Dec 21 Rough health law rollout tightens some Senate races GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Thanks to the fiasco that followed the launch of President Barack Obama's health care law, Democrats are bracing for hard-fought Senate races in states they hoped to win with ease just two months ago. The… Continue reading
Dec 21 What we're watching Saturday Astronauts begin series of spacewalks NASA astronauts began work Saturday to fix a cooling system aboard the International Space Station. Astronauts need to urgently replace a pump containing a bad valve, a task that has only been done… Continue reading
Dec 20 Download your holiday guide to civility from Mark Shields and David Brooks Download the guide to civility. It's a handsome addition to any holiday table or potential political battleground. It's the holidays, and that means one thing: It's time for uncomfortable political discussions with your distant relatives. Uncle George… Continue reading
Dec 20 White House nominates Sen. Max Baucus to be next ambassador to China President Obama confirmed Friday his decision to nominate Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., to be the next United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. The move turned heads on Capitol Hill as Baucus is the chairman of the… Continue reading
Dec 20 E-cigarette smokers may be taking their last puffs indoors in New York E-cigarettes are now added to New York's ban on smoking indoors. Photo by Flickr user Lindsay Fox New York's City Council passed a measure Thursday that looks to add e-cigarettes to the city's 11-year-old ban on indoor smoking. Continue reading
Dec 20 Same-sex marriage licenses are issued in Utah hours after ban struck down Hours after a federal judge's Friday ruling that struck down Utah's gay marriage ban, the Associated Press reports a county clerk's office in Salt Lake County has begun to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Deputy Clerk Dahnelle Burton-Lee of… Continue reading
Dec 20 Photo: Syrian refugees wait for food in northern Iraq A boy waits in a queue to receive aid food at the Quru Gusik (Kawergosk) refugee camp by SAFIN HAMED #AFP #Syria pic.twitter.com/9kGiULwi1w— Stephanie Beauge (@sbeaugeAFP) December 20, 2013 Tens of thousands of… Continue reading
Dec 20 The Fed's 'Great Unwind': It had to start somewhere By Jon Shayne Merle Hazard performs "The Great Unwind." This is not our typical post; it's an economics music video. If you saw what the Fed did this week -- or even if you didn't and want to know what the big… Continue reading
Dec 20 Canadian Supreme Court strikes down anti-prostitution laws Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson/Wikimedia Commons On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously voted to do away with the country's anti-prostitution laws. In the 9-0 ruling, the court found that the laws were too far-reaching… Continue reading
Dec 20 Gaza comedians remake viral Jean-Claude Van Damme video to highlight fuel shortages .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A group of young Palestinian… Continue reading