The Immigration Debate: Federal Judge Indicates Arizona Law Will Not Be Completely Blocked

Arizona’s   controversial anti-illegal immigration law is here to stay, at least in some form, a federal judge said Thursday in Phoenix. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, who is presiding over the federal government’s lawsuit against Arizona over the legislation, said she has no intention of blocking the entire law, though she did not deliver a [...]

Oil spill work stalls as Bonnie races toward Gulf

  McAuley’s World Comments Bolded Blue: ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — Work to permanently choke off BP’s broken oil well stalled Friday as Tropical Storm Bonnie raced toward the Gulf of Mexico and dozens of ships evacuated the area. Engineers are so confident in the stability of an experimental plug – which has mostly [...]

Ford posts another quarterly profit as sales climb

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. posted a strong second-quarter profit Friday but trimmed its U.S. sales forecast and predicted weaker results in the second half as the economy slowly recovers. The automaker surprised Wall Street, making $2.6 billion in the quarter as it continued to grab sales from rivals. Ford’s U.S. sales rose 28 [...]

Day 95 In The Gulf: Rigs, ships moving away from Gulf oil spill site as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches

McAuley’s World Comments in Bold Blue Rigs, ships moving away from Gulf oil spill site as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches With Tropical Storm Bonnie heading into the Gulf of Mexico and expected to kick up high waves and winds near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site this weekend, crews on Thursday began disconnecting the rigs [...]