Washington, Sep 23 : John McCain trying to reclaim the advantage that slipped to Barack Obama as the Wall Street mess has unfolded, has criticized his democratic rival of running the same “corrupt Chicago political machine” as convicted felon and Obama patron Tony Rezko and the Daley family, which controls Chicago politics.
McCain’s campaign in a new advertisement said they are raising the corruption issue because the press has failed to do so, the Washington Post reported.
Washington, September 23 : Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) are developing a network of sensors that may be run on electricity generated by trees, which could be used to prevent forest fires.
What they learn also could raise the possibility of using trees as silent sentinels along the nation’s borders to detect potential threats such as smuggled radioactive materials.
The U. S. Forest Service currently predicts and tracks fires with a variety of tools, including remote automated weather stations.
But, these stations are expensive and sparsely distributed. Additional sensors could save trees by providing better local climate data to be used in fire prediction models and earlier alerts.
Paris - As investors began having second thoughts, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday praised the United States' plan to rescue its badly ailing financial industry.
"We welcome and support the adoption of the systemic rescue plan announced by the US government ..., which will contribute to re-establish the normal operation of financial markets and preserve employment and economic activity," OECD head Angel Gurria said in a statement released in Paris.
Manila - The United States on Tuesday presented rewards totalling 900,000 dollars to 12 Filipino seamen who helped successfully prosecute polluters of US waters.
New York, Sept 23 : The US administration must put its weight behind the new civilian government in Islamabad to bolster its efforts to strike against terrorists in its territory, to keep alive any realistic hope of wining the war against terror in Afghanistan and bordering tribal areas in Pakistan.
According to an editorial in the New York Times, newly-elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari should be extended American help to fight back militancy. It described Zardari as a political novice who faced serious corruption charges.
Washington, September 23 : An international team of earth scientists has reported movement of warmed sea water through the flat, Pacific Ocean floor off Costa Rica, which is greater than that off midocean volcanic ridges, a find that suggests possible marine life in a part of the ocean once considered barren.
A new finding reported by American, Canadian and German earth scientists suggests a rather unremarkable area off the Costa Rican Pacific coast holds clues to better understand sea floor ecosystems.
The research team that has studied the region, located between 50 and 150 miles offshore and covering an area the size of Connecticut.
Washington, Sep 23 : John McCain trying to reclaim the advantage that slipped to Barack Obama as the Wall Street mess has unfolded, has criticized his democratic rival of running the same “corrupt Chicago political machine” as convicted felon and Obama patron Tony Rezko and the Daley family, which controls Chicago politics.
Paris - As investors began having second thoughts, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday praised the United States' plan to rescue its badly ailing financial industry.
