by Patrick Svitek | Feb 12, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The country’s largest gathering of conservative activists on Saturday crowned Mitt Romney their top pick for the Republican Party nominee. In a straw poll conducted at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Romney edged out Rick...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 11, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — “On the count of three, yell out what your favorite panel or speaker has been so far today!” Oliver Darcy’s first attempt yielded no more than a dull hum from the 30 attendees gathered before him at the Conservative Political Action...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 10, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans have officially added a new weapon to their political arsenal aimed at President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects. During the first day of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, more than half of the speakers...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 8, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — As lawmakers quarreled over whether airports should hire more private baggage screeners, a bill sat on President Barack Obama’s desk this week that would answer that overarching question. The legislators’ inquiry: How should the Transportation...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 8, 2012 | Politics
By Safiya Merchant WASHINGTON—More than 12 million Latino voters may vote in the November presidential election, but some leading Latino advocates said Wednesday the candidates aren’t adequately addressing Hispanic issues. According to a June study conducted by the...
by Chris Kirk | Feb 8, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s new emission caps on oil and coal-fired power plants are the most costly regulations on utilities to date, House Republicans argued at a hearing Wednesday. “It is simply unacceptable for this administration to continue to impose...
by Kit Fox | Feb 8, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Cheryl Cook squinted toward the wine glass in her outstretched hand to scrutinize the liquid inside. She swished the contents, took a sniff and brought the glass to her lips. “This tastes better than my tap water,” she said Wednesday after taking a sip...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 8, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Free of the usual partisan divides, a House panel put aside political differences Wednesday to discuss a growing, universal threat to the national security and economy of the United States — cyberattacks. “We have a real and very present danger when it...
by Mattias Gugel | Feb 8, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Should union members be able to choose which political campaigns their dues support and should labor organizations be forced to share with their members how exactly those political dollars are being spent? The House Committee on Oversight and Government...
by Ed Demaria | Feb 8, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON – A blue-ribbon commission Wednesday recommended creation of a new government agency to control nuclear waste and a new consent-based strategy to deal with the issue. Members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future advised a House...
by Megan Neunan | Feb 8, 2012 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — If you have ever served your child apple juice, you may have served more arsenic along with it than the federal government allows in bottled water. The “APPLE Juice Act of 2012,” introduced Wednesday by two House Democrats, requires that the Food...
