Archive for November 10th, 2008

Report: Dean to Step Down as DNC Chairman

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is reportedly planning to step down from his post in January. Howard Dean is reportedly preparing to step down as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, a move one party official said comes as no surprise. The Huffington Post reports that while there was some speculation Dean’s successful work [...]

Obama Planning U.S. Trials for Guantanamo Detainees

The president-elect’s advisers quietly craft a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials President-elect Barack Obama’s advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that [...]

YouTube to Stream Full-Length MGM Movies

YouTube took its first step towards a comprehensive movie service, reaching a deal with a big Hollywood studio to start showing full-length television shows and films. The video-sharing Web site is set to announce that it will host TV episodes and movies from the archives of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in its latest step to boost advertising [...]

Prime Minister Brown to Call for New Global Financial System

LONDON — Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown will push for a new international financial system that updates the Bretton Woods agreement in a speech to be delivered Monday evening. Brown will call for the reforms at the G20 summit to be held in Washington next weekend. “The British Government … will begin to begin a [...]