Politics Jan 04 Will Presidential Nomination ‘Hostage-Taking’ Lead to Confirmation Reforms? // Source: New York Times Congress API You might not remember Erroll Southers. He is a former FBI agent and counter-terrorism expert, and he was President Obama's first nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration. He was still a…
Politics Nov 10 Fiscal Commission Proposes Big Cuts, Tax Reform to Reduce U.S. Debt The Fiscal Commission charged with charting a path toward a balanced federal budget released a draft report Wednesday, calling for cuts…
Science Sep 08 Gov2.0: D.C. Helps Other Governments Learn to Open Up Among Gov2.0 advocates, Washington, D.C., is one of the major cities to watch for its efforts to provide open data to citizens and software developers as part of its civic services. It was one of the first cities…
Politics Sep 07 Gov2.0: Challenge.Gov Aims to Make Government More User-Friendly Two of the most consistent themes at this week's Gov2.0 Summit is that government is bad at making the things it needs and it spends far too much on bad technology. "Think about on a daily basis whether you're…
Politics Aug 29 Beck, Palin Rally the Faithful as Other Rallies Focus on MLK Jr. Legacy They came looking for hope, for change, for like-minded people. They came because they didn't want to be alone. They came because of a belief that "they" (the government, politicians, someone) is taking away their freedoms. "Glenn Beck said this…
Science Aug 26 An Updated Oil Widget This widget is the latest version of what has long been the PBS NewsHour's SpillCam. For much of the time the Macando well was gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, we streamed live video to millions of viewers…
Science Jul 20 With Gulf Well Capped, Oil Flow Rate May Remain a Mystery We may never know how much oil really leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Over the weekend came news that BP may be able…
Science Jul 16 The Oil Cap Is Holding — Now What? For now, at least, there is no oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. That could last until Saturday, if BP carries out its well integrity test for a full 48 hours. Engineers are checking pressure inside the well…
Science Jul 15 BP Holding Back Oil, for Now; Ticker Stands Still News agencies report: Kent Wells, a BP PLC vice president, said at a news briefing that oil stopped flowing into the water at 2:25 p.m. CDT after engineers gradually dialed down the amount of crude escaping through the last…
Economy Jul 14 Fed to Gulf Coast Banks: Help Those Hurt by the Spill The Federal Reserve urged Gulf Coast banks Wednesday to help customers get through what is sure to be a tough road ahead economically due to the ongoing oil disaster. In response to this disaster, financial institutions can…