GM’s Bankruptcy
Monday, June 1, was the end of an era for the American automotive industry. As nearly everyone not living in the jungles of...
U.S. Seeks Global Warming Deal with China
One of the signature issues of the Obama administration will be the hammering out...
U.S. Reporters Sentenced to 12 Years Labor in North Korea
North Korea has sentenced two American reporters to 12 years of hard labor for...
OAS Lifts Ban on Cuba
The 47-year-old suspension of Cuba from the Organization of American States was lifted last...
Healthcare Reform on the Fast Track
In the midst of his travels through the Middle East and Europe, President Barack...
Will Noncitizens Be Allowed to Vote in Georgia?
Karen Handel, Georgia secretary of state, issued a scathing press release following a decision...
Federal Reserve Hiring Lobbyist for Political War
The Federal Reserve caused the current economic crisis by suppressing interest rates and creating...
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Obama Claims Recovery Plan will Create 600,000 Jobs
By some estimates, the U.S. has lost 6 million jobs during the current economic...
Chrysler-Fiat Deal: U.S. Government as “God”
The June 6 Wall Street Journal has reported that the U.S. federal government pressured...
House Bill Limits Whole-body Imaging
On June 4, the House voted 310-118 for a bill (H.R. 2027) limiting the...
Another Dr. Paul in Congress?
Dr. Ron Paul’s son, Rand Paul, has formed an exploratory campaign for U.S. Senate...
Suits Charging Illegal Surveillance Dismissed
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reported on June 3 that U.S. District Judge Vaughn...
Obama’s Cairo Speech
President Barack Obama tried to strike a conciliatory tone with his June 4 speech...
Good and Bad News on May Unemployment
The oft-repeated line that “I have good news, and I have bad news” applies...
U.S. Nuclear Site List Leaked
Steven Aftergood, a security expert with the Federation of American Scientists, reported on June...
New Hampshire Climbs on “Gay” Marriage Bandwagon
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch on June 3 signed legislation establishing marriage “regardless of...
Obama’s One-two Punch vs. Health Insurance Choice
“President Obama, in a pivot from some of his harshest campaign rhetoric, told Democratic...
Is Sotomayor Obama’s “Gift” to the GOP?
Will Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, be...
North Korea’s Kim May Have a Successor
“North Korea's Kim moves to anoint youngest son as heir,” Reuters announced in the...
China and Pelosi Celebrate Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
While the Chinese government is busying itself with further cracking down on censorship of...