Republicans target Raleigh Democrat Brad Miller for his work on financial reform
It's Monday morning, and Congressman Brad Miller, a Raleigh Democrat, is in Wake Forest talking radars, incoming torpedoes and "hard kills" with executives of a high-tech engineering firm, 3 Phoenix…
Going After Michele Bachmann Ahead Of 2012 Has Its Risks
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For Michele Bachmann, the laugh line doubled as a clear message that she thinks she's ready for the rough-and-tumble of presidential politics. "I had three brothers,…
Loss of Large Predators Has Caused Widespread Disruption of Ecosystems
The decline of large predators and other "apex consumers" at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings…
Minnesota Shutdown Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans struck a deal Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the state government to shut down, with the Democratic governor giving up…
Ted Strickland: Dems’ Concessions On Debt Debate Are ‘Very Troubling’
WASHINGTON -- A resolution to raise the nation's debt ceiling may remain far off. But the long-term framing of the debate over spending and debt is becoming slightly clearer, and…
Obama Publicly Backs Means-Testing Medicare
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama formally acknowledged on Friday that he would support a plan to means-test Medicare as a part of a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.…
Goldman Sachs Took Biggest Loan During Fed’s Emergency Program
WASHINGTON - Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and European banks RBS and UBS were the biggest beneficiaries of very short-term Federal Reserve loans extended at the height of the financial crisis,…
What Activates a Supermassive Black Hole? Even in the Jam-Packed Early Universe
A new study combining data from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory has turned up a surprise. Most of the…
Roger Federer’s Switzerland face a long trip to Australia in September’s Davis Cup play-offs.
The Swiss must win the tie to return to the World Group - the top tier of the competition - in 2012. Federer played in last weekend's Swiss win over…
Swarms of Locusts Use Social Networking to Communicate
Social studies of Facebook and Twitter have been adapted to gain a greater understanding of the swarming behaviour of locusts. The enormous success of social networking sites has vividly illustrated…
