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Monday, December 10, 2007

Bush to Veto $11 Billion in Domestic Spending

Monday 12:27 PM

Jackson Takes on Bush Subprime Relief Plan

Monday 12:26 PM

Housing Crisis Has Staying Power

Monday 12:25 PM

Oil-rich Nations Tapping More of Their Own Supply

Monday 12:24 PM

Democrats Bend to President's Will on Iraq

Monday 12:22 PM

Slow Job Growth Seen as Ominous Sign for Economy

Monday 12:19 PM

Friday, December 7, 2007

Hate Crimes Expansion Dropped from Defense Bill

Friday 10:54 AM

U.S. Economic Collapse Infects World

Friday 10:41 AM

China Pushing Back on Product Safety

Friday 10:40 AM

U.S. Home Foreclosures Hit Record High

Friday 10:38 AM

House Fuel Economy Bill to Face Battle in Senate

Friday 10:33 AM

Bush Loan Bailout Helps Some, Not All

Friday 10:29 AM

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Bush Knew Iran Had No Nukes

Thursday 11:17 AM

Showdown Brewing Over Alternative Minimum Tax

Thursday 11:15 AM

Walk-in Clinics Are Health Care Pit Stops

Thursday 11:14 AM

Democrats Support Subprime Relief

Thursday 11:13 AM

Scientists Beg for Action on Climate Change

Thursday 11:11 AM

Lobbyists Hobble Theme Park Safety

Thursday 11:08 AM

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The Truth Is, Toxic Toys Are Still Out There

Wednesday 10:48 AM

USDA Loan Program Fails to Make the Grade

Wednesday 10:46 AM

Government Watchdog Focuses on FEMA

Wednesday 10:41 AM

President Threatens Health Care Veto

Wednesday 10:39 AM

Bush Finally Boosts FDA Funding

Wednesday 10:37 AM

FEMA Loses Nearly $500 Million in Katrina Aid to Fraud

Wednesday 10:35 AM

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Safety is Optional on America's Thrill Rides

Tuesday 11:45 AM

Economy a Top Concern for Voters in 2008

Tuesday 9:55 AM

Bush May Veto Fuel Efficiency Bill

Tuesday 9:53 AM

Bush, Democrats Struggle Over Iraq Funding

Tuesday 9:51 AM

Advisers Say FDA's Flaws Put Lives at Risk

Tuesday 9:49 AM

Treasury Secretary Reveals Subprime Mortgage Relief Plan

Tuesday 9:46 AM

Balanced Budget Takes Back Burner in Election Year

Tuesday 9:44 AM

Monday, December 3, 2007

Bush Administration Cuts Port and Rail Security

Monday 12:26 PM

National Debt Grows $1 Million a Minute

Monday 12:25 PM

Banks Offer Plan to Freeze Subprime Loan Rates, Stop Foreclosures

Monday 12:22 PM

Business Lobby Seeks More Breaks Before '08

Monday 12:19 PM

Katrina Survivors Have Nowhere To Go, Again

Monday 12:17 PM

Democrats Cut a Deal on Fuel Efficiency

Monday 12:15 PM

Friday, November 30, 2007

More Refugees, Less Aid for Iraq

Friday 11:00 AM

IMF: World Economy Heading for 'Perfect Storm'

Friday 10:58 AM

U.S. and China Settle a Trade Dispute, Sort Of

Friday 10:56 AM

Squeezed on Supplies, Food Banks Tighten Belts

Friday 10:54 AM

Elderly Strategize to Stay Out of Medicare's Donut Hole

Friday 10:50 AM

VA Nominee Promises End to Delays on Veterans' Benefits

Friday 10:48 AM

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Middle Class Plays Hard to Get in 2008

Thursday 11:15 AM

Lobbying Loot Awaits Lott

Thursday 11:13 AM

Fuel Standards May Be Revealed Today

Thursday 11:12 AM

Cities Feeling the Pinch in Credit Crisis

Thursday 11:10 AM

Uncle Sam Wants You, But Pays Off Mom and Dad

Thursday 11:05 AM

Bush Shrinks Federal Pay Raises

Thursday 11:01 AM

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Bush Appointee "Improperly Influenced" Endangered Species Rulings

Wednesday 11:29 AM

VA Still Dragging on Veterans' Claims

Wednesday 11:26 AM

Doubts Cool Ethanol Craze

Wednesday 11:21 AM

Democrats' Health Plan A Revival of Nixon-Era Proposal

Wednesday 11:20 AM

Medical Bills Becoming Consumer Debt

Wednesday 11:18 AM

Americans Lose Faith in Economy

Wednesday 11:15 AM

Bush Economic Advisor Latest to Leave

Wednesday 11:13 AM

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Patient Survival Puts Hospices in the Red

Tuesday 10:51 AM

Republicans Threaten to Cut Iraq Government Funding

Tuesday 10:32 AM

Young, Uninsured and on Facebook

Tuesday 10:31 AM

Bush Has Democrats Crying Uncle in Budget Battle

Tuesday 10:27 AM

Bad Economic News Revives Tax Cut Talk

Tuesday 10:23 AM

Mayors: Foreclosures Will Hurt Our Economies

Tuesday 10:17 AM

Monday, November 26, 2007

Iraqis Detail Shooting by Contracting Firm

Monday 11:12 AM

Candidates: "Do As We Say on Earmarks, Not As We Do"

Monday 11:03 AM

Katrina Recovery Reveals Stark Divide

Monday 10:56 AM

Minorities Bearing Brunt of Housing Bust

Monday 10:48 AM

Here Comes the Recession

Monday 10:45 AM

Families Face Hard Choices on Health Care

Monday 10:37 AM

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

No Comeback for the Greenback?

Wednesday 12:12 PM

Two Studies: Dangerous Toys Still on Shelves

Wednesday 10:51 AM

Jobless Rate to Increase in 2008, Says Fed

Wednesday 10:36 AM

Freddie Mac Posts $2 Billion Loss

Wednesday 10:20 AM

Feds Predict Slow Economy in 2008

Wednesday 10:10 AM

Oil Rises Near $100, While Dollar Falls

Wednesday 9:58 AM

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Another Bush True Believe Bows Out

Tuesday 11:26 AM

Summers Says "Summer Recession Looms"

Tuesday 11:21 AM

Consumers Concerned about a Contaminated Christmas

Tuesday 11:15 AM

Kids Without Health Insurance Lose Out on Learning

Tuesday 11:11 AM

GOP Candidates' Health Care Plans Forget Fellow Cancer Survivors

Tuesday 11:03 AM

Brokers Get Bonuses and Shareholders Suffer Losses

Tuesday 10:49 AM

Monday, November 19, 2007

Lead in Toys Sparks Lawsuit

Monday 12:57 PM

OPEC Strengthens Ties with China

Monday 12:55 PM

Insurance Industry Big Winner in Democrats Health Care Plans

Monday 11:00 AM

Despite Failures, Democrats "Plug Away" on Iraq

Monday 10:51 AM

Katrina: Largest U.S. Eco-Disaster

Monday 10:44 AM

Bad Loans May Hurt GOP Candidates

Monday 10:42 AM

Friday, November 16, 2007

HUD Chief, Contracts for Cronies Under Investigation

Friday 10:49 AM

Speaker Blames Congress' Low Approval Rating on Iraq, Immimgration Failures

Friday 10:36 AM

House Backs Ban on Predatory Mortgage Lending

Friday 10:35 AM

GAO: "FEMA Wasted $30 Million in Katrina Aid"

Friday 10:34 AM

Court Tosses Bush Administration's SUV Fuel Standard Loophole

Friday 10:33 AM

Midwest States Sign Global Warming Pact

Friday 10:32 AM

World's Poor Choose Between Food and Fuel

Friday 10:30 AM

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Politics of Ethanol Trumps Price of Ethanol

Thursday 11:10 AM

Dems Defy Bush on Iraq Troop Withdrawals

Thursday 11:08 AM

Criminal Contractors May be Forced to Confess

Thursday 11:07 AM

35.5 Million Americans Went Hungry in '06

Thursday 11:07 AM

White House Wants to Shield Abusive Lenders from Lawsuits

Thursday 11:06 AM

Billionaire Buffet: "Keep Inheritance Tax"

Thursday 11:04 AM

Guantanamo "How To" Manual Now Available to Public

Thursday 11:03 AM

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

GAO Diagnosis: Tax Fraud in Medicade

Wednesday 11:44 AM

Republicans on Hidden War Costs Report: "Take it Back!"

Wednesday 11:29 AM

Melting Alaska Spawns Climate Change Tourism

Wednesday 11:27 AM

House Panel Backs Conduct Code for Student Lenders

Wednesday 11:26 AM

Boxer Puts Bill to Slow Global Warming on Ice

Wednesday 11:21 AM

Tuitions Rise Twice as Fast as Inflation

Wednesday 11:15 AM

Falling Temperatures and Rising Oil Prices Fuel Winter Worries

Wednesday 11:13 AM

Students Study Downside of Military Contractors

Wednesday 11:00 AM

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Pew Report: American Dream Eluding African Americans

Tuesday 11:56 AM

World's Poorest People Being Left Behind, Says Report

Tuesday 11:53 AM

Private Tests Show More Toxic Gas in FEMA Trailers than Government Admits

Tuesday 11:52 AM

Colombia Seen Cleaning Up Its Anti-Union Act For Trade Deal

Tuesday 11:52 AM

U.N. Calls Ignoring Global Warming 'Criminally Irresponsible'

Tuesday 11:52 AM

War Cost For Average Family: $20,000, Says Hill Report

Tuesday 11:49 AM

Friday, November 9, 2007

Buyout Firms, Hedge Funds Look to Senate, Bush to Beat Tax Rise

Friday 10:43 AM

Justice Department Returns to Voter Law Enforcement In Wake of Criticism

Friday 10:41 AM

FEMA's Press Secretary Told Employees to Pose As Reporters

Friday 10:40 AM

Pay-As-You-Go Rule Stymies Democrats' Agenda for Tax Policy, Human Needs

Friday 10:39 AM

Senate Tries to Cap Emissions EPA Won't

Friday 10:39 AM

Health Insurer Paid Bonuses for Dropping Sick Policyholders

Friday 10:37 AM

'Teflon Man' Rubin May Avoid Being Tarred by Citigroup Debacle

Friday 10:37 AM

Ex-Citigroup Boss To Get As Much As $95 Million

Friday 10:37 AM

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Some Encouraging Trends for Progressives in State Ballot Results

Thursday 10:57 AM

'Green' Mayors' Climate Change Efforts Fall Short Without Federal Help

Thursday 10:56 AM

Iraq Plans to Confront Security Firms on Guns

Thursday 10:55 AM

Global-Warming Gases Set To Rise By 57 Percent by 2030, Says IEA Report

Thursday 10:55 AM

Democrats Want Appeal of Ruling Allowing Oil Drillers to Escape Royalties

Thursday 10:53 AM

Recalled Toy Beads Used Cheap, Deadly Chemical; Parent Recalls Horror

Thursday 10:46 AM

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Hedge-Fund Tax Rise Faces 'Uphill Climb' in Senate, Baucus Says

Wednesday 10:53 AM

Glitches Plague e-Voting in Key Ohio District

Wednesday 10:51 AM

More Proof That Federal Abstinence Programs Waste Tax Dollars

Wednesday 10:46 AM

Some Wait Years for Social Security Disability Payments They're Eligible to Receive

Wednesday 10:41 AM

Federal Red Tape Hinders Louisiana Rebuilding

Wednesday 10:35 AM

Justices Scold EEOC for Bureaucratic Lapses in Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Wednesday 10:34 AM

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Experts Criticize CPSC's Ethics-Review Process for Travel

Tuesday 1:10 PM

Critics Decry U.S. Food Safety System

Tuesday 1:09 PM

Immigration Chief Apologizes for 'Offensive' Costumes at Her Party

Tuesday 1:08 PM

Landmark Katrina Lawsuit against State Farm Begins

Tuesday 1:01 PM

FEMA Closing Post-Katrina Trailer Parks

Tuesday 1:00 PM

Housing Crisis is Weakening Allegiance to the GOP in a Bellwether Community

Tuesday 11:53 AM

Monday, November 5, 2007

Support, Oversight for Contractors in Iraq Found Lacking

Monday 10:54 AM

Rhetoric on Medicare Part D Benefits for Seniors 'Doesn't Match the Reality'

Monday 10:54 AM

Most Pre-Katrina Child Care Centers Still Closed In New Orleans

Monday 10:50 AM

Congress May Seek to Punish States That Cut Higher Education Budgets

Monday 10:48 AM

U.S. Capitol to Spend $89,000 to Offset Emissions From Coal Plant

Monday 10:46 AM

Oil Price Spike Likely Related to Traders, Not Supply and Demand

Monday 9:39 AM

Friday, November 2, 2007

ExxonMobil: $9.4 Billion Profit in Three Months

Friday 10:44 AM

Blackwater Accused of Sidestepping Export Controls On Silencers

Friday 10:43 AM

Cheney Stresses Staying the Course in Iraq

Friday 10:41 AM

Product Safety Chiefs' Industry-Paid Trips Raise Conflict-of-Interest Issue

Friday 10:41 AM

New York Mayor Supports Carbon Emissions Tax

Friday 10:40 AM

Ex-Envoy: U.S. Inaction against Kurdish Rebels Promotes Turkey-Iran Ties

Friday 10:40 AM

Thursday, November 1, 2007

EPI Report Says More People Lost Private Health Insurance During Bush Years

Thursday 9:41 AM

IRS Investigating Whether Hedge Funds, Buyout Firms Are Abusing Tax Laws

Thursday 9:40 AM

Small-Business Group Joins Union, AARP in Health Care Coalition

Thursday 9:39 AM

U.S. Health Care Comes Up Short in Survey of 7 Nations

Thursday 9:39 AM

Police Who Blocked Katrina Evacuees' Escape Route Won't Face Charges

Thursday 9:38 AM

Panel Says Army Failed in Properly Managing Billions in Contracts

Thursday 9:35 AM

Student Loan Deal Was Illegal, Claims Fired Executive's Lawsuit

Thursday 9:31 AM

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Democrats Call For Ouster Of Consumer Safety Agency Chief

Wednesday 10:19 AM

GAO: U.S. Hasn't Taken Advantage Of Iraq's Drop In Violence

Wednesday 10:19 AM

Number Of Uninsured Veterans Nears 2 Million

Wednesday 10:18 AM

Justice Department Voting Chief, Grilled Over Racist Remarks, Only Partly Apologizes

Wednesday 10:18 AM

Majority Of Public School Students In South Are In Poverty

Wednesday 10:17 AM

CIA Chief Defends Renditions

Wednesday 10:17 AM

Four Contractors Fired After Hanging Nooses At Houston Facility

Wednesday 10:17 AM

Weapons Industry Dumps Republicans, Backs Hillary

Wednesday 10:16 AM

$43.5 Billion Spying Budget for Year, Not Including Military

Wednesday 10:15 AM

Monday, October 29, 2007

Health Care Industry Floods Democratic Lawmakers With Donations

Monday 10:35 AM

Panel Posts Text The White House Deleted From Climate Change Testimony

Monday 10:34 AM

Connecticut Official Probes Business Deals Of Debt-Rating Agencies

Monday 10:32 AM

Report Criticizes Verizon Labor Practices

Monday 10:30 AM

It’s Not Just Louisiana: Mississippi Town Still Reeling From Katrina

Monday 10:26 AM

Humana's Profits Boosted By U.S.-Backed Health Plans

Monday 10:26 AM

Graduates' Debt Can Block Career Path, Study Says

Monday 10:18 AM

Friday, October 26, 2007

Republicans Gear Up To Politically Exploit Rangel Tax Overhaul Plan

Friday 9:46 AM

Undocumented Workers Are Unseen Victims Of California Fires

Friday 9:45 AM

Ex-CEO Of Military Body-Armor Maker Charged With Securities Fraud

Friday 9:43 AM

No Republicans Switched Votes On Children's Health Bill

Friday 9:38 AM

Key Senators Hinge Support For Mukasey On His Stance On Torture

Friday 9:38 AM

U.S. Secretly Sprayed Afghan Poppy Fields In Test Of Eradication Plan

Friday 9:38 AM

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Iraq Revokes Immunity For Foreign Security Firms

Thursday 10:08 AM

$38 Million Accounting System Proves Useless In Iraq

Thursday 10:08 AM

The Greatest Environmental Threat Is Poverty, Says Ex-WTO Head

Thursday 10:08 AM

House Works To Get Stricter Children's Health Insurance Bill Past Bush Veto

Thursday 10:07 AM

Poverty Up, Economic Inequality Worsens In D.C. Despite Economic Boom

Thursday 10:07 AM

Anti-Immigrant Fervor Helps Kill Children’s Citizenship Bill

Thursday 10:06 AM

Profits Higher At Military Contractors

Thursday 10:06 AM

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Contractor Use By State Department Has Soared, But Oversight Hasn't

Wednesday 9:50 AM

Iraq And Afghanistan Wars May Total $2.4 Trillion

Wednesday 9:49 AM

Government Official's Testimony On Global Warming Censored By White House

Wednesday 9:48 AM

Showdown In Senate Over Bush Judicial Nominee Accused Of Racist Writings

Wednesday 9:48 AM

Repeat Offender Smithfield Sues Union

Wednesday 9:47 AM

Republican Ex-Attorney General Says Bush Justice Department Targeted Democrats

Wednesday 9:47 AM

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

California Plans Global Warming Suit Against EPA

Tuesday 9:25 AM

College Costs Rising At Double The Inflation Rate

Tuesday 9:24 AM

Bush And Democrats Wrestle Over $46 Billion Iraq War Request

Tuesday 9:24 AM

Hamburger Recall Shows How Government Failed To Protect Consumers

Tuesday 9:23 AM

Chrysler Adds Domestic Production Pledge To Win UAW Support

Tuesday 9:23 AM

Chile Paying The Price For Global-Warming Negligence

Tuesday 9:22 AM

Monday, October 22, 2007

Wall Street Races To Block Rangel Tax Plans

Monday 11:01 AM

Lack Of Funding Could Leave Poor In The Cold

Monday 10:55 AM

Fight Against Coal Plants Draws Diverse Partners

Monday 10:06 AM

Child Health Care Standoff Leaves Some Parents Fearful

Monday 9:45 AM

Legal Immunity for Spying Telecom Companies May Set A Bad Precedent

Monday 9:42 AM

Poles Melting At An Alarming Rate

Monday 9:40 AM

Friday, October 19, 2007

Senate Minority Leader Criticizes 'Government-Run Health Care' Though He Gets It

Friday 11:08 AM

Senate Panel Approves New Surveillance Bill

Friday 11:08 AM

U.S. Legislators Apologize To Maher Arar For Rendition To Syria On False Charges

Friday 11:06 AM

Feds Take Aim At Corruption By New Orleans Officials

Friday 11:05 AM

Trying To Decipher The State Of The Death Penalty

Friday 10:57 AM

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Democrats' Post-Veto Plan: Highlight GOP Obstruction In Human Needs

Thursday 10:34 AM

Housing Downturn Takes Toll On Cities' Revenue

Thursday 10:33 AM

Donor Bundling Emerges As Major Problem

Thursday 10:32 AM

Stalled Health Tests Leave Katrina Storm Trailers In Limbo

Thursday 10:31 AM

State Grants To Fuel Alternative Energy Projects

Thursday 10:25 AM

Suit Against Insurers That Overbilled For Katrina Claims Tossed Out

Thursday 10:25 AM

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Bush Likely To Veto Senate Fuel Economy Provision If It Passes

Wednesday 9:55 AM

White House Won't Fund Mental Health Services For Katrina-Scarred Children

Wednesday 9:49 AM

Justice Department Focuses Less On White-Collar Crime, Civil Rights Violators

Wednesday 9:44 AM

U.S. Brokered Truce In Southern Sudan Is Collapsing

Wednesday 9:43 AM

Industry Group Says Electricity Grid Must Grow; Conservation Can Forestall Crisis

Wednesday 9:43 AM

China-Made Christmas Toy Orders Are Up Despite Quality Fears

Wednesday 9:42 AM

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

After Paying The Bills, Middle-Class Pockets Are Emptier Than Ever

Tuesday 9:53 AM

States May Reduce Number of Children In Insurance Plan

Tuesday 9:52 AM

Private Health Insurers Drive Up Medicare Drug Costs, Oversight Panel Says

Tuesday 9:50 AM

House Judiciary Panel To Weigh Jena 6 Case, Hate Crimes

Tuesday 9:47 AM

Medtronic Heart Device Problems Underscore Safety Monitoring Deficiencies

Tuesday 9:46 AM

Greenspan Says U.S. Economy Is Still Hurting, But Can Avert A Recession

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Monday, October 15, 2007

Study Finds Children Receive Inadequate Health Care

Monday 9:53 AM

Ex-Commander Sees 'Nightmare' In Iraq As White House Defends Progress

Monday 9:44 AM

Aide To Top Appropriations Republican Subpoenaed In Earmark Bribe Probe

Monday 9:42 AM

New York Attorney General Looking Into Student Loan Marketing

Monday 9:31 AM

China Loses Republican Support Over Tainted-Toy Trade

Monday 9:28 AM

Several European Cities Take The Lead In Addressing Climate Change

Monday 9:18 AM

Friday, October 12, 2007

White House and Congress Fight Over Court Oversight Of U.S. Eavesdropping

Friday 9:51 AM

Blackwater Faces War Crimes Inquiry After Killings In Iraq

Friday 9:51 AM

New IRS Data Confirms Rich Are Getting Much Richer

Friday 9:48 AM

U.S. Spent Over $100 Billion In Six-Figure Bonuses To Top Commandos

Friday 9:48 AM

Lack Of Funds Forces New Orleans To Scale Back Rebuilding Plans

Friday 9:47 AM

U.S. Budget Deficit Drops to 5-Year Low

Friday 9:47 AM

GOP Fears Being Defined Defined By Opposition To Child Health Bill

Friday 9:30 AM

Conservative-Backed Voucher Program Puts D.C. Kids at Risk

Friday 9:21 AM

Thursday, October 11, 2007

House Panels Rebuff Administration On Eavesdropping Authority

Thursday 9:51 AM

Global Warming Driving Up Humidity Levels, Says Study

Thursday 9:50 AM

U.S. Contractors In Iraq Rely On Third-World Labor

Thursday 9:48 AM

Japan’s Food Import Inspection System Examined As A Model For U.S.

Thursday 9:47 AM

Children In U.S. Often Get Poor Health Care Even When They Are Insured

Thursday 9:47 AM

African-Americans’ Retirement At Greater Risk As 401(k) Plans Dominate

Thursday 9:46 AM

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

House Votes To Target Contractor Fraud

Wednesday 10:26 AM

Conservative Justices Side Against Stockholders In Fraud Case

Wednesday 10:23 AM

California Considers More Measures To Reduce Global Warming

Wednesday 10:22 AM

New Orleans Police Loses Federal Funds Due To Lack Of Flood Insurance

Wednesday 10:22 AM

Iraq Seeks $9 Million For Each Blackwater Victim

Wednesday 10:21 AM

U.S.-Led Iraq Coalition Withering Fast

Wednesday 10:21 AM

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Seniors Will Pay A High Price For Sticking With Their Part D Plans

Tuesday 10:21 AM

Military Sees Big Decline In African-American Enlistees

Tuesday 10:07 AM

Global Warming Hits Cereal Production Hard

Tuesday 10:06 AM

Katrina Evacuees Feel Money Pinch

Tuesday 10:04 AM

British Think-Tank Concludes U.S. Terror War Strengthens al-Qaida

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Medicaid Spending Up As States Cope With Rising Costs, Uninsured

Tuesday 10:03 AM

State Funding Squeeze Erodes California's Public Universities

Tuesday 10:01 AM

Friday, October 5, 2007

U.S. Official Mum On Iraq Corruption Cited By Iraqi Graft Fighter

Friday 9:51 AM

HUD Secretary Investigated For Allegedly Steering Katrina Contract To Close Friend

Friday 9:51 AM

Despite Ethics Law, The Earmark "Favor Factory" Is Still In Business In Congress

Friday 9:50 AM

Advocacy Group Seeks Urgent EPA Action Against Global Warming Caused By Ships

Friday 9:50 AM

Bidder For Sallie Mae Cuts Offer After Student Loan Bill Passage

Friday 9:49 AM

March Backs Unions At Two Michigan Hospitals

Friday 9:47 AM

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Republican Rank-And-File Increasingly Opposed To Unfettered Trade

Thursday 9:51 AM

EPA Asked To Regulate Ship Emissions

Thursday 9:50 AM

New Orleans Corruption Cases Multiply

Thursday 9:50 AM

Bush Says Iraq Exit Would Bolster Iran

Thursday 9:50 AM

Progressive Allies Fracture Over No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Thursday 9:49 AM

Starbucks Settles Unionizing Dispute In Michigan

Thursday 9:31 AM

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Bush Putting GOP On Collision Course With Majority Of Americans

Wednesday 9:32 AM

Senate Passes Defense Appropriations Bill With Funds For Military Health Care

Wednesday 9:31 AM

Memos: Blackwater Ignored Concerns Before Fallujah Contractor Deaths

Wednesday 9:31 AM

Island Nations Warn Of Warming Threat

Wednesday 9:30 AM

Blacks, Women Less Likely To Get Heart Devices Than Whites

Wednesday 9:30 AM

Obstructionist At-Large: Senate Republican Has Blocked About 100 Bills

Wednesday 9:29 AM

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Bush Threatens To Veto Bill Protecting Independence Of Inspectors General

Tuesday 9:39 AM

FBI To Probe Blackwater Shootings

Tuesday 9:39 AM

Standard Medicare Premium Will Rise 3.1 Percent Next Year

Tuesday 9:33 AM

FEMA: It Could Take Two Years To Relocate Katrina Trailer Residents

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Petraeus's Optimism About Iraq Isn't Shared by Defense Analysts

Tuesday 9:24 AM

Breaking Custom, Bush Snubs Home-State Senators Over Judicial Nominations

Tuesday 9:23 AM

Monday, October 1, 2007

Analysts Project Increased Unemployment Rate, Slowed Factory Output

Monday 11:02 AM

Study: Premiums For Medicare Drug Plans Jumping 8.7 Percent

Monday 11:01 AM

University Gave Students' Personal Data To Sallie Mae, Apparently Illegally

Monday 11:00 AM

Russia Blocks U.S. Bid To Impose Sanctions On Iran

Monday 10:59 AM

U.S. Remains Top Arms Seller To Developing World

Monday 8:58 AM

Christian Conservatives' 'Ascendance In The Republican Party Is Over'

Monday 8:52 AM

Friday, September 28, 2007

Report: Blackwater Skimped On Security Before Fallujah Ambush

Friday 10:30 AM

Senate OKs Review Panel On War Contractors

Friday 10:29 AM

Modest U.S. Bill On Iraq Pullout Plans Gains Support

Friday 10:29 AM

Mexico Criticizes U.S. Border Plans

Friday 10:28 AM

Massachusetts Governor Signs Unionizing Bill

Friday 10:27 AM

GOP Effort To Hijack California Electoral Votes Is Falling Apart

Friday 10:27 AM

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Guard Contracts In Iraq Raising Military Worries

Thursday 9:40 AM

Big Oil Fighting To Keep Ethanol Out Of Gas Tanks

Thursday 9:39 AM

Sallie Mae Says Private Equity Takeover Won't Go Through

Thursday 9:37 AM

GM Labor Deal Symbolizes A Turning Point For Health Coverage

Thursday 9:37 AM

Democrats Add Hate-Crimes Bill Bush Wants To Veto To War Funding Bill

Thursday 9:36 AM

Net Non-Neutrality: Verizon Blocks NARAL Text Messages

Thursday 9:35 AM

New England Lags In Health Care Benefits, Agency Says

Thursday 9:20 AM

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

House Panel Seeks Tighter Oversight Of Coast Guard Contractors

Wednesday 9:50 AM

Inspector Finds Broad Failures in Oil Leasing Program

Wednesday 9:49 AM

Waxman Says State Department Is Blocking Blackwater Inquiry

Wednesday 9:45 AM

'Virtual Fence' On Mexico Border Falls Behind Schedule

Wednesday 9:42 AM

Climate Change Solutions Must Also Tackle Poverty, Indonesian Leader Tells U.N.

Wednesday 9:40 AM

Fight Expected Today Over Request For $50 Billion More For War

Wednesday 9:40 AM

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

U.N. Chief Calls For Action On Global Warming

Tuesday 9:43 AM

Administration Puts Social Security Back On Political Agenda

Tuesday 9:40 AM

Bush’ Transportation Secretary Lobbied Against State’s Tough Emissions Law

Tuesday 9:36 AM

Sen. Landrieu: Louisiana Bridges Need Attention

Tuesday 9:34 AM

Pennsylvania Governor Says Energy Is Key To Jobs, Security

Tuesday 9:32 AM

SCHIP Fight: N.J. Parents Earning $56,000 Can't Afford Insurance

Tuesday 9:29 AM

Monday, September 24, 2007

Global Warming's Rising Seas Projected To Overtake U.S. Coastal Spots

Monday 11:19 AM

U.S. Not 'On Track' In Global Warming, U.N. Says

Monday 11:18 AM

Bush To Ask $195 Billion To Fund Iraq, Afgan Wars: Report

Monday 11:17 AM

19,000 Katrina Homes To Be Gobbled Up In Buyout

Monday 11:17 AM

Leading Neocon Discusses Bombing Iran With Bush, Thinks He Will Do It

Monday 11:16 AM

Wind-Energy Leader Accused Of Inflating Bills

Monday 11:14 AM

Friday, September 21, 2007

New FEMA Chief Repudiates 'Sequential Failure' Model Of Predecessors

Friday 10:12 AM

Sallie Mae Expects Banks To Honor Purchase Deal

Friday 10:10 AM

Head Of Firm Paid To Track Iraq Spending Investigated

Friday 10:09 AM

Survey: Parents Paralyzed By College Costs

Friday 10:08 AM

Hill Republicans Angered By Threatened Veto Of Children's Health Bill

Friday 10:07 AM

Drivers In Six States Test Paying By Mile Instead Of Gas Tax

Friday 10:00 AM

Apple CEO Subpoenaed In Options Case

Friday 9:11 AM

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Governor Rendell Pushes Universal Health Care

Thursday 9:37 AM

Senate Approves Whistleblower Protections for Defense Contractors

Thursday 9:36 AM

Bush Urges Congress To Broaden Surveillance Act

Thursday 9:36 AM

In Iraq, Private Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops

Thursday 9:35 AM

Environmental Groups Seek Federal Crackdown On Air Fresheners

Thursday 9:34 AM

Contractor Who Repaired Republican Senator’s Home Also Helped With Fundraisers

Thursday 9:33 AM

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Food Firms Now Say They Want FDA To Oversee Imports

Wednesday 9:43 AM

Few Signs Rules For Contractors In Iraq Are Being Enforced

Wednesday 9:39 AM

White House Gets $20 Billion College Aid Bill

Wednesday 9:39 AM

Case Of German Citizen Kidnapped By CIA Goes To Supreme Court

Wednesday 9:38 AM

African Americans Remain At Economic Rock Bottom

Wednesday 9:36 AM

Legislative Session On Energy Begins In Harrisburg

Wednesday 9:31 AM

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

New Report Shows Where Health Care Spending Is Highest

Tuesday 10:07 AM

Global Warming Suit Tossed In California

Tuesday 10:03 AM

Crucial Vote Today To Give D.C. Voting Representative

Tuesday 10:02 AM

Localities Lobby Against Verified Voting Bill

Tuesday 10:01 AM

Global Warming Forum Held By Idaho Mayor

Tuesday 9:53 AM

Katrina Victims May Face Tax Hit

Tuesday 9:53 AM

Monday, September 17, 2007

Congress Preparing To Revisit Immigration Fights

Monday 10:33 AM

Compromise On Child Health Still Carries A Veto Risk

Monday 10:18 AM

Rendell Powers Up For Session's Tough Sell On Alternative Energy

Monday 10:11 AM

The Cost Of College Won't Drop Anytime Soon

Monday 10:10 AM

Prognosis For Tighter Mortgage Industry Regulation Looks Favorable

Monday 8:56 AM

Black Alabama Parents Fight School Resegregation Plan

Monday 8:53 AM

Friday, September 14, 2007

Civilian Death Toll In Iraq May Top 1 Million

Friday 10:01 AM

N.J.'S Governor To Defy New Health-Care Rules

Friday 10:00 AM

State Health Care Cuts Add Hurdles For Poor Families

Friday 10:00 AM

Study Sees Cities' Air Quality Worsening

Friday 10:00 AM

U.S. Grants Support Increased Use Of Alternative Energy In Indonesia

Friday 10:00 AM

Housing Bust Effects Are Uneven, But Still Perilous For The Economy

Friday 9:59 AM

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Nation's Dams In Danger From Lack Of Investment

Thursday 10:08 AM

Effects Of Mortgage Bust Hits Latino Borrowers Hard

Thursday 10:02 AM

Report Compares Impact Of Global Warming To That Of Nuclear War

Thursday 9:57 AM

Exxon Seeks Arbitration In Standoff Over Venezuelan Oil

Thursday 9:57 AM

FEMA In Dispute With Mississippi Counties Over Cleanup Costs

Thursday 9:56 AM

United Healthcare Settles With 37 States Over Mishandled Claims

Thursday 9:47 AM

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Homeowners Face Growing Gap Between Income And Housing Costs

Wednesday 9:39 AM

Michigan: Proposed Budget Cuts All Higher Education Funding

Wednesday 9:38 AM

FEMA Refuses To Pay Mississippi County Almost $12 Million For Katrina Work

Wednesday 9:38 AM

GAO Medicare Audit Reveals Waste and Fraud

Wednesday 9:37 AM

Inequities for Poor, Minorities in Medicare's Private Plans, Report Says

Wednesday 9:37 AM

Study Reveals Disparities In Use Of Health Care Benefits By Race, Class

Wednesday 9:35 AM

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Republicans Continue To Block SCHIP Expansion

Tuesday 10:09 AM

Bush Administration Uses Regulatory Weight To Protect Manufacturers In Lawsuits

Tuesday 10:02 AM

Unionized Nurses Flex Their Muscle

Tuesday 9:57 AM

Global Warming May Be Keeping Gray Whale Numbers Down

Tuesday 9:55 AM

Paulson Urges Restraint In Policy On China Trade

Tuesday 9:54 AM

Oil Firms Waste $40 Billion Worth of Gas Per Year

Tuesday 9:53 AM

Monday, September 10, 2007

9/11 Health Care Bill To Be Introduced In Congress

Monday 10:55 AM

Job Report Signals Deeper Problems In the Economy

Monday 10:54 AM

Mattel CEO To Face Congress, Report Says

Monday 10:54 AM

Democrats Give Unions New Clout

Monday 10:54 AM

Citizenship Applications Languish Years Due To Cumbersome FBI Checks

Monday 10:53 AM

Iraq's Chief Corruption Fighter Says Maliki Government Should Be Scrapped

Monday 10:37 AM

Friday, September 7, 2007

Pell Grant Increase On The Way

Friday 9:56 AM

With Jena 6 Case, African Americans Say They’re 'Fed Up'

Friday 9:55 AM

Penn State Conference Takes On Tough Alternative Energy Questions

Friday 9:53 AM

Antiwar Lawmakers Pushing Back Against Democratic Leadership

Friday 9:53 AM

Federal Judge Strikes Down Part Of Patriot Act

Friday 9:52 AM

Federal Appeals Court To Hear Katrina Insurance Case

Friday 9:51 AM

Thursday, September 6, 2007

White House Sued Again Over E-Mail

Thursday 9:33 AM

White House Chief of Staff: Iraq Won't End With Bush Term

Thursday 9:32 AM

Pending Home Sales Drop Most on Record

Thursday 9:31 AM

Student Loan Company Tried to Buy Preferred Status At University of Maryland

Thursday 9:31 AM

Massachusetts Unions Weigh Shift To State's Healthcare Plan

Thursday 9:30 AM

Global Warming Could Mean More Heart Problems, Doctors Warn

Thursday 9:29 AM

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Lawmakers Prepare To Revisit Energy Bills

Wednesday 9:41 AM

Mississippi Still Leads The Nation In Poverty

Wednesday 9:40 AM

Senate Report Details Relationships Between Student Lenders, Colleges

Wednesday 9:39 AM

Shell Boss Stumps For Offshore Drilling

Wednesday 9:39 AM

After 50 Years, A Proud Legacy Unravels At U.S. Civil Rights Office

Wednesday 9:38 AM

U.S. Gets Little Out of $760 Million Spent on Iraqi Industry

Wednesday 9:36 AM

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Home Insurance Woes Mount In Coastal States

Tuesday 10:59 AM

California Senator Seeks To Abolish Electoral College

Tuesday 10:58 AM

Court Upholds Fines For Firm's CEO In Medicare Fraud

Tuesday 10:56 AM

Labor Unions Dwindle, But Memories Of Their Struggle For Workers Remain

Tuesday 10:54 AM

U.S. Poverty Data Raise New Questions About Cost of War

Tuesday 10:53 AM

Most New Orleans Schools Are Now Charter Schools, Raising Concerns

Tuesday 10:25 AM

FEMA Demands Money Back From Katrina Aid Recipients

Tuesday 10:02 AM

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Poverty Rate Down, But Uninsured Numbers Up, Income Below 1999 Peak

Wednesday 10:09 AM

Baghdad's Latest Deal is No Deal

Wednesday 10:07 AM

Utah Mine Collapse Prompts Push For Tight 'Retreat Mining' Regulation

Wednesday 10:03 AM

Top Fund Managers Made 22,300 Times Average Wage, Study Says

Wednesday 9:58 AM

Black Contractors In New Orleans Say They're Being Shut Out

Wednesday 9:53 AM

India in Internal Fight Over U.S. Nuke Deal

Wednesday 9:51 AM

Japan High-Speed Internet Zips Ahead of U.S. Thanks To Government Involvement

Wednesday 9:50 AM

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Federal Official Defends Katrina Effort, Blames State And Local Officals

Tuesday 9:33 AM

Canadian Province Refuses Big Oil Demands For Drilling Deal, And Wins

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Walgreen Spent $500,000 To Lobby Government

Tuesday 9:32 AM

Seniors Still Face High Costs When It Comes To Medicine

Tuesday 9:15 AM

Florida In Position To Take A National Lead On Alternative Energy, Say Experts

Tuesday 9:14 AM

Liberal Party In Britain Proposes Ban On Gasoline-Fueled Cars

Tuesday 9:12 AM

Monday, August 27, 2007