Cutting Social Security and Medicare? That’s the ‘Middle’
The new White House budget proposal is getting a lot of attention because it explicitly connects the Obama administration to an agenda that includes cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits. Some...
View ArticleBobby Jindal kills controversial tax plan
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal scrapped a plan to replace income and corporate taxes with a new sales tax, following public outcry and a precipitous drop in his approval ratings.The New Orleans...
View ArticleSenate’s “Gang of Eight” reportedly reaches immigration deal
The Senate's "Gang of Eight," which has been working toward a deal on immigration reform, has reportedly reached a deal and will announce it within a week.Politico reports:Aides said the legislative...
View ArticleObama angers Republicans, Democrats as new budget unveiled to Congress
The proposal includes an additional $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decades, bringing total deficit savings to $4.3 trillion based on the administration’s calculations. The main...
View ArticleObama’s budget boosts funding for health and science
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal released on Wednesday would boost funds for major science and health programs while making small cuts at NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency. Top...
View ArticleSenate to expand background checks on gun owners
“This is common sense,” Manchin said Wednesday while introducing the proposal. The bipartisan agreement between a conservative from each party is a major step towards a deal that would expand...
View ArticleFBI requests $41 million to battle ‘wiretap unfriendly’ online correspondence
The funding increase falls under the “Next Generation Cyber Initiative” meant to fix “critical gaps” in the FBI’s ability to monitor online conversations in the US. The FBI hopes to hire an additional...
View ArticleObama Budget Calls for Privatizing the Tennessee Valley Authority
President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget includes an item free marketeers can rally behind: “reducing or eliminating” the federal government’s role in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s...
View ArticleVote on background checks too close to call
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote...
View ArticleSwedes could cast ballots online by 2018
Internet voting could become a reality in Sweden by as early as 2018, if a new proposal by a parliamentary committee is given the green light. … Read More
View ArticleBail raised for Maine ‘hermit’ following marriage proposal
Authorities in Maine raised the bail amount for a local “hermit” arrested in connection with 1,000 burglaries following a marriage proposal and an offer to pay for his release from jail. The Kennebec...
View ArticleManchin and Toomey mull changes to background check deal
As Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey struggle to get enough votes to pass their background check measure, the two senators are reportedly considering making some changes to the proposal to win over hesitant...
View ArticleShould atheists fight for religion in government?
Debates over separation of church and state are a staple of the culture wars, and skirmishes arise and vanish like radar blips. One recent squabble came and went with such haste, you might have missed...
View ArticlePoverty initiatives face an uphill battle in Obama’s budget
There are certain facts of life reflected by the FY 2014 Obama budget proposal: first, anything… ; … Read More
View ArticleSenate rejects expanded background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.Wednesday's vote was a jarring blow to...
View ArticleGOP filibuster kills background checks
The bipartisan compromise proposal to expand background checks to more gun sales died in the Senate this afternoon after the bipartisan majority fell far short of the 60 votes needed to break a...
View ArticleNew York could become first major city to raise smoking age
New York wants to become the first major US city to raise the age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21. The city council is to vote on the proposal May 2. Backing it is its speaker, Christinne Quinn,...
View ArticleVerizon to draft $100 billion offer to buy its wireless unit from Vodafone
Verizon has reportedly hired banking and legal advisers to put together a $100 billion proposal to purchase the remaining 45 percent stake in the company from partner Vodafone. Verizon was considering...
View ArticleObama administration signals change from prison to treatment in drug war
White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske signaled that the Obama administration may be open to a long-overdue shift from law enforcement to addiction treatment in a release of a new policy proposal on the...
View ArticleColorado town considers requiring AK-47s and AR-15s in every home
A town in Colorado is looking into a proposal that would require that every home have at least one assault-style rifle, similar to the Bushmaster AR-15 used to slaughter 20 elementary school children...
View ArticleCongress proposes adding $4.5 billion to historic highs spent on border security
By Christie Thompson, ProPublica Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high2014and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released...
View Article‘Centralize the Swedish emergency call system’
Swedish emergency service operator SOS Alarm should be replaced by a state authority, according to a new proposal presented to Sweden's defence minister on Monday. … Read More
View ArticleGOP creates Ted Cruz, now thinks he’s a jerk
Here's Senator Ted Cruz, Ted Cruzing it up, taking practically sole credit for killing gun background checks and trashing all his colleagues:The New York Times charitably says that "Friday’s speech was...
View ArticleGovernment preparing to fine tech firms who don’t comply with wiretaps
The government has for many years sought the means, through tech giants like Google and Facebook, to wiretap communications with the use of in-built backdoors. According to the Washington Post, a...
View ArticleIreland introduces proposal to clarify the legality of emergency abortions
The tragic, preventable death of Savita Halappanavar in October 2012 stirred international outrage over Ireland's restrictive abortion law, and spurred the country to revisit its ban on the procedure...
View ArticleBildt disarms Swedish nuke critics as ‘insignificant’
Anti-proliferation experts are up in arms over Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's failure to back a recent nuclear weapons anti-proliferation proposal presented at a recent UN conference. … Read More
View ArticleObama may back FBI proposal for expansive Internet wiretapping powers
The United States may soon require Internet companies to build in the capacity to let federal investigators wiretap their users, according to The New York Times. The Obama administration is weighing a...
View ArticleEU arms embargo on Syria: Scrap it or drop ‘non-lethal’ wording, says UK
The UK has been on a crusade to start arming the Syrian opposition and has lobbied hard in Brussels to amend the arms embargo placed on Damascus. In a leaked six-page long draft proposal circulated...
View ArticleFrench proposal would impose 1% tax on Internet-connected devices
A new proposal recently delivered to French President Francois Hollande aims to create new sources of revenue from tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Google. If passed, the legislation would create a...
View ArticleNord Stream plans new gas pipelines
Gas pipeline firm Nord Stream will hold an information meeting on the Baltic island of Gotland on Monday to introduce a proposal to extend its controversial gas pipeline project. … Read More
View ArticleAmazon wants to build a trio of biospheres in downtown Seattle
Amazon recently submitted a proposal to build a trio of massive biospheres in downtown Seattle in addition to three other 37-story office buildings as part of the company’s new campus. The orbs would...
View ArticleInside Syria – A new way forward for Syria’s opposition?
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View ArticleSwedes to get more name-changing freedoms
Sweden may give its citizens greater leeway in changing their surname, but will still protect rare names including aristocratic families, if the government decides to push for a new proposal presented...
View ArticleCowboys and astronauts: NASA requests money for ‘asteroid lasso’
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View ArticleRussia ready to send peacekeepers to Israel-Syria border
Russia may replace Austrian UN peacekeepers who withdrew from Golan Heights at Israel-Syria border. A UN representative has welcomed the proposal, announced by the country's president Vladimir Putin....
View ArticleIs Andrew Cuomo Politically Impotent or Just a Hypocrite?
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View ArticleObama outlines climate change plan
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View ArticleInside Story – Inside Story Americas – US abortion battles
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View Article‘US-Russian relations above Snowden case’– Putin
When asked how the Russian authorities would control the whistleblower’s activity, the Russian leader said, "I won’t give you any details. We have warned Snowden that any activity of his that could...
View ArticleTalk to Al Jazeera – Michael Sarris: ‘Abandoned’ by Europe
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View ArticleS. Korea hits Pyongyang with ‘final proposal’ on Kaesong industrial zone
After six rounds of talks to revive Kaesong industrial zone ended in a stalemate, South Korea is threatening to withdraw permanently from the joint business project with Pyongyang. “We are offering...
View ArticleThe Stream – Banning the XXX
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View ArticleCan countries go bust? IMF created new form of modern mass slavery
When Argentina sank into its worst financial, economic and social crisis in late 2001/2002 forcing it to default on its unsustainable Sovereign Public Debt, Anne Krueger - at the time the...
View ArticleSpy Files: New WikiLeaks docs expose secretive, unruly surveillance industry
A trove of documents, outlining the activities of dozens of companies operating in the ever-expanding electronic snooping industry, were made available by the pro-transparency group on Wednesday....
View ArticleSyrian FM: We are ready to sign Chemical Weapons Convention
Follow RT's Live Updates “We fully support Russia’s initiative concerning chemical weapons in Syria, and we are ready to cooperate. As a part of the plan, we intend to join the Chemical Weapons...
View ArticleUS must curb ‘inappropriate, unconstitutional’ posture on Syria strikes
Howell said despite the behavior of the US government, Americans do not want war in Syria, and US politicians should heed American public opinion after a decade of conflict. RT: I know your party is...
View ArticleBritish parliament to discuss bringing back national service
The bill was brought to parliament by Conservative MP Philip Hollobone, who has championed the legislation as a way to inspire young people in Britain with “self-respect, personal reliance, discipline...
View ArticleUS still interested in installing puppet regime in Syria
The US President asked Congress on Tuesday to postpone a vote on military action in Syria, agreeing to the Russian proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control. Despite the US...
View Article‘Expect everything’: A new pretext to justify bombing Syria?
In a recent interview with CBS, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned that the United States should “expect everything” if it launches a military strike against Damascus, insinuating that the already...
View ArticlePentagon denies $200 million request for Guantanamo upkeep
General John F. Kelly, the chief of US Southern Command and the officer in charge of Guantanamo Bay, requested $195.7 million to update and modify the prison in March 2013. He told Congress that...
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