State: Georgia Party: Democrat Candidate: U.S. House of Representatives Born: 7/30/1959, Cleveland, OH Religion: Catholic Marital Status: Married, Susan Education: JD Georgia State University, 1992 Previous Political Experience: No prior elected office Campaign Web Site: http://www.mikeberlon.com Click here for the Fox News Election Map
Read More »Inspector Warns About Yucca Safety Issues
LAS VEGAS – A former senior government inspector at Yucca Mountain said the project was riddled with potential problems and will have a hard time getting a federal license to store nuclear waste if crucial safety data cannot be documented. Bill Belke, who lives in Las Vegas, said he was …
Read More »Instant Replay
Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Dear Viewers, I received lots of e-mails about the latest female teacher sex scandal — this one in California. If you missed it Friday night, I interviewed the D.A. and the attorney for the defendant. Clink …
Read More »E-Loan to Provide Financing for Buyers on eBay
NEW YORK – Online lender E-Loan Inc. Monday said it agreed with eBay Inc. (EBAY) to provide financing for cars and motorcycles bought by the online auctioneer’s customers, and E-Loan shares rose as much as 34 percent. E-Loan (EELN), which is based in Pleasanton, Calif., joined Capital One Auto Finance …
Read More »Same-Sex Marriage Battle Shifts to California
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The legal fight over same-sex marriage has shifted to Southern California now that a lawsuit filed by a gay couple from suburban Orange County (search) is the only remaining challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (search). Christopher Hammer and Arthur Smelt plan to be …
Read More »Fast Facts: Palestinian Elections
Palestinians will head to the polls Sunday to decide who will lead the Palestinian Authority after the death of long-time leader Yasser Arafat. Last election: 1996. Yasser Arafat won 87 percent of the vote. Sunday’s election is the second since Palestine became an autonomous state after signing a treaty with …
Read More »Topics and Guests for January 21
Watch “The Big Story” weekdays at 5 p.m. ET President Bush (search) used his inauguration speech to lay out a sweeping agenda. What direction will the president’s second term take? We’ll ask Robert Reich, former labor secretary, and Michael Reagan, author of “Twice Adopted” and former President Reagan’s son. President …
Read More »Stockard Channing Arrested for DUI
LOS ANGELES – Emmy-winning actress Stockard Channing (search) was arrested for investigation of drunk driving after she tried to drive around a roadblock on the Hollywood Freeway, authorities said Tuesday. Channing, 60, who won an Emmy for her role as first lady on NBC’s “The West Wing (search),” was stopped …
Read More »U.N. Audits Show Repeated Oil-for-Food Woes
NEW YORK – Audits done of the U.N.-administered Oil-for-Food (search) program during its existence show a systemic failure by the United Nations to adequately oversee the program, resulting in contractors overcharging the U.N. by millions of dollars. Released a day earlier than expected, the audits show that senior U.N. officials …
Read More »World's Entertainers Raise Tsunami Aid
PARIS – From Paris to Beijing, Hong Kong to London and beyond, musicians are beating the drum — literally in their case — for victims of the Asian tsunami (search ) with special concerts and songs. Hip-hop rhymers, classical orchestras, church choirs, punk bands, creamy-voiced crooners and others are taking …
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