Washington - US President Barack Obama called on legislators to limit the number of pet projects for their own districts that are routinely included in spending bills, but refused to completely oppose the unpopular practice known as earmarks.
A renewed debate over the merits of earmarks has been swirling in Washington over the past few weeks as Congress debated a 410-billion- dollar budget for the remainder of the 2009 fiscal year, which ends in September.
Washington - The United States will push for aggressive action to halt the global economic slide at an international financial summit next month, President Barack Obama said Wednesday, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the global economy and again warning against protectionist moves.
Ahead of April's Group of 20 (G20) gathering of the world's leading economies, Obama acknowledged that developing countries were being "hard hit" by the fallout from an economic crisis that largely began in the United States.
Washington, Mar 11 : The United States Capitol Police have arrested a man who was driving around in a vehicle with two long guns, three handguns and a sword near the Capitol on Tuesday.
Politico quoted a USCP spokeswoman as saying that the driver of the vehicle has been charged.
The subject has been identified as 49-year-old Timothy Whitfield of Long Beach, California. Whitfield has been charged with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of unregistered firearm.
Washington, Mar 11 : Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole has been named ''Britain''s Most Hated Celebrity'' in a new poll.
The England defender, married to Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, topped the list after bagging 15 per cent of votes in onepoll. com survey, reports Contactmusic.
Ashley has earned the anger of rival fans over his refusal to sign a contract worth 53,000 pounds a week with former club Arsenal and last year was found to have cheated on his pop singer wife with a blonde hairdresser.
Washington, Mar 11: Cancer-stricken Jade Goody has begged doctors to allow her to go home so that she could spend her final days with her beloved sons.
The former Big Brother star has requested doctors at London's Royal Marsden Hospital to let her return to Freddie, four, and five-year-old Bobby.
"She will be coming home tomorrow - but only if nurses are able to keep her pain at bay," the Sun quoted Goody's spokesman Max Clifford, as saying.
Washington, Mar 11 : Swedish/Canadian actress Malin Akerman has revealed that she hated the skin-tight costume she had to wear for her role in movie `Watchmen' as it left her smelling like "a human condom".
Akerman, who played the part of Silk Spectre II in the new comic book movie adaptation, found the yellow and black suit a little too tight for comfort.
"I thought it was really f***ing hot [at first]," Contactmusic quoted her as telling Maxim magazine.
Washington - US President Barack Obama called on legislators to limit the number of pet projects for their own districts that are routinely included in spending bills, but refused to completely oppose the unpopular practice known as earmarks.
Washington - The United States will push for aggressive action to halt the global economic slide at an international financial summit next month, President Barack Obama said Wednesday, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the global economy and again warning against protectionist moves.
Washington, Mar 11 : Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole has been named ''Britain''s Most Hated Celebrity'' in a new poll.
Washington, Mar 11: Cancer-stricken Jade Goody has begged doctors to allow her to go home so that she could spend her final days with her beloved sons.
Washington, Mar 11 : Swedish/Canadian actress Malin Akerman has revealed that she hated the skin-tight costume she had to wear for her role in movie `Watchmen' as it left her smelling like "a human condom". 
