Private contractors at record in Afghan war: US report
© AFP Adek Berry AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The number of private security personnel working for the US military in Afghanistan rose to 18,919 at…
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Number of healthcare reform law waivers climbs above 1,000
Wiki Commons image Jason Millman The Hill The number of temporary healthcare reform waivers granted by the Obama administration to organizations climbed to more than…
Corporate Tax Revenues Nearing Historic Lows
Daley tells critics Obama is ‘pro-business’
© AFP/File Jewel Samad AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – White House chief of staff William Daley on Wednesday fired back at critics of the administration’s economic…
Ex-Senate banking boss turns Hollywood lobbyist
© AFP/Getty Images Alex Wong AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – It is said that every US senator sees a president when they look in the mirror,…
US Supreme Court rules against corporate privacy
© AFP/File Manny Ceneta AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Supreme Court Monday ruled that corporations do not enjoy the same rights to privacy as…
Congress eyes deal to avoid govt shutdown
© AFP Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Congress faces a looming deadline this week to reach agreement on spending to avoid a…
A Government Shutdown Means More Power for the President
Paul Craig Roberts Lew Rockwell Congress should think twice before forcing a government shutdown as the consequences could be the loss of the power of…
10 Health Insurance Companies Get ObamaCare Waivers — for Their Own Employees
Signed Health Reform bill: Wiki Commons image Fred Lucas CNS News The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has granted waivers to 10 health…
Drugmakers shielded from lawsuits: US Supreme Court
Vaccine makers are protected from lawsuits, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday © AFP/Getty Images/File Win McNamee AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Vaccine makers are protected from…
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Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail?
Financial crooks brought down the world’s economy — but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone…
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White House to Cut Energy Assistance for the Poor
Budget proposal would cut billions from aid program Cuts to poor in worst winter on record Marc Ambinder National Journal President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget…