Monthly Archives: February 2010

BBC World News/Americas

• Obama announces US infrastructure plan September 6, 2010
  President Obama has announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on a huge infrastructure project to create jobs and boost confidence in the American economy. […]
• Obama unveils $50bn building plan September 6, 2010
  President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy. […]
• Travolta extortion case dismissed September 6, 2010
  Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped. […]
• Zero tolerance? September 6, 2010
  US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb […]
• Hokey Cokey world record bid September 6, 2010
  They put their right feet in, they put their right feet out and broke the world Hokey Cokey record. […]
• Unswung 60s September 6, 2010
  What does Mad Men tell us about this most mythologised decade? […]
• Earl hits Canada and outs power September 6, 2010
  Tropical storm Earl has hit the eastern Canadian coast, following a rapid acceleration. […]
• Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel September 6, 2010
  Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year. […]
• Warhol's pivotal years September 6, 2010
  A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period […]
• Cottage country September 6, 2010
  Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario, Canada […]