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Clinton says she would have split from Obama's pastor
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GREENSBURG, Pa. -Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she would have left the church that Barack Obama attends if her minister had talked about America the way Obama's pastor has. Clinton's comments to reporters marked a clear shift in her handling of the Obama church controversy, which she had generally avoided until now.
Virginia Tech families divided on settlement
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RICHMOND, Va. -Those close to the victims of the Virginia Tech mass shootings offered mixed reactions Tuesday to a proposed multimillion-dollar state settlement and whether it will properly honor their loved ones.
Egyptians say U.S. military guards killed innocent man
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SUEZ, Egypt - Dozens of angry mourners buried an Egyptian man Tuesday who they said was killed by shots fired from an American cargo ship contracted to the U.S. Navy as it passed through the Suez Canal. U.S. officials said American military guards aboard the ship only fired warning shots toward approaching motorboats Monday night and said they had received no report of anyone being killed.
Trustees predict financial trouble for Social Security, Medicare
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WASHINGTON - Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges" with the threat to Medicare's solvency far more severe. The trustees, issuing their once-a-year analysis, said the resources in the Social Security trust fund will be depleted by 2041.
U.S., Iraqi troops battle Shiite militia in Baghdad
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BAGHDAD- Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled for control of the southern oil capital, fought U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad and unleashed rockets on the Green Zone.
Lesser-known Powers and Katers make a run for ASCSU presidency
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H: Lesser-known Powers and Katers make a run for ASCSU presidency Erik Myers The Rocky Mountain Collegian In a presidential race featuring a gallery of regulars, they're the unknowns, and they know it. "Our campaign has gotten off to a slow start, but it should be picking up a lot more by the end of the week," said Nick Powers, candidate for the presidency of Associated Students of CSU.
Student gov members run on transparency
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As a university that student officials say largely lacks transparency and communication between students and the administration, Jarred Quintana and Estevan Jaimes say the student voice must be louder. As candidates for the highest offices in student government, the two said the main issue their campaign is focused on is increasing the student voice and student activism by getting students involved in decision making.
Green world travelers stop at CSU
Japanese fuel testing visits campus during "Biodiesal Adventure"
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A fuel testing team from Japan traveling around the world in a vehicle they say produces zero emissions made a pit stop in the Lory Student Center Plaza Tuesday. The Toyota sport utility vehicle, which travels by boat over the ocean and will serve as the team's home, runs on regular kitchen products and produces more or less no carbon emissions.
