One of Washington's most powerful business lobbies is afraid lawmakers might just do the unthinkable: Take an ax to its billions in tax breaks. And this time, Republicans could help swing the blade. At stake is more than $40 billion in tax incentives that the oil and gas industry is...
In a breathtaking moment on October 14th, Felix Baumgartner stepped into the abyss, 24 miles above the earth’s surface. This was a “boldly go where no man has gone before” Star Trek moment watched live by almost 8 million people. He reached Mach 1.24 or 833.9 miles per hour --...
McGovern's long, remarkable life has been a continuous display of courage. He was a decorated fighter pilot, college professor, three-term senator, humanitarian who worked for years to alleviate global hunger and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And now he's preparing again to head off into the wild blue....
He was one of a kind, a walking contradiction who could infuriate his colleagues one day and earn their admiration the next. He was brilliant, irascible, dignified and coarse, alternately a rabid partisan — ask Anita Hill — and an aisle-crossing defector — ask Robert Bork — who cast big...
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Reserve’s “beige book” economic update confirmed on Wednesday that the housing market is starting to pick up. All 12 Fed districts that contribute to the economic update reported sales increasing in late August and September and prices rising or holding steady. And...
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday urged stronger action to bolster America's defenses against the threat of cyber-attack. Let me interpret what he said...hey, we need to get serious about this...and NOW! He says under-investment by America's private sector and political gridlock in Washington has stymied cyber security legislation.And that a presidential executive...
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