Thursday, November 17, 2011

America's invitation to the bond vigilantes

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It's got a grandiose name, but you'd be forgiven for not having heard of the Congressional Super Deficit Committee. Made up of six...

Britain on the brink of second credit crunch, Bank of England Governor warns

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Britain is on the brink of a second credit crunch, the Bank of England warned as it slashed its growth forecasts for the economy and raised ...

Book Review: Currency Wars

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We’re in the throes of Currency War III, and Ben Bernanke has won the first offensive by flooding China with inflation. If this sounds lik...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Budget sequesters looming: who’ll be at risk?

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WASHINGTON — Was the Budget Control Act, which Congress passed last August, mostly a convenient exit from the impasse over raising the debt ...

U.S. troops headed to Australia, irking China

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CANBERRA, Australia — The United States announced plans Wednesday to establish a permanent military presence in Australia, part of a high-pr...
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Man accused of shooting at White House arrested

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A 21-year-old man suspected of firing rifle shots near the White House last week was arrested in Pennsylvania as authorities continued inves...

Lawmakers urge supercommittee to ‘go big’ on deficit reduction

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both houses urged the deficit-reduction supercommittee Wednesday to “go big” as it nears a deadline to ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

New York: Judge rules OWS protestors can't camp in park

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Hours after baton-wielding cops cleared Occupy Wall Street protesters and their tents from Zuccotti Park on Tuesday, a judge backed the cle...

GOP Tennessee state rep: All Muslims serving in the U.S. military should be removed

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A Tennessee lawmaker is drawing intense criticism after calling for the removal of all Muslims serving in the U.S. military. Republican St...
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Obama turns his back on Catholics

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In 2009, the University of Notre Dame set off months of intra-Catholic controversy by inviting a champion of abortion rights to deliver the ...

Perry outlines plan to uproot and overhaul D.C.

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Looking to save his faltering campaign after a disastrous gaffe that led Republicans to question whether he has the intellectual timber to o...

Obama Administration pushed firm to keep layoffs quiet until after midterms

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The Obama administration urged officers of the struggling solar company Solyndra to postpone announcing planned layoffs until after the Nove...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Pondering supper...

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What to eat on the eve of the Nativity Fast?  This is by far the fast that I have the most difficulty with.  Sigh...
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A tribute to the SS Leviathan with music from her ship's orchestra

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The SS Leviathan has the distinction of being the only American Super-Ocean Liner prior to the 1950's.  She was known for the elegance ...

NBA: Impasse deepens, players reject offer, move to dissolve union, season in peril

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This is Armageddon. Nuclear winter is upon NBA fans. The NBA players got together in New York Monday and not only voted to reject the leag...

Personhood amendment shows differences within pro-life movement

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Abortion rights supporters cheering over the defeat of the “personhood” amendment in Mississippi tend to see last week’s vote as a clear-cut...

Can anyone here make a deal?

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For two months now, 12 members of Congress have sat in a windowless room stocked with granola bars and high-quality coffee, trying to rememb...
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Supreme Court to take up health care law

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The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a challenge to the health-care overhaul act passed in 2010, with a decision on President Obama’s ...

Felons Finding It Easy to Get Gun Rights Reinstated

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In February 2005, Erik Zettergren came home from a party after midnight with his girlfriend and another couple. They had all been drinking h...
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Recruiting Veterans, Columbia Finds an Impressive Applicant Pool

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Two years ago, in an effort to attract more veterans to Columbia, Curtis Rodgers, a dean of admissions, began recru...