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Obama says Senate obligated to vote on Supreme Court nominee

McClatchy DC Bureau 

President Barack Obama said Monday he believes the Senate has a constitutional obligation to vote on a president's nomination to the Supreme Court, staking out a position at odds with Republicans and some legal scholars. … Click to Continue »



News of the Day From Around the World, May 17

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Turkish shelling and air strikes by the U.S.-led military coalition killed 27 Islamic State militants in Syria, the state-run Anadolu agency reported Monday. Truck drivers are expected to put up roadblocks around France’s major cities, and unions are calling for a strike on the Paris subway Tuesday to reject a hotly contested labor reform. Disruptions due to a rail workers’ strike are expected on train traffic Wednesday and Thursday, and air controllers are to join the protest movement on Thursday. Читать дальше...

Interest rates mixed at US Treasury weekly auction

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills rising to their highest level since late March. while rates on six-month bills fell.

Interest rates mixed at US Treasury weekly auction

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills rising to their highest level since late March. while rates on six-month bills fell.

Interest rates mixed at US Treasury weekly auction

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills rising to their highest level since late March. while rates on six-month bills fell. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, edged up to 0.53 percent last week from 0.52 percent the previous week.

Obama says Senate obligated to vote on Supreme Court nominee

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday he believes the Senate has a constitutional obligation to vote on a president's nomination to the Supreme Court, staking out a position at odds with Republicans and some legal scholars. The GOP has pointed out that in 2005, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid argued that the Constitution doesn't say the Senate has a duty to vote on presidential nominees. Obama also tried to use Donald Trump's ascent as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee... Читать дальше...

A Vermont college with ties to Bernie Sanders' wife is shutting down, but it didn't tell its students at commencement

BusinessInsider.com 

(AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

Burlington College announced to students, faculty, and staff on Monday that it will be shutting its doors in two weeks, the Burlington Free Press reported.

The school will officially close on May 27.

While the college's board of trustees made the decision unanimously on Friday, there was no mention of the closure at the school's commencement ceremonies, according to the Free Press.

The college celebrated its 35th commencement ceremony on Saturday, with its former president and founder, Dr. Читать дальше...

Oil jumps as Goldman Sachs turns bullish

Sydney Morning Herald 

Oil prices jump after long-time bear Goldman Sachs said the market has ended two years of oversupply following global oil disruptions.


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