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When we went to bed last night, people who track transit spending were in agreement there would be $1 to $2 billion allocated for high-speed rail in the economic stimulus bill — and a... (article)
In honor of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the U.S. Mint is introducing new pennies. Here is the AP's report, courtesy of YouTube: (article)
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Ladies and Gentlemen: We have a stimulus bill (episode)
After duking it out for almost 24 hours, Congress finally passed an economic stimulus bill. The final number? $789 billion, which is big, but is a smaller sum than the original House ...
Alex Rodriguez broke the hearts of fans and delighted his detractors when he admitted this week that he took performance enhancing drugs during his years as a Texas Ranger. While fans...
Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the NAACP. Formed by a multi-racial coalition in 1909, the urgency to form the civil rights group was sparked in 1908, during a deadly race rio...
Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change was sworn into office as Zimbabwe's Prime Minister by his long-time rival President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai'...
All week we've been asking you how you would like to see the money in the stimulus bill spent, and you've come up with some great suggestions. Now that we know where the money is goin...
The chief executives of eight banks conceded at a Congressional hearing that they have work to do to win over a disgusted public and exasperated lawmakers. Congress wants more account...
After hours of negotiations between the House and Senate, an economic stimulus bill emerged from committee. It is expected to be voted on by the House and Senate this week and signed ...
Newspapers are in crisis. More and more readers are migrating to the web, even as revenue from online ads plummets. Suggestions for how the industry can stay alive abound, but so far ...
The U.S. and Mexico have a storied soccer rivalry and that match up has a new chapter after last night's World Cup qualifying game. Thousands of fans traveled from across the continen...
For the first time in public, Pakistan acknowledged that parts of the murderous attacks on Mumbai, India were planned on its soil and that they are holding several suspects. Why the s...
Two hundred years ago, on February 12, 1809, a pair of cosmic twins entered the universe. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. Across the Atlantic, Charles Darwin was ...