U.S. media say the U.N. nuclear agency has been provided with intelligence showing Iran has carried out work on developing nuclear weapons technology. The Washington Post reported late Sunday that according to Western diplomats and nuclear experts who reviewed the intelligence, Iran has taken key steps in overcoming technical challenges with the help of foreign [...]
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November 8, 2011
October 22, 2011
Rubio admits Cuban exile muddle
22 October 2011 Last updated at 01:01 GMT Senator Marco Rubio has been seen mentioned as a potential 2012 vice-presidential candidate A Florida Republican often touted as a possible 2012 vice-presidential candidate has admitted his Cuban parents did not come to the US as exiles from Fidel Castro’s rule. Senator Marco Rubio acknowledges “getting a [...]
September 16, 2011
Recapping Methodology Changes, Articles About Best Colleges Rankings
U.S. News made some changes this year to the presentation and ranking methodology for the new, 2012 edition of our Best Colleges rankings. This article explains the methodology changes in detail, including how U.S. News updated the rankings categories; in most cases, these category changes were the main explanation for the biggest movements in this [...]
July 30, 2011
The Black Swans of Politics: (I am proud to be one of those Black Swans…)
From the LewRockwell Blog: I remember once arguing with an honest young atheist, who was very much shocked at my disputing some of the assumptions which were absolute sanctities to him (such as the quite unproved proposition of the independence of matter and the quite improbable proposition of its power to originate mind), and he [...]
July 1, 2011
Analysis: U.S.-India Trade Talks Focus on Trade Barriers
Although the U.S.-India economic relationship has grown significantly in recent years, economic barriers continue to prevent U.S. investment in several lucrative sectors. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner and Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met in Washington this week to discuss trade and economic investment opportunities between the United States and India in the second [...]
July 1, 2011
FBI Probes Mishandling of Remains at Arlington Cemetery
The FBI and the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command are now looking into the mishandling of remains and mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery. The probe is part of a broad investigation run by the Justice Department that also includes a federal grand jury, sources tell The Washington Post. The criminal inquiry is seeking evidence of contracting [...]
July 1, 2011
$1B in Unwanted Coins Languish in Federal Reserve
The United States Federal Reserve’s coffers are bulging with $1 billion worth of unwanted $1 coins that cost $300 million to produce, and it could produce a billion more $1 coins by 2016, according to an investigation by National Public Radio (NPR). The Fed’s three attempts to popularize the use of $1 coins dates to [...]
July 1, 2011
DREAM Act Could Stall in Maryland
A petition drive by Maryland GOP lawmakers to halt the state’s version of the DREAM Act appears to have succeeded in getting the measure on the November 2012 ballot. However, court challenges over online signature gathering methods could be on the way, The Washington Post reports. The Maryland law granted in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants [...]
June 30, 2011
Casey Anthony Blood Lust
It’s the story that demands breaking live coverage on not one but two, three cable news networks. “Another day of powerful testimony in the Casey Anthony murder trial,” resounded the anchors on cable news.“Another day of disturbing testimony in the Casey Anthony murder trial.”Mainstream media is reporting and analyzing every gory detail.“There were a lot [...]
June 30, 2011
June 28, 2011
Recession Forces States to Rethink Tourism Funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]
June 28, 2011
Survey of 300,000 Seeks Extent of Disease From Camp Lejeune’s Tainted Water
About 300,000 people who lived and worked in North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune are being asked to fill out a detailed survey to determine what diseases may be linked to the base’s contaminated water supply. As many as 1 million people may have been exposed to toxins in well water that sometimes registered 40 times higher [...]
June 28, 2011
Supreme Court Rules for Foreign Firms in Accident Suits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled that a New Jersey man who lost four fingers in a workplace accident on a metal-cutting machine cannot sue the British maker of the equipment in New Jersey. The court voted 6-3 Monday that the manufacturer’s connection to New Jersey is too tenuous to allow the lawsuit to [...]
June 26, 2011
Chief Justice Uneasy About Cameras in Courtroom
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts says he’s concerned about the effect that having television cameras in the Supreme Court would have on lawyers and justices. The court doesn’t allow live television or audio broadcasting of arguments inside its chambers. Roberts says “movement will be gradual” at the court. He says he’s concerned how lawyers [...]