Hagel: Pentagon staff cuts will save $1 billion
December 4, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says cutting his Pentagon staff by 20 percent will save at least $1 billion over five years. At a Pentagon news
Trying to live in a politically-segregated America
December 4, 2013
Can states’ rights work for liberals? It has always been a conservative cause. Conservatives use states’ rights to resist federal policies that protect civil rights,
Obama, under public doubt, focuses on income gaps
December 4, 2013
Amid public doubts over his stewardship of the economy, President Barack Obama is putting a renewed focus on the income gap between rich and poor
Republicans oppose renewing jobless benefits
December 4, 2013
Republicans controlling the House oppose a drive by Democrats to renew jobless benefits averaging less than $300 a week nationwide for the long-term unemployed, a
Biden to Chinese youth: Challenge authority
December 4, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden opened a two-day visit to China Wednesday by urging young Chinese students to challenge their government, teachers and religious leaders. Arriving