on Thursday after doctors found a potentially life-threatening blood clot reaching from his upper left arm to his jugular vein. NewsFeed Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/State-senator-passes-up-run-for-House-seat-in-Central-Valley---San-Jose-Mercury-News-9008 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - State Sen. Roy Ashburn said Thursday he will not enter the race for the House seat of retiring Rep. Bill Thomas, opening the Republican field for Assembly Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. NewsFeed Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/US-says-to-close-Iraq--39-s-Abu-Ghraib-prison---Washington-Post-8958 Nora Boustany 's column reporting on Washington's diplomatic community appears each Wednesday and Friday in The Post. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US military will close Abu Ghraib prison, probably within three ... NewsFeed Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/NJ-jury-convicts-animal-rights-activists---Seattle-Post-Intelligencer-7939 Animal rights activists convicted in New Jersey Reuters NewsFeed Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Students-Walk-Out-Over-Teacher--39-s-Suspension-for-Anti-Bush-Comments---ABC-News-7941 March 2, 2006 - A Colorado school is in upheaval following the suspension of a teacher who was recorded comparing President Bush's rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler. NewsFeed Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Bush-Gets-Respite-as-Dubai-Company-Agrees-to-Port-Deal-Review---Bloomberg-7705 President George W. Bush averted a showdown with Congress, at least for now, after a state-owned Dubai company agreed to submit its acquisition of six US port facilities to a 45-day government review. NewsFeed Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/High-Court-to-Take-Up-Pressing-Issues-This-Week---New-York-Times-7460 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 - The most pressing and unsettled questions in election law are those that concern the role of money, the role of race and the role of partisanship. NewsFeed Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Less-than--1B-Katrina-donations-left---Monsters-and-Critics-com-7406 US charities have less than $1 billion in donations left to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, The Washington Post reported Monday. NewsFeed Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Bush-knew-of-ports-deal-after-completion-W-House---Reuters-6745 The White House sought to distance itself on Wednesday from the administration's approval of an Arab company's takeover of operations at major US ports, a ... NewsFeed Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Feinstein-unveils-plan-to-make-cross-border-tunnels-a-crime---San-Jose-Mercury-News-6625 Senator seeks crackdown on border tunnels ABC News NewsFeed Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Court-sides-with-church-on-hallucinogenic-tea---CNN-6622 The Supreme Court ruled that a congregation in New Mexico can use hallucinogenic tea in religious rituals. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico ... NewsFeed Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Bush--39-s-No-Child-Left-Behind-Act-Gets-A-Failing-Grade---MTV-com-5856 The study from the Civil Rights Project at the university, entitled, "The Unraveling of No Child Left Behind: How Negotiated Changes Transform the Law," found that the program designed to level the playing field for all students sometimes benefi NewsFeed Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Bush-Puts-Off-Some-Top-Agenda-Items---Forbes-5622 14.2006, 01:52 AM. Rolling into a campaign year, President Bush is trying to avoid bumps in the road. And this year there are plenty. NewsFeed Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Update-5--Ohio-Coin-Dealer-Fundraiser-Charged---Forbes-5414 13.2006, 05:12 PM. A coin dealer and GOP fundraiser hired to manage an unorthodox state investment in rare coins was charged Monday with embezzling at least $1 million in an election-year ... NewsFeed Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Bangs-for-bucks---Sydney-Morning-Herald-4962 George Bush is to spend billions more on defence, yet it seems the terrorists will hardly be quaking in their caves, writes Tom Allard. NewsFeed Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Former-Conn--Governor-Released-From-Prison---ABC-News-4934 Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland announces his resignation from office at the Governor's Residence in Hartford, Conn., Monday, June 21, 2004. NewsFeed Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Senate-Offices-Building-Evacuated-After-Alarm-Police-Says---Bloomberg-4729 The US Senate Russell Office Building was evacuated tonight after Capitol Police received a report of a hazardous substance alarm at the building, Officer Daniel Le Pore, of the Capitol Police, said. NewsFeed Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:10:01 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/The-New-Climate-Coalition---ChristianityToday-com-4705 by Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington, DC | posted 02/08/2006 01:30 pm. Environmentally concerned evangelicals, including megachurch pastors, Christian college presidents, and theologians, announced their ... NewsFeed Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Bush-to-hit-the-road-with-State-of-the-Union-tour---CNN-3642 Here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush will take his State of the Union message on the road ... NewsFeed Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Concealed-weapons-still-banned-in-Wisconsin---Pioneer-Press-3643 Van Akkeren cast key vote as veto of concealed carry bill upheld Sheboygan Press NewsFeed Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/NAACP-Is-Bush-Ally-in-Connecticut-School-Case---New-York-Times-3618 NAACP fights state on ‘No Child’ New Haven Register (subscription) NewsFeed Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:10:02 -0800 http://www.floatzilla.com/News/US/talk/Poll--Clinton-remains-strong-for-re-election---Newsday-3571 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton remains in a strong position in her bid for re-election this year with almost six in 10 New York voters saying they will vote for the former first lady, a statewide poll reported Monday. NewsFeed Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:10:02 -0800