In Summer Of Angry Voters, Whither The Town Hall?

For members of Congress, August can be a time to reconnect with voters back home. One favorite way to do so has been the town hall meeting. But this year, with voters angrier than ever, many lawmakers are choosing not to hold those meetings. In Minnesota, one Republican freshman is trying to navigate his district’s [...]

Can Apple Fly As High Without Steve Jobs?

Steve Jobs’ resignation from Apple Wednesday prompted all sorts of retrospectives on the man who has run the iconic company for the last 14 years. Jobs will remain as chairman of Apple. But what’s next depends on how well Apple can recover from losing the man whose identity, for so long, was tied up with [...]

Iranian Exile Group Lobbies To Get Off Terrorist List

An Iranian exile group is ramping up its lobbying campaign to get off a U.S. terrorist list and the issue has sparked a fierce debate among foreign policy experts about the wisdom of such a move. Supporters of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK) see it as a potentially useful group in countering Iran. It has provided [...]

A ‘Good Deal’ For BofA, A ‘Great Deal’ For Buffett

Warren Buffett came to the rescue of Bank of America, the giant financial services company that faces a range of legal and financial problems. Buffett said Thursday he would invest $5 billion in the company and could buy more shares down the road. Buffett’s decision to buy into Bank of America sent its share price [...]

New Deportation Rules Give Boost To Gay Rights

Thousands of same-sex married couples now have hopes of staying together in the U.S. thanks to a change in deportation policy. The government says it will now prioritize deportations, giving lower priority to those with families in the U.S. And the Obama administration has included same-sex couples in its definition of family. Left In Legal [...]

King Friend: Democrats Should ‘Love Their Enemies’

The unveiling of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., this week has brought attention to the slain leader’s former lieutenants, many of whom became iconic figures in the civil rights movement. One of the most prominent is Andrew Young, one of King’s closest friends and top assistants at the Southern Christian [...]

After Quake, A New Round Of Coastal Rivalry Erupts

Even though the Virginia-centered earthquake on Tuesday only resulted in mild damage, it did open up a good-sized, good-natured national chasm – between the East Coast and West Coast of the United States. “Really all this excitement over a 5.8 quake??? Come on East Coast, we have those for breakfast out here!!!!” California-based comedian Dennis [...]

East Coast Girds For Worst As Hurricane Irene Nears

Hurricane Irene was poised to cause major destruction along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the weekend, and thousands of people were leaving North Carolina’s exposed coast Thursday in preparation for the storm’s likely first U.S. strike. “This is everything a hurricane can be, and it’s on one of those worst-case tracks for the East Coast,” [...]

Freedmen Challenging Tribal Decision

The African American group known as the Freedmen who were recently ousted from the Cherokee tribal roles is moving forward with lawsuits against the move.

Report: Vaccines Are Safe, Hazards Few And Far Between

Vaccines do come with risks for trouble, but problems are generally rare, according to a new review of the evidence from the Institute of Medicine. The independent panel considered adverse effects from eight common childhood vaccines, and found that in many cases there wasn’t enough evidence to if say there was a problem. But the [...]