Archive for March, 2011

Angry members of Congress questioned top administration officials Wednesday on why they weren’t asked to authorize President Barack Obama’s decision to commit U.S. forces to the Libya military mission.

The Ohio state legislature has passed controversial legislation that would limit collective bargaining rights by barring Ohio’s public employees from striking. The bill now heads to Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s desk to be signed into law, possibly this week.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been fined $70 for allegedly rear-ending an automobile in a minor four-car collision, a United States Park Police spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will visit Alan Gross, an American contractor jailed in Cuba, on Wednesday, the last day of his visit to the island, according to a human rights activist.

European and American leaders weighed the pros and cons of arming Libya’s rebels Wednesday — a possibility made more urgent by a series of new military setbacks for forces seeking to topple strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

Amid a debate over whether Wisconsin’s new collective bargaining law had taken effect, a Wisconsin judge again put it on hold Tuesday and warned anyone against trying to implement it.

President Obama outlined a plan Wednesday to cut foreign oil imports by a third in a little over a decade — a response to growing energy demands and instability overseas.

As turmoil around the world continues and gas prices climb higher, President Obama today called for a renewed effort to secure our country’s energy future. For too long, America has been beholden to unstable and fluctuating oil-markets, an addiction that affects prices at the pump, the cost of groceries, and the ability of families to heat their homes. Today, the President outlined a plan to shake America’s age-old dependence on oil and usher in a new era of cleaner, sustainable, and affordable sources of energy. And the time to act is now: We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security, rushing to propose action when gas prices rise, then hitting the snooze button when they …