Rob @ July 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The keystone for Obama’s legislative docket was to pass his healthcare bill. The goal is to offer government sponsored health insurance to help cover the 40 million plus people without any insurance at all, and also compete against insurance companies to keep costs down. The plan looks great on paper and Obama has sworn he will [...]
andrea @ July 17, 2009 # One Comment
The troops were getting worried. The possibility of a ban on tobacco in war zones could make some really stressed out people even more stressed out. No worries though! The Pentagon assured them on Wednesday that they don’t have to quit…yet. According to the Associated Press, a recent study recommended that the military slowly become [...]
Brittany @ July 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet
As U.S.News reported recently, there is but one city that stands out among the 50 largest in the U.S. for most job postings for capita. Just think about what section of the country’s jobs have actually held up during this recession depression. Can you guess it?
Brittany @ July 13, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (at least for another 13 days) told the Associated Press she’s not only planning on keeping a firmly planted seat in politics, but she’s going to take her position to a national level as soon as she’s officially finished relinquishing the reins as governor at the end of the month. Palin [...]
Brittany @ July 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The toilet, or more aptly described “crapper” state of our economy at the present time is certainly not something that lifts many American spirits. For sake of the old adage “misery loves company,” I think I may have found something that might bring some cheer in this time of economic recession depression, or at least [...]
Brittany @ July 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The loved and loathed Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, 45, resigned her office yesterday, and from what all the news reports have said, she did it pretty quick, fast and brash. According to online news site Reuters, Palin dropped the bomb without taking any questions from the media, and hinted at branching out with her political [...]
andrea @ July 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. As the recession continues, more of us are becoming aware of how serious it is. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department suggests that, although America may be coming out of a recession, many companies will still be laying off employees. This month, thousands of [...]
andrea @ June 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet
President Obama signed a new law that could help you quit smoking. At least, that’s what he’s hoping for. “I know how hard it is to break the habit once you’ve started,” he said. He’s an on-and-off smoker too. This new law allows the Food and Drug Administration some serious authority to control the marketing [...]
Rob @ June 20, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Governator has been one of the more colorful political figures in recent times. He’s married to a Kennedy, leading the 7th to 10th (depending on who you ask) largest economy in the world, which is also responsible for 13 percent of the U.S. gross national product, and an action hero who made the genre. [...]
andrea @ June 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
South Africa recently got a new president named Jacob Zuma. If you know anything about President Zuma, then you know he’s had his fair share of legal issues and just plain issues. Zuma was part of the South African Communist Party in the early 1960s and was convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government. (Ironic. [...]