Big Coal backing Rand Paul, GOP
In Kentucky, coal is king. And now, it seems, coal operators are trying to crown their princes in this year's mid-term elections.
Town meeting hails health reform gains, cites struggles ahead
PHILADELPHIA - The spirited crowd that filled the First Unitarian Church here to hear about the new health reform law came with mixed emotions.
Marriage equality supporters celebrate Prop. 8 ruling
SAN FRANCISCO - Marriage equality supporters celebrated a ruling striking down Proposition 8, which seeks to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
Civil liberties groups sue Treasury Dept. over assassinations
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights a license to represent accused terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki.
Recovery Act brings broadband - and jobs - to rural communities
The administration is providing more than $1.3 billion to fund broadband projects in rural communities across the country.
Social Security’s 75th birthday spurs “Hands off” campaign
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The hot summer is heating up even more as the fight to preserve and extend Social Security becomes a front-burner issue in the 2010 elections.
Californians reject offshore oil drilling
In a dramatic turnaround from a year ago, Californians' opposition to offshore oil drilling has soared in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new poll shows.
Maxine Waters rejects ethics violation, wants public trial
"In sum, the case against me has no merit," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said in a statement
Civil rights groups hit Race to the Top
The National Urban League and five other civil rights organizations, in a in a hard-hitting report, have criticized President Obama's Race to the Top education reform program.
Down at the docks, cleaner air may be coming
The docks near you might be getting a breath of fresh air soon, with a crucial piece of environmental legislation introduced into Congress last week.
