The decision will open up for drilling much of the northeast section of the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, holding an estimated 3.7 billion barrels of oil.
The Senate voted on Wednesday to triple spending for a program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
I wrote this awhile back (2 years ago), so this is a "repost". It may not be politically correct, but I have ever been one to be politically correct….EVER! But considering the current political (or apolitical climate), it seems relevant. I don’t ask anyone to agree with me…just consider these words.
The decision by the Bush administration to send a senior official to participate in international talks with Iran infuses the negotiating track with new importance.
A former GOP Georgia congressman is “fixing” to give McCain “a run for his money”.
Although the media is downplaying and/or diverting attention from it, former Republican congressman Bob Barr is running against John McCain for the presidency as a Libertarian.
https://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/05/13/libertarian_a_potential_spoiler_for_mccain/
by Peter Stern
It is time for the American people to take back their nation from irresponsible and lackluster special interest-motivated elected officials. Impeaching top members of the Bush administration may be in order.
The majority of Americans should be unhappy with our nation’s growth and evolution–or, if you believe it–intelligent design.
The military surge into Iraq that began more than 18 months ago has ended. But 150,000 U.S. troops remain, as many as 15,000 more than before the buildup began.
In recent days, the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade, the last of the five additional combat brigades sent in by President Bush last year, left the country.
Democrat Barack Obama wants to prove he’s ready to be a wartime commander in chief. Republican John McCain hopes to sell the idea that his rival is not.
Americans are sharply divided by race ahead of the first presidential election in which a black candidate will represent a major party, a New York Times/CBS News poll showed on Tuesday,
The Mystery Caller dialed the Department of Veterans Affairs help line 1,089 times in 2002. And it created quite a problem.