(NEW YORK) MintPress — Twenty years after the Philippines voted to close the Clark Air Base and the Subic Bay Naval Base, America’s largest overseas military installations at the time, Manila is cozying up to Washington, launching two weeks of joint war games on and around the island of Palawan in the South China Sea. […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — Twenty years after the Philippines voted to close the Clark Air Base and the Subic Bay Naval Base, America’s largest overseas military installations at the time, Manila is cozying up to Washington, launching two weeks of joint war games on and around the island of Palawan in the South China Sea. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to take action on rising gasoline prices, President Barack Obama wants Congress to strengthen federal supervision of oil markets, increase penalties for market manipulation and empower regulators to increase the amount of money energy traders are required to put behind their transactions. The White House plan, which Obama was to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to take action on rising gasoline prices, President Barack Obama wants Congress to strengthen federal supervision of oil markets, increase penalties for market manipulation and empower regulators to increase the amount of money energy traders are required to put behind their transactions. The White House plan, which Obama was to […]
(MintPress)-American Indian tribes will begin receiving money from the federal government this week following one of the biggest settlements of tribal trust claims, some of which date back more than 100 years. The Obama administration announced last week it will pay over $1 billion for the mismanagement of funds and natural resources held in trust […]
(MintPress)-American Indian tribes will begin receiving money from the federal government this week following one of the biggest settlements of tribal trust claims, some of which date back more than 100 years. The Obama administration announced last week it will pay over $1 billion for the mismanagement of funds and natural resources held in trust […]
(MintPress) – What started as an “Anyone but Obama” rally cry within the Republican Party has quickly dovetailed into “Anyone but Romney” sentiment. But the presumptive battle for the remainder of this election cycle seems to be a showdown between Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. Enthusiasm for Romney isn’t there, however, […]
(MintPress) – What started as an “Anyone but Obama” rally cry within the Republican Party has quickly dovetailed into “Anyone but Romney” sentiment. But the presumptive battle for the remainder of this election cycle seems to be a showdown between Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. Enthusiasm for Romney isn’t there, however, […]
(MintPress)—Every 80 minutes, a U.S. veteran dies. Not in combat, but because of suicide. And there are more grim statistics on the topic. From 2005 to 2010, service members took their own lives at a rate of about one every 36 hours, according to a report issued by the Center for a New American Security […]
(MintPress)—Every 80 minutes, a U.S. veteran dies. Not in combat, but because of suicide. And there are more grim statistics on the topic. From 2005 to 2010, service members took their own lives at a rate of about one every 36 hours, according to a report issued by the Center for a New American Security […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say. Emergency plans required by the government often lack specific steps such as coordinating with local authorities, notifying relatives or even pinning name tags and medication lists to residents in an evacuation, according […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say. Emergency plans required by the government often lack specific steps such as coordinating with local authorities, notifying relatives or even pinning name tags and medication lists to residents in an evacuation, according […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits. The federal government, which issues 73 million payments a month, is phasing out paper checks for all benefit programs, requiring people to get payments electronically, either through direct […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits. The federal government, which issues 73 million payments a month, is phasing out paper checks for all benefit programs, requiring people to get payments electronically, either through direct […]
