KBAK - News - National & World http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national RSS Feed for KBAK - News - National & World en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:46:44 GMT Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37282079.html In a letter to key lawmakers, President-elect Barack Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta warned Thursday that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air broadcasts won't be ready. Obama warns of dire consequences without stimulus http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37281234.html President-elect Barack Obama warned of dire and long-lasting consequences if Congress doesn't pump unprecedented dollars into the national economy, making an urgent pitch Thursday for his mammoth spending proposal in his first speech since the election. Attack on Israel from Lebanon threatens 2nd front http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37268409.html Militants in Lebanon fired at least three rockets into Israel early Thursday, threatening to open a new front for the Jewish state as it pushed forward with a bloody offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 700 people. Israel responded with mortar shells. Alabama sheriff locked up over measly jail meals http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37268364.html A northern Alabama sheriff was in federal custody Thursday after a judge ruled he purposely fed inmates skimpy meals so he could make money from an unusual Alabama system that lets sheriffs turn a profit on their jail kitchens. Massive security operation planned for inauguration http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37268319.html Police are blocking off all bridges crossing the Potomac River into Washington and a huge chunk of downtown when Barack Obama takes the oath of office Jan. 20, securing the largest area of the nation's capital for any inauguration. Report slams Pentagon nuke oversight http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37268239.html A Pentagon advisory group plans to release a report criticizing the Defense Department for lack of focus on its nuclear mission, a senior defense official said, after a series of embarrassing incidents that called into question the Air Force's ability to keep track of its nuclear weapons and related materials. Detainees in Afghanistan want to sue for release http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37268169.html A federal judge sought Wednesday to compare four terror suspects being held at a U.S. base in Afghanistan to others detained at Guantanamo Bay to decide if all have the right to sue for their freedom. Feds say inauguration attractive terrorist target http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37238294.html The upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama is an attractive target for international and domestic terrorists, but U.S. intelligence officials have no information about specific threats to the Jan. 20 event. Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37228609.html Joe The Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter's notebook. Burris expects to join Senate 'very shortly' http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/37218574.html Roland Burris said Wednesday he should be able to join the Senate "very shortly," after talking to newly supportive Democratic leaders and working on lingering legal obstacles.