Fed’s Bernanke a Victim of ID Theft
While the Fed fights efforts to air its dirty laundry, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has had his own personal bank account information compromised...
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Climate Change Benefits From Good PR
In December world leaders will convene in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss the reputed danger...
Students Sent Home for Anti-Islamic Shirts
When students show up at school wearing shirts emblazoned with the words, “Islam is...
ABC, NBC Refuse Anti-Obamacare Ad
The League of American Voters has sponsored a 33-second television commercial criticizing President Obama’s...
Obama Creates New Interrogation Unit
In an effort to distance himself from the much-criticized interrogation methods used by the...
CIA’s “Interrogation” Instructions Unveiled
A Washington Post article details some of the appalling tactics employed by the CIA...
Aging Dams Prompt Call for Federal Bailout
In a culture resounding with motifs of decay and collapse on so many levels,...
State Department Passport Snooping & RFID
A sixth U.S. State Department employee or contractor has pleaded guilty to illegally looking...
Scientists Bioengineer Mouse Teeth
Scientists from Tokyo University have successfully grown bioengineered replacement teeth in the mouths of...
Evaluating Sen. Ted Kennedy’s Real Legacy
The moment Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died, the gushing tributes started pouring in from...
Mich. Supreme Court Allows Judges to Ban Veil From Court
To cries of outrage from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Michigan...
Fed Ordered to Release Documents, Fights back
A federal court ordered the secretive Federal Reserve (Fed) to hand over documents about...
CIA Torture Investigation Declassified
The declassification of the CIA Inspector General's report on torture of detainees provided more...
SAT Scores Decline in NYC Schools
SAT scores continue to decline in New York City schools. As NBCNewYork.com reports: "It's...
Lieberman Sees Recession Delaying Reform
Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) thinks there is no reason to push healthcare reform through...
VA Wrongly Says Vets Have Fatal Disease
The Veterans Affairs Department has mistakenly told some veterans that they have ALS, also...
Should Republicans Save Medicare?
People used to say politics makes strange bedfellows. These days, calling any kind of ...
Ted Kennedy Dies at 77
Succumbing to an inoperable brain tumor discovered 15 months ago, Senator Edward Moore Kennedy...
Bernanke Renominated as Fed Chairman
President Barack Obama on August 25 renominated current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to...
Holder Appoints Torture Prosecutor, Rejects Nuremberg Principle
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Assistant United States Attorney John Durham to investigate...