Bangkok Ablaze: Red Shirts Continue To Hold Off Government Troops

BANGKOK--Pro-democracy protesters armed with Molotov cocktails, slingshots, and fireworks entrenched behind barricades of burning tires and plastic bags filled with  debris continue to hold off government...

E-mails Reveal Goldman Made "Serious Money" On Mortgage Meltdown

The Senate Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations on Saturday released a series of e-mails written by Goldman Sachs executives indicating that Goldman  made huge profits from the mortgage meltdown . SEC...

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud: Market Drops 125 Points

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged investment giant Goldman Sachs with fraud on Friday. The SEC alleges that Goldman failed to disclose information to investors regarding subprime mortgage-backed...

National Bureau of Economic Research: 28-Mos US Recession Ongoing

Economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announced on Monday that they couldn't confirm the recession, begun in December 2007 and longer than the Great Depression , is over despite positive...

Republican Chairman Michael Steele Admits Mistakes, Rallies GOP

GOP national chairman Michael Steele told members of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, on Saturday that, "The one mistake we cannot make this November is to lose." Steele's speech wrapped up the 3-day...

Birth Rate In US Falls 2 % Except Over 40: Teen Pregnancy Drops

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a preliminary report on Tuesday indicating that the birth rate in America was 2 % lower in 2008 than in 2007.  The report is based on births per 1000...

Sarah Palin Kicks Off Tea Party Showdown In Searchlight Nevada

Sarah Palin along with thousands of other tea party activists  held a "Showdown In Searchlight" on Saturday calling for the ouster of Democratic lawmakers who voted for the health care reform legislation. ...

Malcom X Assassin Thomas Hagan Granted Formal Release

Thomas Hagan,  69,  granted formal release 45 years after Malcom X shot in Harlem's Audobon Ballroom  Thomas Hagan,  age 69,  the last of the men still remaining incarcerated for the...

Tea Party to Hold Code Red Anti Health Care Capitol Protest Rally

Tea Partiers and a coalition of grassroots interest groups are planning to hold a protest rally outside the Capitol at noon on Saturday calling for the defeat of President Obama's and the Democrats' health care...

Republican Scott Brown: Democrat Health Care at Cost of Economy

Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts called attention to President Obama's and the Democrats' focus on health care at the expense of reviving the U.S. economy, citing Obama's State of The Union promise to...

Baby Boomers Coming of Age: How America Has Changed Since 1960s

The U.S. Census Bureau defines a baby boomer as an American born between 1946 and 1964. Others, such as Strauss and Howe define baby boomers as those Americans born between 1943 and 1960. 76 million Americans were...

Health Care Reform Attacked In Employers For A Healthy Economy Ad

Employers for a Healthy Economy and Start Over!, a coalition of 248 employer associations, released an ad entitled "Afford" on Tuesday "urging Congress to begin listening to the American people and start over to get...

Immigrant Rights Groups: Legal Status for Undocumented Workers

Immigrant rights groups expressed their disappointment on Monday over President Obama's and the Democrat's failure to pass legislation that would provide legal status to undocumented workers and their families. ...

Democracy Corp Poll: 41% of Americans Feel US Standing Declining

The Democracy Corp, conducted a poll last month indicating 41-51% of Americans believe America's standing throughout the world has dropped since President Obama took office 13 months ago. Democracy Corp was founded...

Insurgents Fire Mortars & Bombs At Iraqi Voters: 24 Dead, 55 Hurt

Mortars and bombs exploded throughout Baghdad and other parts of Iraq as Iraqis began voting for a new Parliament on Sunday. At least 24 people were killed and 55  wounded according to Iraq officials. Prior...