Posts Tagged ‘hold’

Israel police hold Jerusalem Muslim cleric for six hours

By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police arrested the top Palestinian Muslim religious leader in Jerusalem on Wednesday and questioned him for six hours about a fracas between Palestinians and Israelis at al-Aqsa mosque before releasing him without charge. Palestinian leaders and neighboring Jordan condemned the arrest of Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti [...]

House committee to hold hearing on marathon attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee will hold a hearing next week on the bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three and wounded more than 200 others. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Afghan troops hold their ground at high cost

FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONNOLLY, Afghanistan (AP) — The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared a cigarette with glowing embers in quick drags among the kneeling assaulters in the chilled dark. Tweet This Post

The 8 Senators Who Hold Immigration Reform in the Balance

Last week, the Senate blocked gun control legislation that Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Joe Manchin of West Virginia sponsored. The 54 senators who voted to advance the bill weren’t enough to overcome a filibuster, and the bill’s failure to advance serves as a stark warning to the members of the Gang of Eight: [...]

Mad Men: To Have and To Hold (6.4)

Tweet This Post

Senate to hold initial gun control vote Thursday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday said he has scheduled an initial vote for Thursday on a controversial gun control bill that is in reaction to December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school. Reid, however, said he does not know if he will be able to attract the 60 votes necessary [...]