Faced with huge budget shortfalls and little extra money to throw around, state lawmakers exercised their (inexpensive) power to clamp down [tax and prohibit] on impolite, unhealthy and sometimes dangerous behaviors in 2009.
ABC News reporter Bianna Golodryga is engaged to White House budget director Peter Orszag. She made the announcement on ABC's "Good Morning America." Golodryga described her fiance as "tall, dark and he could say Golodryga and spell it after the firs
The question we have to ask is this: If anybody treated us like we're treating the people in Gaza, what would we do? We don't want to go there, do we? And because we don't, we make it our business not to see, hear or think about how we are treating t
A ruling Wednesday by the U.S. International Trade Commission in favor of domestic steelmakers and against Chinese exporters of tubular steel points to a likely trend in 2010 — more trade action against the export powerhouse.
The Netherlands and Nigeria will use full-body scanners at airports after a failed Christmas Day attack on a US-bound plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian suspect who passed through both countries. The scanners--which "see" through clothing
Hundreds of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Wednesday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing opposition leaders of causing unrest in the Islamic state.
A BRITISH radio presenter has been sacked after he pulled the plug on the Queen's traditional Christmas Day speech, telling listeners "Two words: Bor-ring," quipping "from one Queen to another..." as he put on a song featuring openly gay singer Georg
When Google.cn was launched, the search engine giant was criticized for censoring results. Now, China and Taiwan show up as one country on the Google Analytics map. Is this another deal that was cut as the price of doing business with Chinese Commun
Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth.
Scientists say its first maps clearly show details not seen in previous space and ground measurements.
The newspaper said the researchers tapped satellite sensor temperature data compiled over 18 years in what is believed to be the first time that long-range lake surface temperatures have been dissected. What the data reportedly showed is that the lak
What I found there, especially on reflection, was evidence enough for me to come to a rather stupendous conclusion: yes, Virginia, there is indeed life after death.
US officials said the suicide attacker detonated explosives at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost province near the Afghan border with Pakistan, killing 8 American civilians. A congressional official said CIA employees were believed to be among
For their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, January 13th, Phoenix Objectivists will begin listening to a new pre-recorded lecture series on the subject of "Cognitive Science".
The TSA might have dropped the ball with keeping Americans safe in the skies, but if you're a blogger writing about the affair--look out! They're hell on wheels.
A report from Science Daily found “California has more than a 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake within the next 30 years". Still only 10% of Californians carry earthquake insurance.
The Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc. today brought suit against the US Federal Reserve Board, seeking a court order for disclosure of the central bank's records of its surreptitious market intervention to suppress the monetary metal's price.
In 20 years, we might REALLY be having a bad Friday the 13th. The asteroid Apophis is back in the news with the head of Russia’s Space Agency announcing a project to find ways to counteract the asteroid before it “collides” with the earth. Here’s wh
In Savannah Georgia a snitch/competior uses the favor of the police force to set up an undercover sting on a delivery service. More than 5 police officers detain a man for delivering biscuits and gravy. You got to hear this story!
U.S. taking majority ownership of GMAC
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from an email from the Wash Post
News Alert04:30 PM EST Wednesday, December 30, 2009 U.S. taking majority ownership of GMAC The federal government said Wednesday it will take majority control of th
TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Bill McCollum called on other states’ legal officers Tuesday to review a “tax on living” in the pending federal health-care proposals.
In a conference call with reporters, McCollum also said he might mount a court ch
A German security expert has raised the ire of the cell phone industry after he and a group of researchers posted online a how-to guide for cracking the encryption that keeps the calls of GSM-standard cell phone users secret.
The gold bears are out today as the aired 2010 predictions are being issued by talking heads.
Some pro-gold stars like Mark Faber and Jim Rogers are being interviewed every day and are predicting a dollar rally.
Political enfranchisement? Of course! Entry into previously male-exclusive job markets? A done deal, for the most part. Economic power and self-determination? You bet.
But defend yourself and your loved ones against a deadly criminal, by resorting