Federal agency spending scutiny
WASHINGTON – The obscure federal agency that has come under intense scrutiny after a report it spent $820,000 of taxpayer funds on a lavish Las Vegas bash, spent another $250,000 on an employee’s incentive...
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Justice Department under deadline to answer about Obama’s health law comments
(multimedia) The Obama Justice Department has roughly 24 hours to explain to a federal appeals court whether the administration believes judges have the power to overturn federal laws — in the latest escalation between the two branches...
U.S. offers $10M bounty for Pakistani militant
(AP) ISLAMABAD – The United States has offered a $10 million bounty for the founder of the Pakistani militant group blamed for the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166...
Republicans slam Obama over warning to ‘unelected’ Supreme Court
(multimedia) Republicans are accusing President Obama of trying to “intimidate” the Supreme Court by wrongly suggesting a ruling against the health care overhaul would be “judicial activism.” Obama, during a joint press conference Monday...
Swiss arrest warrants issued over the weekend for German tax inspectors
Swiss arrest warrants issued over the weekend for German tax inspectors have sparked heated debate in Berlin over the ongoing tax evasion conflict with Bern. German commentators on Monday discuss how renewed tensions could...
1940 Census graphics show dramatic change in education, economy
The National Archive released the full results of the 1940 Census online today, and put together some intriguing full-page graphics to illustrate how the country has changed over the past 70 years. Two visuals jumped...
Digital surveillance ‘practically impossible’
(multimedia) Government proposals to monitor email and web traffic are ‘nigh on impossible to enforce’ and would make Britain like Iran and China, digital expert Trefor Davies has told The Telegraph. Government plans to...
Young U.S. farmers coax crops from conservation lands
(Reuters) – North Dakota farmer Justin Zahradka will plant wheat this spring on 40 acres that has been off-limits for two decades, protected by a government conservation program that is shrinking as high crop...
Resistance to austerity stirs in southern Europe
(Reuters) – Most of the people of southern Europe have stayed surprisingly stoical up to now in the face of some of the most painful budget cuts in living memory, but signs are stirring...
NDAA – the first step to the death of individual liberties
(RT Reports) (multimedia) A group of journalists and activists made a statement at a court in New York against the National Defense Authorization Act. The group has filed a lawsuit against the Obama Administration...
