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Chinese officials commit to sustainable urban development

Chinese officials commit to sustainable urban development

by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 11, 2012 | Environment

WASHINGTON- Chinese development officials Wednesday joined with an environmental think tank backed by the U.S. and other governments to commit their groups to developing environmentally sustainable cities. The members of the National Development and Reform Commission...
Supreme Court hears arguments in dispute over Family and Medical Leave Act

Supreme Court hears arguments in dispute over Family and Medical Leave Act

by Rachel Morello | Jan 11, 2012 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case contesting provisions in the Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires that employers allow their workers to take unpaid leaves for medical reasons. The decision in the case, Coleman v. Maryland...
First lady heads new initiative merging universities with veteran health care

First lady heads new initiative merging universities with veteran health care

by Safiya Merchant | Jan 11, 2012 | Education

WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday announced a new collaboration among medical schools across the country to improve veterans’ health care through increased research on military health issues and training so doctors and students better...

Listen and repeat: women world leaders discuss how they progress human rights issues

by Megan Neunan | Jan 11, 2012 | Education

WASHINGTON – At a forum of women world leaders Wednesday, former Irish President Mary Robinson said the stories of women who have been raped during wartime and other atrocities suffered by women “stay with us as women. We get it.” Women leaders from around the world,...
Gitmo: The Decade Past, The Decade Ahead

Gitmo: The Decade Past, The Decade Ahead

by Edwin Rios | Jan 11, 2012 | National Security, Politics

Doomsday Clock moves to five minutes to midnight

by Medill News Service | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock one minute closer to midnight. The clock, which now stands at five minutes until midnight, was changed due to concerns over the threats ofexpanded nuclear power and grave environmental dangers due to...
Panel: Gitmo should close in the next decade.

Panel: Gitmo should close in the next decade.

by Edwin Rios | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security

WASHINGTON — The Guantanamo Bay detention facility should be closed within the next decade because it undermines U.S. security, a member of the House defense appropriations committee said Tuesday. “As long Guantanamo continues to exist, it undermines our...
Defense Cuts Could Affect Economic Interests, Experts Say

Defense Cuts Could Affect Economic Interests, Experts Say

by David Uberti | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Less than a week after the Pentagon released a defense plan proposing to cut costs and focus attention on East Asia, experts Tuesday warned further cutbacks could hurt U.S. security and economic interests in the region. The plan, unveiled Thursday by...
World Resources Institute’s 2012 Stories to Watch

World Resources Institute’s 2012 Stories to Watch

by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment

WASHINGTON — The global think tank World Resources Institute hosted its ninth annual “Stories to Watch” event at the National Press Club on Tuesday, connecting trends and observations from last year to predict the key environmental issues of 2012. Manish Bapna,...
‘Gitmo’ protesters, other critics disillusioned by Obama’s broken promise

‘Gitmo’ protesters, other critics disillusioned by Obama’s broken promise

by Rebecca Nelson | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON – Activists in black hoods and orange jumpsuits gathered outside the White House Tuesday, protesting the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The demonstration, part of a protest by the group Witness Against Torture, previewed the ten-year...
Supreme Court tackles media morality, definition of indecency

Supreme Court tackles media morality, definition of indecency

by Shirley Li | Jan 10, 2012 | Business

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court Tuesday heard arguments from Fox and ABC that federal rules banning indecency on TV violate the First Amendment, although the government’s lawyer countered that the ban is needed to protect children. The case, Federal Communications...

No drastic changes suggested for air show safety

by Patrick Svitek | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Industry officials stopped short of suggesting drastic changes to safety guidelines at air shows and air races across the country before a sometimes skeptical National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday. They did, however, signal they will continue...
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