The federal judge who struck down the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling after the Gulf oil spill held the Interior Department in contempt Wednesday, and ordered the federal agency to pay attorneys' fees for several offshore oil companies.
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On Fox News today, Juan Williams, formerly of NPR, advanced an argument about the detrimental effects that extended jobless benefits can have on people.
President Barack Obama has tough choices to make if he wants Congress to swallow bitter medicine to cut the nation's deepening debt.
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More children would eat lunches and dinners at school under legislation passed Thursday by the House and sent to the president, part of first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to end childhood hunger and fight childhood obesity.
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In the financial overhaul bill that is on the cusp of becoming law, House Democrats have included a largely overlooked provision that would create diversity czars to promote racial and gender hiring in federal agencies -- a move that has sparked concerns about racial quotas, gove …
Some may not be able to afford premiums, and allotted funds may run out
You just can't make this stuff up. Why does this not surprise me? It would be funny if it didn't seen so normal for this administration.
President Barack Obama says he's been talking closely to Gulf Coast fishermen and experts on BP's catastrophic oil spill not for academic reasons but "so I know whose ass to kick."
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"The Constitution does not authorize the Congress to regulate the state governments," Napolitano says.
China's government embraces an increasingly anti-Western tone and adopts policies across a wide spectrum that reflect a heightened fear of foreign influence.
I know many of the people of this country have any idea the connection between the New Orleans Saints and their fans.
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47 percent say his overhaul is a bad idea, 55 percent support Afghan surge
For concise and recent immigration information watch our news. A United States congressman has proposed a new 'start-up' visa which would make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to start companies in America.
Yet another nail in the coffin of the "consensus".
'Countdown' senior producer Rich Stockwell shares his experience attending the free health clinic by the Association of Free Clinics in New Orleans.
It is bad when an anchor from a sister network feels compelled to call out a colleague about the lack of ideological balance, but that's just what CNBC's Larry Kudlow did.
President Barack Obama said an overhaul of the U.S. health care system is closer than ever, but he warned of tough battles ahead as major industries such as insurance companies fight hard to preserve their profits.
WASHINGTON — President Obama mounted a frontal assault on the insurance industry on Saturday, accusing it of using "deceptive and dishonest ads" to derail his health care legislation and threatening to strip the industry of its longstanding exemption from federal antitrust …
A look at key issues in the health care debate:
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The world can make huge strides in reducing hunger and poverty by helping the world's poorest farmers become more productive, Microsoft Inc. co-founder Bill Gates said Thursday.
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Massachusetts Politics back to same old-same old. The passing of Ted Kennedy still haunts Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise.
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Federal park authorities in the nation's capital told Occupy protesters at two sites on Friday that they will begin enforcing park rules that prohibit camping -- a move seen by the activists as a "slow creep" aimed at whittling down their demonstration in Washington, DC. Th …
Are we seeing a turning point on the economy and for President Obama? … It’s a coin flip in Florida … The candidates debate one last time before voters go to the polls there – what to watch for … It’s Vegas, baby, Vegas for Obama, then off t …
They're not exactly PowerPoints, but the Federal Reserve Wednesday adopted a new "fuller disclosure" policy that comes with visual aids. The first chart represents the number of members of the central bank’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee who expect …
President declares, 'the state of our Union is getting stronger' but bemoans growing wealth gap
The government received more complaints of worker discrimination its last fiscal year than ever before, but it was only a slight increase over 2010. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday that it received 99,947 complaints of worker discrimination during its 201 …