http://www.redorbit.com General http://www.redorbit.com/modules/news/images/tools/rss_logo.gif http://www.redorbit.com ELDORADO, Texas A Texas grand jury indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four of his followers Tuesday on charges of felony sexual assault of a child. Another was indicted for failing to report child abuse. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491128/new_charges_for_polygamist_sect_leader_jeffs/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:05:00 -0500 General U.S. President George Bush, saying the measure's positives outweigh the negatives, said he wouldn't veto the housing bill expected to win approval in Congress. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters Wednesday that Bush has supported mortgage lending reforms for many years. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491512/bush_to_sign_housing_bill/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:13 -0500 General U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Wednesday described as positive talks in Singapore on North Korea's nuclear program. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491510/rice_says_n_korea_talks_positive/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:07 -0500 General The United States should drop its hostile policy by lifting all its sanctions against North Korea, a Pyongyang official said Wednesday in Singapore. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491130/north_korea_wants_all_sanctions_lifted/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:12 -0500 General By Dom Amore, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Jul. 23--NEW YORK -- The Mets like to say they are past the agony of last September. Yet somehow they keep reliving it. On Tuesday night, they had a chance to regain first place and make a statement about the rest of this summer. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491515/phils_beat_mets_with_6run_9th/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:13 -0500 General Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap [By Lee Chi-dong: "(ARF) Six-Way FM Talks: Top N. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491514/usas_rice_north_korean_foreign_minister_discuss_nuclear_issue/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:13 -0500 General By Katie Strang, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Jul. 23--In the ninth inning of last night's game, the Mets flinched with a three-run lead and the Phillies were more than happy to make them pay. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491511/phillies_take_advantage_of_wagners_absence/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:13 -0500 General By MIKE MELIA By Mike Melia The Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491131/defense_bin_laden_driver_was_just_a_lowlevel_worker/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:12 -0500 General By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS By Julie Hirschfeld Davis The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget experts said, as the House scheduled a vote today on legislation that would tap the mortgage giants' profits to cover any losses from saving 400,000 homeowners from foreclosure. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491129/federal_bailout_could_cost_us_taxpayers_25_billion/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:12 -0500 General By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN By Christopher Sherman The Associated Press McALLEN, Texas Dolly spun into a hurricane Tuesday, heading toward the U.S.- Mexico border and the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley, where officials feared heavy rains could cause massive flooding and levee breaks. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491127/hurricane_dolly_on_course_to_hit_texas/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:12 -0500 General Yankees 8, Twins 2 Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and drove in three runs, leading surging New York past Minnesota on Tuesday night, its ninth consecutive victory at home. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491126/focus_on_local_stars/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:12 -0500 General By HOWIE RUMBERG By Howie Rumberg The Associated Press NEW YORK So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth and the Phillies rallied against the Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, breaking a tie for first place in the NL East. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491124/phillies_rally_for_6_in_9th_to_drop_mets_out/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:06 -0500 General "It was more disconcerting than I anticipated. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491123/doonesbury_by_garry_trudeau_grab_bag_is_she_for_real/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:06 -0500 General By Associated Press NEW YORK -- So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and Philadelphia rallied against New York's makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1491122/phillies_alone_in_top_spot/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:02 -0500 General By Todd Zolecki, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jul. 23--NEW YORK -- So, chew on this one for a moment: So Taguchi. Yeah, So Taguchi. The guy who has been buried so deep on the Phillies' bench that he might as well be the 26th man on a 25-man roster. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490997/phillies_take_back_first_place/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:12 -0500 General Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap [By Lee Chi-dong: "N. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490996/north_korean_official_urges_us_to_lift_hostile_policies/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:12 -0500 General By Cesar G. Soriano LONDON -- Actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman flick The Dark Knight, was arrested Tuesday on allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, British police and news media said. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490995/batman_star_bale_is_arrested/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:12 -0500 General By Rick Jervis and Oren Dorell The winds of Dolly grew to hurricane force Tuesday and the storm was set to hit the Texas-Mexico border today with heavy rains that could cause serious flooding and levee breaks. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490994/hurricane_set_to_hit_texasmexico_border/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:12 -0500 General By Anthony H. Cordesman Having just returned from the Middle East, I find it hard to have much optimism about peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel sees Hamas' control of Gaza as a situation it cannot do anything about. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490993/bolstering_palestinian_security_forces_a_key_to_stability/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:11 -0500 General By Lindsay McIntosh ON MONDAY, Christian Bale was a superhero. Through hoards of cheering fans, he swaggered up the red carpet to the European premiere of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, in which he plays the brooding, crime-fighting protagonist. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490992/batman_arrested_over_attack_on_his_mother/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:02 -0500 General By Carl Prine, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Jul. 23--Andrea Curry-Demus waddled around her apartment wearing a faux womb. She arranged telephone calls from doctors to convince her husband she was pregnant. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490802/sisterinlaw_didnt_believe_pregnancy/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:13 -0500 General By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News Jul. 23--ELDORADO, Texas -- Six men from a West Texas polygamist community -- including incarcerated sect leader Warren Jeffs -- have been indicted by a grand jury on charges including felony sexual assault of a child. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490801/grand_jury_indicts_six_people_from_west_texas_polygamist_sect/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:02 -0500 General By MARCUS TANNER HOW FRUSTRATED Carla del Ponte must feel. The former chief prosecutor of the Hague war crimes tribunal was desperate to see Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic in the dock before she stood down. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490632/with_karadzic_in_the_dock_the_bosnians_he_terrorised_may/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:12 -0500 General By Donald Macintyre Barack Obama arrived last night in Jerusalem for a 24-hour visit to Israel and the West Bank after promising he would work for a negotiated breakthrough in the Middle East conflict, "starting from the minute I'm sworn into office". http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490631/obama_pledges_to_work_for_middle_east_peace/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:11 -0500 General By Leonard Doyle ON A HELICOPTER tour over Baghdad, a relaxed Barack Obama was flashing his famous smile at the US commander David Petraeus, with whom he has sparred in the past. http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/1490630/mccain_struggles_to_make_himself_heard_above_chorus_of_approval/index.html?source=r_general Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:02 -0500 General