by Kit Fox | Jan 10, 2012 | Health & Science
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speaks about prevention at the Health Affairs “Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis” briefing. She want to put the “joy” back into health. (Kit Fox/Medill)WASHINGTON — With a new study showing high dropout...
by Chris Kirk | Jan 9, 2012 | Environment
Washington — Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar placed a 20-year ban Monday on new uranium mining claims around the Grand Canyon. “We have been entrusted to care for and protect our precious environmental and cultural resources, and we have chosen a...
by Megan Neunan | Jan 9, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – “You need a civics lesson!” How many people over 60 have ever barked that one at you for forgetting a history fact? Jokes about civics-savvy Baby Boomers and AARP-cardholders may have led the day Monday at the Brookings Institution’s discussion of civics...
by James Arkin | Jan 9, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON – Ten years after President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind into law and more than four years after it was due to be renewed, House Republican leaders have unveiled legislation to overhaul the controversial education law. House Education...
by Kit Fox | Jan 9, 2012 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — High school students with diabetes have a significantly higher dropout rate and will earn about $160,000 less in their lifetime than those without the disease, according to a study released Monday by the Health Affairs Journal. “Diabetes has a marked...
by Rachel Morello | Jan 9, 2012 | Business
(Shirley Li/Medill) WASHINGTON – Government and private spending on health care remained flat in 2010, with health insurance accounting for the largest single cost, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. At their first...
by Mattias Gugel | Jan 9, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans believe there aren’t any available jobs in manufacturing, according to a poll released Monday, but the president of a global manufacturing company said there are plenty of jobs, but they required specialized skills. Carlos...
by Ben Kamisar | Jan 6, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON— A freshman lawmaker, angered by President Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is drafting a bill to strip funding for salaries of presidential appointments made during a Senate...
by Edwin Rios | Jan 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – With cuts to the national defense budget looming, experts say Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta may be overly optimistic about how increased reliance on military technology will enhance defense strategy. In a briefing at the Pentagon Thursday, Panetta...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — After outlining a new defense strategy marked by a smaller, leaner military, President Barack Obama on Thursday could not resist a less serious postscript about his surroundings. “I understand this is the first time a president’s done...
by David Uberti | Jan 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The military will undergo over the next decade its most extensive budget cuts since the Cold War, emphasizing speed, strengthening ties to European allies and refocusing its operations on the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, Defense Secretary Leon...
by Rebecca Cohen | Mar 15, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With a possible government shutdown still looming if Congress fails to pass a 2011 budget bill, Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives accused Republicans on Tuesday of holding the country in suspense by proposing a budget that would...
