by Patrick Svitek | Feb 6, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Of all the places where disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been spotted since emerging from prison more than a year ago, his appearance Monday was surely the most unlikely of locales. Seated beneath a floor-to-ceiling banner headlined with the phrase...
by Safiya Merchant | Feb 1, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON – Congress sought the advice of states Wednesday as two governors told the House Education and the Workforce committee about their strategies to improve job markets on their home turf. According to Chairman John Kline, R-Minn., the economy has improved...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday he favors any amendment that expands the scope of his bill to prohibit so-called “congressional inside trading” to include the executive branch. The STOCK Act, or Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act, would bar...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, vowed to block every upcoming presidential nominee because of what he called President Barack Obama’s of “trampling” on the Constitution when he made controversial recess appointments...
by Ed Demaria | Feb 1, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — After two years of deliberations, a presidential commission told a House subcommittee Wednesday what has been undoable for the past 30 years — the United States needs a new agency with the authority to dispose of nuclear waste. Members of the Blue Ribbon...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 31, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A national task force championing the end of domestic and sexual violence Tuesday called on the House to follow the Senate’s lead and start moving to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The act provides funding to states for training law...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 31, 2012 | Business, Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — Political and economic turbulence in oil-producing nations may threaten a “great revival” in future U.S. energy production, according to a Senate hearing Tuesday. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reviewed energy supplies, global market...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 31, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman on Tuesday warned “irrelevant amendments” could erode bipartisan support for a bill outlawing what has been termed “congressional insider trading.” At a media briefing with Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Democratic...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 31, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Election day has arrived in Florida, giving Republican voters a chance to decide who they think should represent the party against Barack Obama in the November presidential election. The winner will likely be in the driver’s seat as the campaign heads into...
by Ed Demaria | Jan 31, 2012 | Business, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — Netflix supports an update to the Video Privacy Protection Act that would allow consumers’ ongoing consent for posting information, allowing video service providers to use social media better, Netflix’s attorney told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday. The...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 30, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON—College tuition rates have increased faster than family incomes in recent years. With a new set of reforms in the works, the federal government is hoping to do something about college costs and make the American dream accessible for more Americans....
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 30, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON— It seems counter-intuitive that a 76-year-old gynecologist with plans to wipe out federal environmental agencies has the highest proportion of youth support among GOP presidential candidates. However, Ron Paul defies the odds. Paul, a 14-term congressman...
