Politics Dec 18 Senate Passes ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal, Heads to Obama for Signature The Senate voted 65-31 Saturday afternoon to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, marking a major victory for gay-rights advocates and fulfilling a campaign promise by President Obama to reverse the controversial 17-year-old policy. After the House-passed measure…
Health Dec 17 Haiti, a Year After the Quake It's been nearly a year since a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti. The aftermath left the capital of Port-au-Prince shattered, thousands living in tent camps and aid organizations scrambling to assist Haitians already burdened with poverty, now burdened with a…
Science Dec 15 DOJ Sues BP, Transocean Over Gulf Oil Spill A pelican rests on an oil retention boom on July 25, 2010 near Grand Isle, Louisiana. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. Attorney General Eric Holder and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a major lawsuit against BP, Transocean and other…
Politics Dec 10 Bush v. Gore: Ten Years Later // Ten years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of the most-watched decisions in its history, ruling 5-4 to stop a statewide recount in Florida after the 2000 presidential election. The decision meant that Republican candidate George W.
Nation Dec 09 Senate Republicans Block ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal File photo by Getty Images Senate Republicans blocked White House-backed legislation Thursday afternoon that would have repealed the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allowed gay and lesbian troops to serve openly. The 57-40 test vote was three…
Economy Nov 16 Was Ireland’s Financial Crisis Predictable? He told you so. Ken Rogoff is one of this page's favorite economists. Long known for being ahead of the curve, Rogoff was a National Master of chess at age 14 and dropped out of high school to…
Politics Nov 12 Supreme Court Refuses to Block ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ The Supreme Court refused to block enforcement of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on openly gay servicemembers Friday, the latest in a series of court battles over the policy. The legal challenge came from the Log…
Science Nov 08 Watch Live: BP Oil Spill Commission Hearing The National Oil Spill Commission is holding two days of public hearings this week into the cause of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that triggered the disaster. Officials from BP, Transocean, and Halliburton will be called to answer…
Nation Oct 12 Judge Issues Injunction on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ A federal judge in California has issued a worldwide injunction against the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, putting a hold on the military's ban on openly gay troops. The Associated Press reports that U.S. Department of Justice…
World Oct 07 Bosnia’s Political Deadlock Underscores Ethnic Cracks Growing ethnic nationalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina reflected in Sunday's elections casts further doubts on the country's prospects of joining the European Union.