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In a letter dated December 30, 2009, C-SPAN called upon President Obama and United States Congressional leaders to conduct final health care overhaul More »
A new youth-driven political movement dedicated to the principles of localism, individual liberty, and fiscal responsibility hopes to usher in hundreds, if not More »
The United States Department of Homeland Security has raised the threat level to Orange, or High, for all domestic and international flights in More »
Despite one of the worst financial crises in American history, lawmakers are expected by the end of 2009 to reintroduce a bill that would give all U.S. newborns a $500 nest egg to promote savings and asset accumulation. The estimated cost to the federal government and taxpayers would be $37.5 billion over a 10-year period. The funds could only be withdrawn when the child turns 18 and used for specific purposes…
With flags flying at half-staff around the nation, soldiers and civilians continue to mourn the loss of 13 and the wounding of at least 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. First responders reported hearing, “pop, pop, pop,” as they arrived on the scene at the Soldier Readiness Processing center on Thursday. The suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was an Army psychiatrist. Investigators what to know what made Hasan open fire on his own…
This year the average American household will spend between $40 and $50 on Halloween candy and decorations. To put this into perspective, in 2008, the people of the United States spent over $5 billion dollars on Halloween. This amount nears the $7 billion dollars that is being spent monthly to fund the war in Iraq. Americans are known for putting their wallets where their priorities are, and it seems that in this case…
A Scarborough, Canada man — Paul Shishis — believes that most UFO sightings go unreported because people are afraid of ridicule or become frightened by the experience. But times are changing. Eyewitness accounts of unidentified objects are becoming more mainstream and are being covered by more medial outlets. Shishis says if you see anything, reporting is the key to documenting what you see…
Responding to the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, the United States Treasury Department — under the direction of Secretary Timothy Geithner — on October 22 announced comprehensive actions intended to restore trust and confidence in America’s financial system. Geithner applauded the work of Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg, who developed the reforms for executive compensation…
In 2008, over 1,000 reports were made about unidentified flying objects — or UFOs — in Canada alone, according to researchers. Witnesses claimed to see such common things as “star-like lights” in the night sky to “large, V-shaped craft flying slowly and ponderously” over homes in rural and urban areas. One Canadian man, Paul Shishis, claims to have captured in pictures a strange, morphing object over Scarborough…
Enacted into law as a compromise measure by the Clinton Administration, over 13,000 troops have been discharged from the military since 1993 under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Military code has held that unit cohesion trust, as well as living conditions that created forced intimacy with little privacy justified the ban on gays actively serving. President Obama wants to repeal the law to bring equality to the armed forces…