U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will be on time, Vice President Biden says
President Obama called Iraq his predecessor’s war of choice. Now it is his war to exit — and quickly.
Vice President of the United States – Iraq – Joe Biden – United States – History
Neither side happy with jobs bill being pushed through Congress
Some conservatives say people who are out of work shouldn’t be able to collect jobless benefits for almost two years. Liberals, meanwhile, want Congress to pay for a New Deal-style program in which the federal government would send money to states and localities, which would then directly hire pe…
United States – United States Congress – Politics – Robert Gates – Ben Nelson
Lawmakers assail Minerals Management Service
Members of Congress from both parties sharply criticized the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service on Wednesday, a day after the release of a report showing that the agency’s inspectors routinely took gifts such as college football tickets from the companies they were supposed to be…
Geology – Earth Sciences – Rocks and Minerals – Minerals – Dealers
The Fix: Whitman surges in California governor race
1. Less than two weeks before Arkansas voters head back to the polls to choose between Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D), both sides launched ads aimed at defining the incumbent.
California – Meg Whitman – Republican – Steve Poizner – EBay