WBIR.com - National NewsWBIR-TV, Knoxville TNNeb. cop, family win $40K over urine-tainted food- July 15, 2008 They say employees targeted police with the stomach-churning "special servings."http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60814&provider=rss Bush decision on oil backed by industry- July 15, 2008 President Bush plans to lift an executive ban on offshore drilling in an effort to ease market tensions and boost supplies.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60813&provider=rss Rove defends defiance of congressional subpoena- July 15, 2008 Lawmakers subpoenaed Rove in May to force him to talk about whether he played a role in politicizing the Justice Department.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60810&provider=rss Pregnant inmate restrained during labor- July 15, 2008 An attorney for a Nashville woman said her client had to endure labor in restraints after an arrest for driving without a license.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60806&provider=rss Debate over offshore drilling heats up- July 14, 2008 Oil and natural gas trapped beneath the USA's ocean floor mean different things to different people.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60794&provider=rss Crisis of confidence at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae- July 14, 2008 Do Freddie and Fannie have enough capital - money available - to withstand the losses they face or to continue to buy mortgages from banks in the same huge volumehttp://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60787&provider=rss NAACP head: Obama win won't solve racial injustice- July 14, 2008 The chairman of the NAACP says racial disparity will remain an issue in America whether or not Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black president.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60776&provider=rss FDIC tries to calm fears about new IndyMac Bank- July 14, 2008 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is reassuring people the new IndyMac Federal Bank opening Monday is sound.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60777&provider=rss Truckers hope green options save green in wallet- July 14, 2008 Environmentalists have long been critical of the pollution emitted by diesel engines. Tractor-trailers are among the most common and plentiful sources of soot.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60778&provider=rss Team begins search Monday for Steve Fossett- July 14, 2008 Fossett, a multimillionaire adventurer, disappeared last September while flying a small plane.http://www.wbir.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=60775&provider=rss |