Archive for February, 2011

Gabe Zimmerman used his degree in social work to help children in need. The avid runner and his fiancee had a lot of plans.

What does online shopping have to do with budget gaps? To some lawmakers, the sales tax not being collected by many online merchants is revenue that could stem the bleeding of state treasuries.

Georgia Republican Congressman Paul Broun now says he was stunned after an elderly man at a town hall meeting said, “Who is going to shoot Obama?”

Walking into a town hall meeting, freshman House Republican Andy Harris has some work to do.

One week before a potential government shutdown, Senate Dems reacted positively to an offer from House GOPers to keep the government running for two more weeks while cutting $4 billion.

A proposed high-speed rail line in Florida may not be dead after all.

Another U.S. citizen has reportedly been detained by Pakistani authorities, according to a statement released Friday by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.

The White House on Friday named Jeremy Bernard to serve as social secretary to President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama, the first male and first openly gay person to hold the position.