The NAACP passed a resolution that said the Tea Party movement has racist elements and calls for the leaders of the Tea Party to condemn racism and bigotry within its ranks. The Party has responded by saying that the resolution was simply a political ploy and had no merit. The resolution was passed at the [...]
The Republican’s have been accused by President Obama of blocking critical legislation that would remove a $75 million limit on what oil companies must pay to small businesses and families impacted by the oil disaster. President Obama also said that the bill is critical to helping the U.S economy recover from the recession. The bill [...]
Hillary Clinton spoke to an Ecuadorean television station about the United States governments plan to sue Arizona over it’s new anti-immigration law. Jan Brewer, who is the current Governor of Arizona is said the extremely angry over the story. Per The Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama is against the law because he [...]
Eric Holder, the Attorney General stated on Thursday that the shooting of a teenager from Mexico at the border “extremely regrettable.” He also stated that the FBI is in charge of the investigation over the U.S. Border Patrol shooting. At the Justice Department news conference, Holder told reporters, “Let me express our sincere regrets about [...]
The current list of sanctions on Iran are being called a diplomatic victory by Washington. Washington also states that this shows that the worlds biggest powers are unified in trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran believes the sanctions are trying to keep it from further developing its energy program. Iran says this [...]
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke at a press conference in London this week, expressing optimism that the U.N. Security Council will approve a proposal for new sanctions against Iran. He said that the world community is able to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons if sanctions are strong enough. Gates did warn that “the [...]
Now that that three Gulf states are starting to see oil wash ashore the question is how concerned should officials and residents be over health risks. Experts believe that the health risk from the BP oil spill is limited. Officials say that residents should keep away from any oil they see in the water or [...]
A bill that was sitting dormant for quite a while has finally been passed: the new stimulus package. However, the battle is far from won for the Obama administration. There is much to do and the final talks to reach certain compromises have begun as the President looks to get the package started and hopefully [...]
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama was delivered a victory by the House of Representatives this past Thursday when they approved a proposal to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law which requires gays not to disclose their sexual orientation in order to serve in the military. Much of Congress believes that Americans feel that the [...]
The Senate has taken a rare step and shot down part of the financial reform bill that was proposed by President Obama. They have excluded car dealers from the entire bill which would have put them under the scrutiny of the new financial bureau as part of the Federal Reserve. This is considered a very [...]