Credit cut raises pressure on Spain to ask for aid
http://www.euronews.com/ Spain came under renewed pressure to formally ask for a financial bailout after a ratings agency cut the country’s credit worthiness to one point above junk.
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What would Obama’s Supreme Court look like?
Whoever wins the election this fall may be in a position to radically change the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court, a legacy that far outlasts a four-year term. On Wednesday, the nine justices...
DHS starts testing domestic spy drones
It seems as technology progresses devices get smaller and smaller and that goes for drones as well. According to Wired, mini-drones are being tested in Oklahoma in program known as Robotic Aircraft for Public...
Eleven euro states back financial transaction tax
(Reuters) – Eleven euro zone countries agreed on Tuesday to press ahead with a disputed tax on financial transactions designed to help pay for the cost of fixing a crisis that has rocked the single currency...
Nevada Voter Fraud Law Upheld, ACORN Conviction Sustained
Nevada’s law banning cash bonuses for voter registrations has been upheld by that state’s supreme court despite an ACORN-backed legal challenge to its constitutionality. The decision upholds the 2011 criminal conviction of former senior...
Cook County mulling violence tax on guns and ammunition
Drawing the ire of the gun lobby, Cook County Board President Preckwinkle is eyeing a violence tax on guns and ammunition sold in the city and suburbs, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. Such a...
Chaffetz: The Truth About Libya Security, Benghazi on US Diplomats
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders have sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking why requests for more protection were denied to the U.S. mission in Libya by Washington officials...
Obama: ‘Today We Celebrate Cesar Chavez’
President Barack Obama has designated the home of Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez as a national monument.
China’s History of Attempted Influence in U.S. Presidential Campaigns
The Chinese government has been active in trying to influence U.S. elections and officials for decades, and a new Government Accountability Institute (GAI) studyfound possible ties between those connected to Chinese business interests and a...
Ghana’s Gold Sparks Conflict With Illegal Chinese Miners
When a patch of land on the edge of Nweneso No. 1 village was bought by a Ghanaian who said he wanted to search for gold, few residents objected. Then dozens of Chinese moved...
