Fed
expected to cut US rates to 0.5% The Federal Reserve is
tonight expected to step up its battle to revive
the recession-hit US economy when it cuts interest
rates to a record low of 0.5%.
Court
sides with ACLU, strikes down Patriot Act gag provision A federal appeals court
ruling late Monday is the cause célèbre
of the American Civil Liberties Union, as another
provision of the Bush administration’s Patriot
Act falls to the judicial system.
Obama
unveils climate change team President-elect
Barack Obama named his energy and environmental
chiefs and vowed a new dawn for US leadership
on combating climate change after eight years
of Republican foot-dragging.
