(NEW YORK) MintPress — Occupy DC protesters may have lost their home base last Saturday when police raided Washington’s McPherson Square, clearing it of dozens of tents, bedding and debris, but they have new plans for this weekend. Occupy DC has announced that it will “Occupy CPAC ,” the annual Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress — Occupy DC protesters may have lost their home base last Saturday when police raided Washington’s McPherson Square, clearing it of dozens of tents, bedding and debris, but they have new plans for this weekend. Occupy DC has announced that it will “Occupy CPAC ,” the annual Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the […]
(MintPress) – With an executive order on Thursday, President Barack Obama issued a waiver to 10 states that alleviate them from following the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education standards. The waivers suggest a movement from Obama to make adjustments to the law to make up for its shortcomings and shift more power to […]
(MintPress) – With an executive order on Thursday, President Barack Obama issued a waiver to 10 states that alleviate them from following the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education standards. The waivers suggest a movement from Obama to make adjustments to the law to make up for its shortcomings and shift more power to […]
This is Part II of an in-depth series on Syria: For Part I refer to Saudi-Backed Insurgents at Core of Syrian Uprising (MintPress)— As dictatorships fall throughout the region, Saudi Arabia and Iran have wasted no time ensuring the new Arab regimes sympathize with their own goals. It is safe to say that regional involvement […]
This is Part II of an in-depth series on Syria: For Part I refer to Saudi-Backed Insurgents at Core of Syrian Uprising (MintPress)— As dictatorships fall throughout the region, Saudi Arabia and Iran have wasted no time ensuring the new Arab regimes sympathize with their own goals. It is safe to say that regional involvement […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is defending his use of spending earmarks in Congress, saying some were necessary for defense or health programs. The former Pennsylvania senator says there are good and bad earmarks, and that he fought to end the practice of targeted spending amid concerns that lawmakers were […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is defending his use of spending earmarks in Congress, saying some were necessary for defense or health programs. The former Pennsylvania senator says there are good and bad earmarks, and that he fought to end the practice of targeted spending amid concerns that lawmakers were […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense officials say the new rules will still mean that woman are barred from serving as infantry, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense officials say the new rules will still mean that woman are barred from serving as infantry, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II. An analysis by the Pew Research Center, released Thursday, details the impact of the recent […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II. An analysis by the Pew Research Center, released Thursday, details the impact of the recent […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing three suspected militants. The officials say the attack occurred before dawn Thursday in the main bazaar in Miran Shah, the biggest town in the North Waziristan tribal area. Three suspected militants were also wounded. […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing three suspected militants. The officials say the attack occurred before dawn Thursday in the main bazaar in Miran Shah, the biggest town in the North Waziristan tribal area. Three suspected militants were also wounded. […]