On deficit, Obama says "corporate jet owners" should pay fair share
President Barack Obama ratcheted up the pressure yesterday on Republicans to get off their our-way-or -the-highway position in the debt/deficit talks.
Rhode Island passes civil unions bill, with controversy
The Rhode Island state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize same-sex civil unions, sending the bill to the governor for his expected signature.
Letter to Washington: Don't cut deficits on backs of poor
Negotiations on deficit reductions in the past 30 years have been guided by a bipartisan agreement that the spending cuts should not increase poverty.
Black Panther Party founder urges coalition building and “community control”
Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale spoke to an eager crowd of nearly 100 listeners representing an array of political organizations in the region.
"Golden State" finally has a budget, but it's ugly
Health, education and other human needs programs have endured repeated severe cuts over the years. The California budget that finally passed included still deeper cuts.
Blagojevich lesson: take the money out of politics
"Politics is a dirty business," remarked a juror after former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 counts of corruption.
Feds show Massey faked safety records in deadly W Va mine
Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in four decades.
Wake-up call: media overload among minority youth
Young people of color spend about 4.5 more hours daily than their white counterparts using television, mobile devices, computers and other forms of media.
In conservative New England state, voter ID vetoed
"There is no voter fraud problem in New Hampshire," the governor said before vetoing the bill. "We already have strong elections laws."
Wisconsin elections board disqualifies Republican candidate
Republicans in Wisconsin were dealt a major blow June 27 in their effort to unseat state Democrats and retain their anti-union majority.
