Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska
Time.com
By WESLEY LOY / Anchorage – Sat Jul 18, 3:30 pm ET
A group of hunters aboard a small boat out of the tiny Alaska village of Wainwright were the first to spot what would eventually be called “the blob.” It was a dark, floating mass stretching for miles […]
Bush Prepares Request for Rest Of Bailout Funds
If Congress Votes Down Measure, Veto Power Could Come Into Play
By David Cho and Lori Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, January 10, 2009; Page A01
Senior Bush administration officials, consulting with the Obama transition team, have prepared a plan to ask lawmakers for the second half of the $700 billion […]
CNN Political Ticker
December 22, 2008
Poll: One in five think Cheney is worst VP in U.S. history
Posted: 04:04 PM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new national poll suggests that one of out of five Americans think that Dick Cheney is the worst vice president in American history.
Twenty-three percent of those questioned […]
Executive Pay Limits May Prove Toothless
Loophole in Bailout Provision Leaves Enforcement in Doubt
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By Amit R. Paley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 15, 2008; Page A01
Congress wanted to guarantee that the $700 billion financial bailout would limit the eye-popping pay of Wall Street executives, so lawmakers included a mechanism for reviewing executive compensation and penalizing firms that […]
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Karl Rove is reportedly one of the key architects overseeing the “Bush legacy project,” predicting that the President will be remembered as a “far-sighted leader.” In a new interview with Cox News, Rove rails against all the people in America who never “accepted the legitimacy […]
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30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer Michael Graczyk,
Associated Press Writer – Mon Dec 1, 3:55 pm ET
Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, Tuesday, Nov. 25, AP – Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, […]
AP IMPACT: US diluted loan rules before crash
By MATT APUZZO – 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, […]
Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Safety Rule Obama Opposes
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: November 29, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the […]
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“It’s ludicrous to have people who do not have a scientific background, who are not trained and skilled in the ways of science, make decisions that involve resources, that involve facilities in the scientific infrastructure,” said James McCarthy, a Harvard University oceanographer who is president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. “You’d […]