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Romney Campaign Chair Insists Taxpayers Support Public Employee Layoffs
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign isn't backing off the candidate's claim that America needs fewer teachers, firefighters, and police officers.
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Federal Ban on Job Bias Still Eludes Gay Rights Groups
WASHINGTON — Gay rights activists have made significant strides in recent years on marriage and military service, but one longstanding policy goal remains elusive: a federal law to ban …
Changes at Parchin Suggest an Iranian Bargaining Ploy
satellite images show activities appearing to be aimed at prompting the IAEA, the United States and Israel to give greater urgency and importance to a request for an IAEA …
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Europe Dodges a Bank Crisis in Spain, but Perils Lurk
While the Spanish banking rescue will be expensive u2014 as much as $125 billion u2014 it will be well within the means of a European emergency fund established for …
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Republicans Poised to Hold House, Maybe Win Senate
The outlook is driven by local factors rather any kind of wave for or against either major political party
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Court Says Regulators Must Evaluate Dangers of Nuclear Waste
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission acted improperly when it failed to consider all the risks of storing spent radioactive fuel onsite at the nation's nuclear power facilities, so ruled a …
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US Commission on Civil Rights to Investigate “Stand Your Ground” Laws for Racial Bias
(Photo: Project 404)The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced it will launch an inquiry into so-called “Stand Your Ground” legislation for racial bias. The laws, which gained notoriety after …
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Bias in Campaign Spending Makes Business Influence Look Smaller Than It Really Is
Reporting campaign finance can be difficult because much of the action is obscured. Journalists have to rely on fairly unreliable government disclosure websites, many of which only report certain …
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Spain to Accept Rescue From Europe for Its Ailing Banks
Responding to increasingly urgent calls from across Europe and the United States, Spain on Saturday agreed to accept a bailout for its cash-starved banks as European finance ministers offered …
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The School of the Americas, the CIA and the US-Condoned Cancer of Torture Continue to Spread in Latin America, Including Mexico
Harbury's request was simple: she wanted the State Department or CIA to tell her what had happened to her husband. But both agencies didn't acknowledge they knew of his …