Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Iran claims nuclear advance
NEWS
Iran claims nuclear advance
---------------------------------------------
Iran announced a major expansion of its capacity to enrich uranium
Monday.
Although nuclear experts said Iran appeared to be overstating its
progress,
they said the country probably was a step closer to being able to build
a
weapon.
Study: Major increase in morbidly obese
---------------------------------------------
The prevalence of American adults who are 100 or more pounds over a
healthy
weight has risen dramatically since 2000, a study released Monday
shows.
Roberts, Scalia strike similar chords on court
---------------------------------------------
They sit side by side on the Supreme Court's mahogany bench, and much of
the
time they seem to be working from the same playbook. Chief Justice John
Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia share conservative views on the law,
and in
Roberts' second term on the court he appears to have formed a bond with
Scalia
that involves not just substance, but also style.
MONEY
Average price at the pump jumps to $2.80 a gallon
---------------------------------------------
The national average price for gasoline rose for the 10th straight
week,
according to a government report released Monday. The U.S. Energy
Information
Administration said drivers paid an average of $2.802 a gallon for
regular
gasoline in the week ended April 9, up from $2.707 the previous week.
Mortgage shopping made easy at site
---------------------------------------------
At a time when many families are losing their homes to foreclosure,
mortgage
experts are offering new tools to help home buyers avoid making the
same
mistakes.
Stock lucrative for $1-a-year CEOs
---------------------------------------------
In an age of overpaid CEOs, some have bucked the trend of digging for a
bigger
payday: the heads of Apple, Capital One, DreamWorks and Google, for
example,
each collect a salary of just $1 a year.
