by Mary Kate Hayes | Feb 4, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched its first national campaign against youth tobacco use Tuesday. “The Real Cost” campaign targets “on the cusp” teenagers, ages 12 to 17, according to Dr. Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner of Food and Drugs. ...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Feb 3, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON — The United States Trade and Development Agency will continue its mission to promote U.S. trade to emerging economies, but is taking note that some of the developing nations want more say in how their economies grow, which can benefit U.S. businesses,...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Jan 29, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University students gathered around a television Tuesday night to watch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The students of various political affiliations expected to see gun control, health care and minimum wage...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Jan 22, 2014 | Business, Living
WASHINGTON – More than 100 Pentagon contract workers carrying poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and singing “We Shall Overcome” picketed outside the building Wednesday to demand that companies doing business with the federal government raise the...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Jan 15, 2014 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON–Witnesses challenged China’s compliance with the World Trade Organization standards and international trade rules at a Senate hearing Wednesday. China joined the WTO 12 years ago, and soon became the world’s largest exporter. But the committee...
by Mary Kate Hayes | Jan 8, 2014 | Business, Education
WASHINGTON — The United States’ disappointing education system is a major cause of unemployment and decline in American economy, Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said in a speech Wednesday. “It’s a disgrace that our country has...
