Archive for September, 2010

U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson said Thursday that global warming was an “unproven” science that shouldn’t be used to dictate U.S. policies.

The Republican business owner said domestic efforts to reduce global warming would hurt American businesses…

Arguably the best fake newsman on television, comedian Stephen Colbert knows how to deliver a one-liner. But his invitation to testify before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on immigration is the real joke.

A dispute between McDonald’s Corp. and the federal government over a new health care overhaul requirement is giving a peek into the potential complexities that the massive new law will have on companies.

The Department of Health and Human Services…

WASHINGTON — A president’s chief of staff tends to be discreet, low-key and anonymous.

Rahm Emanuel was none of these.

He drove his staff with warlike intensity and a message that failure was unacceptable. During the past 20 months Emanuel…

This past Monday, and every Monday from now until the November elections, Democratic women will continue joining together across Illinois to contact voters about candidates who will support women in both Springfield and Washington.In just 20 months, this movement has won many important victories, such as the Lilly Ledbetter Act that ensures equal pay for equal work—but there’s still significant progress to be made on fair pay, family leave, and other issues that matter for women across the country. That’s why we’re reaching out to female voters across the state and asking them to commit to vote this November.At 32 different events this Monday, women all across the state were treated to a surprise call from Attorney …

Meg Whitman, California’s Republican nominee for governor, denied Thursday ever seeing a letter from the federal government questioning her former housekeeper’s Social Security number.

WASHINGTON — A new law passed by Congress on Wednesday finally gives NASA some badly needed direction, but the future of the space agency remains bleak — at least in the near term.

The bill cements a new philosophy for the agency that largely…

A dispute between McDonald’s Corp. and the federal government over a new health care overhaul requirement is giving a peek into the potential complexities that the massive new law will have on companies.

The Department of Health and Human Services…