(14 stories) US asks appeals court to halt Ala. immigration law

US News - News October 7, 2011 See US News Weather US asks appeals court to halt Ala. immigration law (WSVN-TV Miami Beach) The federal government asked an appeals court Friday to halt the Alabama immigration law considered by many the toughest in the U.S., saying it could have dire diplomatic consequences abroad, invites discrimination and merely forces illegal immigrants into neighboring states. Schwarzenegger inaugurates his museum in Austria (WAFF-TV Huntsville) Arnold Schwarzenegger - the bodybuilder, movie star and ex-governor who's in the middle of a messy divorce - invoked his life as model for young people Friday during the formal inauguration of a museum dedicated to him in his native Austria. Families in mob case lose appeal over $8.5M award (KOTA Television) A federal court has refused to hear an appeal from the families of two men allegedly killed by former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. Unflappable a C Wharton wins Memphis mayoral race (ABC 33/40) Voters overwhelmingly re-elected Memphis mayor A C Wharton over nine rivals Thursday, giving the Democrat a hefty mandate to continue another four years after a short stint leading his impoverished Southern city through tough, gritty times. Alabama Loses Legal Immigrant Workers as New Law Kicks In (EDGE) Alabama's strict new immigration law may be backfiring. Intended to force illegal workers out of jobs, it is also driving away many legal immigrant workers who work in construction and on farms doing backbreaking jobs that Americans generally won't. The vacancies have created a void that will surely deal a blow to the state's economy and could slow ... (more) Obama to GOP: Act on jobs or get run out of town (KMOV-TV Saint Louis) A combative President Barack Obama challenged a divided Congress on Thursday to unite behind his jobs bill or get ready to be run "out of town" by angry voters. Giffords makes DC return for ceremony (WLFI-TV West Lafayette) A Looking thrilled to be among friends and colleagues, Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to Washington on Thursday to attend a Navy retirement ceremony for her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly. Nevada Sets Earlier Caucus Date, Christmas Caucus for Iowa? (ames.patch) A late December Iowa Caucus is looking more and more realistic. Bah, Humbug. Yesterday, Nevada Republicans announced that their caucus will be moved from its former date of Feb. Obama: Voters will run a 'do nothing' Congress out of town (csmonitor) A frustrated President Obama pressed Congress to pass jobs legislation Thursday, warning that the economy is "fragile" and that politics must not "get in the way of action." But during much of his 73-minute White House press conference, Mr. Obama put his clashes with Republicans in Congress front and center, calling out GOP leaders by name. He reasserted a willingness to negotiate on the specifics of his $447 billion plan, and he said he was "fine" with a proposal by Senate Democrats to pay for the jobs package with a 5 percent surcharge on millionaires. The Senate is to vote on the plan next week. Grandmother guilty of throwing toddler off skywalk (thenewstribune) A Virginia grandmother was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder for tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter from a sixth-level pedestrian bridge at the state's largest shopping mall. Mass. Sen. Brown hits Dem rival on nude photo quip (boston) U.S. Sen. Scott Brown took a jab at Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren during a radio interview Thursday, saying "Thank God" she didn't take her clothes off to help pay for college. Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn't Dare.. (thenation) First they came for abortion, but I didn't care because abortion was for sluts. Then they came for sex ed, but I didn't care because the kids can learn all they need to know at home. Uber-Vultures: The Billionaires Who Would Pick Our President (truth-out) Hedge fund magnate Paul Singer likes to breakfast on decayed carcasses. What he chews down is sickening, but just as nausea-inducing are his new tablemates: billionaires Ken Langone and the Koch Brothers, Charles and David.Singer has called together the billionaire boys' club for the purpose of picking our next president for us. The old-fashioned way of choosing presidents - democracy and counting ballots and all that - has never been a favorite of this pack. I can tell you that from my investigations of each of these gentlemen for The Guardian. When the Statue of Liberty has nightmares, she dreams that these guys will combine to seize America via a cash-and-carry coup d'état. Student Amanda Quesada holds up a sign during protest at the entrance ... (The Asheville Citizen-Times) Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public. More US News News...

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