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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 2009
Page
8
Apple announces price cuts with a 99 dollar iPhone model and 199 and 299 options, adding video camera compass and autofocus. New models debut June 19 while MacBook Pro prices also drop. Steve Jobs not on stage at the Portland event.
President Obama promises to speed federal funds into hundreds of public works projects this summer with a goal to create or save 600000 jobs. He argues recovery is on track while facing criticism that the $787 billion package is costly and has unclear impact.
North Korea sentenced American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling to 12 years hard labor, prompting renewed talk of U S outreach. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former Vice President Al Gore floated as potential negotiators, with White House and State Department in discussions but no decisions made. Pyongyang is expected to use the case as leverage amid nuclear tests.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor fractured her right ankle in a stumble at LaGuardia Airport but boarded her flight to Washington and kept six Senate appointments. The White House said she would meet with senators on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Charles Grassley, on crutches with a white cast and black bootie.
Gabonese President Omar Bongo, the world’s longest-serving leader, died of cardiac arrest in a Spanish hospital at 73. Doctors in Barcelona announced the death as Gabon ordered the closure of the international airport and all land and sea borders. Security forces stationed at government buildings heightened tensions in Libreville.
Attackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous assaults on two Acapulco police stations early Monday. Two officers were killed and two wounded as gunmen fatally shot officers in a patrol car and wounded others, with authorities reporting a broader four hour gunbattle in the Pacific resort city.
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