Governor vetoes bills to (Web promotion) hike the minimum wage San Francisco

Governor vetoes bills to (Web promotion) hike the minimum wage San Francisco

Governor vetoes bills to hike the minimum wage
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago By TOM CHORNEAU, Associated Press Writer. Saying he supports the concept of raising the wages for California's lowest paid workers, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger nonetheless vetoed a bill Thursday that would increase

Online Brokers Are Still Hungry
BusinessWeek - 39 minutes ago "Big fish buys smaller fish" has become a common headline in the online brokerage business these days. So E*Trade Financial's (ET ) announcement on Sept. 29 that it plans to buy BrownCo from JPMorgan Chase

At Issue: the Flight of $190,000
Washington Post - 59 minutes ago By R. Jeffrey Smith. The head of a Texas political group organized by then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay made an urgent request on Sept. 10, 2002, to the group's accountant: Send a blank check overnight to DeLay's chief fundraiser in Washington.

Israel kills 3 gunmen, pushes ahead with offensive
Reuters AlertNet - 2 hours ago By Atef Sa'ad. NABLUS, West Bank, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed three Palestinian gunmen in the occupied West Bank on Friday, pressing ahead with raids against militants despite a halt to cross-border rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.

Decline in Iraqi Troops' Readiness Cited
Washington Post - 2 hours ago By Josh White and Bradley Graham. The number of the Iraqi army's 86 battalions that can fight insurgents without US and coalition help has dropped from three to one, top US generals told Congress yesterday, adding

Hundreds Evacuate As Calif. Fire Threatens
ABC News - 1 hour ago A resident waters down her roof as fire burns toward her home, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill). By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Writer. LOS ANGELES Sep 29, 2005