Banks and Consumers Brace for New Credit Card Rules

The US credit card industry may face a day of reckoning on Thursday. "The Federal Reserve is to vote on credit card reforms that may bring some relief to customers who face a variety of ways for being hit with late...

Report Spotlights Iraq Rebuilding Blunders

This shows it is easier to invade a country than to rebuild it. " Among the overarching conclusions of the history is that five years after embarking on its largest foreign reconstruction project since the Marshall Plan in Europe after World War II, the United States...

Obama Faces Heady Challenges, and They're Growing

President elect Obama faces huge problems as soon as he takes office; at home and world wide. He is no doubt intelligent and talented byt still this mess wlll take years to correct. " President-elect Barack Obama,...

Hollywood actors union seeks authority to strike

"The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Wednesday it would mail ballots to members in January seeking authorization for a strike over a new contract. The Screen Actors Guild,...

Human Sex Trafficking problem hasn’t been confirmed in Las Vegas per Metro PD

Another brick wall, because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. How dare Metro Police Captain Terry Lesney to think she is waiting for the "perfect test case to set a precedent".    ...

Ill. Gov. arrested in Obama successor probe

"Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder. ...

Quebec Elects Liberals into Majority; Charest Enters Third Mandate

Quebec followed up on the recent federal election with yet another election, this time to determine which party would rule provincially.  Liberal Premier Jean Charest was voted into a majority lead, exactly what he was hoping for when he called the election just 20...

Five Blackwater Guards To Face Massacre Charges Next Week

"Law enforcement officials say the grand jury hearing the case was in session Thursday in Washington, D.C. and was expected to have voted on the indictments. The federal investigation revealed that two of the...

NDP and Liberals power grabbing stratergy-Truth be Told...

The following are the facts: 1)Liberal Party of Canada under Stephane Dion suffers the Biggest Loss in the History of Canada on Nov 14th 2008.So much so that Dion takes the blame and announces his resignation...

Free broadband Internet in America a possibility

To the dismay of American wireless service providers, on Dec 18. the Federal Communications commission will be vote on whether to open up the unused AWS-3 spectrum partly for free public use.  The only industry I see this hurting is the telecoms - others will benefit...

PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan

"PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan Dion quotes 2005 Harper letter decrying government delays of confidence votes Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 4:42 PM ET Comments474Recommend485 CBC News Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion...

U.S. Supreme Court: State Medical Marijuana Laws Not Preempted by Federal Law

"Dec-01-2008 22:57 U.S. Supreme Court: State Medical Marijuana Laws Not Preempted by Federal Law Salem-News.com Medical marijuana case appealed by the City of Garden Grove was denied review...

Paulson and Bernanke Spread the Wealth Around

"During the campaign, Barack Obama provoked a media flurry and right-wing outrage over his comment to Joe the Plumber about "spreading the wealth around." They told us that this view was contrary to the American Way, that this was socialism. Given all the concern over...

Dow Jones Heads Down Again

The Dow has plunged today by -679.95 or -7.70% - the Dow's fourth-worst drop ever in its history. In an interview on ABC's World News, President George W. Bush said:  "I'm sorry it's happening, of course."The...

Citigroup Bailout May Assist More Homeowners

The government's multibillion-dollar bailout of Citigroup Inc. requires the giant financial services company to lower loan rates for struggling homebuyers who are behind on their mortgage payments. This rescue...

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