Schwarzenegger suing federal government

Hello! I'm Kristin Volk on this Friday, December 21, 2007 with a UPI news update.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning to sue the federal government. That's after it decided not to allow a California plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project would have allowed the state to cut emissions faster than a new federal plan the president signed into law earlier this week. President Bush says the decision to nix the project is based on the fact that the new legislation allows for a national strategy. Schwarzenegger says he would like to set a higher standard for California.

Republican Tom Tancredo is bowing out of the presidential race. Instead, he says he'll endorse Mitt Romney's candidacy. Tancredo is a fierce opponent of illegal immigration and kept the issue active in many GOP debates he participated in. However, his campaign struggled to gain popularity. A poll released earlier this week showed the Colorado congressman registered less than one percent support nationally.

Belgium is tightening its security today amid fears of a possible terrorist attack in that country. Fourteen suspected Islamic militants have been arrested in connection with an armed plot to free an Al Qaeda suspect from jail. Authorities believe the weapons and explosives could also be used for other means. There are now increased police patrols at Brussels' international airport, on trains and in shopping centers.

At least 50 people are dead after an attack in a mosque in northern Pakistan. Dozens of others are injured. The bomb targeted a former Pakistani interior minister reportedly over his supervision of militants in the country's tribal areas. The blast left bloody clothes, shoes and pieces of flesh scattered across the mosque.

That's all for now. Check out our new special segment called "Nothing but Hope" on upi.com today. For all of us at UPI, have a nice weekend.

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[saminmit]

go arnold go!!!

[kourieneki42]

Best of luck to Arnold. Pres. Bush`s argument of `We`ve a national strategy` doesn`t hold water, especially in a country like the US. Laws differ from state to state for a reason, and if you think you`re being over-regulated, just move to any other one of your 49 options. And why settle for a strategy that`s second-best? The federal government will never sign on to the Kyoto Protocol, but a large number of cities and states have. That`s the beauty of the US.

[pootellytubby]

YEAH!

[rickrocker]

"most serious wars since WWII have been started by the US."

I didn't know we killed 1 million in Rwanda in 1994. There are more countries in the world than just the US. I suggest you look into that nescient statement a little more.

[rickrocker]

"I think what you mean by "continuously""

Well, you think wrong. Korea, Japan, Philippines, Germany, Poland, All of freaking Europe who learns nothing fronm history, Kuwait, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India... etc etc... At one point, we supported them all.

"Oil, valuable resources, money, power, Israel, you name it and the US is in for it!"

So is the rest of the world and civilized history. They're all tied to it and use the US as a tool.

[woestijnvis07]

"Because it continuously bails the world out of World Wars that have nothing to do with it."

Dear Rick, I think what you mean by "continuously", are actually 2 wars..

And did we forget about Prescott Bush? The man who loaned and laundered money for the nazis, the man who is the father of G. Bush Senior.

Apart from that, most serious wars since WWII have been started by the US. Oil, valuable resources, money, power, Israel, you name it and the US is in for it!

[kurdklips]

lol im just a joker and i say things like that but cmon its clearly a joke i mean that was a bad insult but im sorry man youre definantly right and its only becuase is over youtube that i can act so tuff so my apologies . and i mostly wrote it to hear the audio play back becuase it was jokes but sorry.

[rickrocker]

"I am very pleased that you were paying enough attention to be able to correct my grammar. This is not a strength for me, thank you."

A "country's" decision... not "countries". No thanks necessary here.

[rickrocker]

"Why does somebody questioning the relations"

It's not what you do, it's how you do it.

"disagreement with a countries decisionwith a countries decision imply being anti-american?"

It's not, but is it the venom of ideological subversion; demoralization?

Now, why are you reviving a 9 month old conversation?

[rickrocker]

"Why does American deserve to be the country of decisions?"

Because it continuously bails the world out of World Wars that have nothing to do with it.

"Why is the American opinion the only one that counts?"

It's not, it just has Hollywood and more press.

[blessedarethesleepy]

hes going to go back in time and sue your mother