Topic: Federal Budget

Military contractors misspent more than 25 billion rubles ($822 million) in 2011, or almost 3 percent of the total value of all defense orders for...

BC-US--Obama-College Costs,98

BC-Obama-College Costs,98 January 28, 2012 09:07 GMT . . College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer ...

Speakout: Jan. 28, 2012

Debt. . According to the U.S. Treasury Department, America has closed the books on 2011 with debt at an all-time record $15,222,940,045,451.09...
With a closely watched party endorsement vote set for this morning, seven of the GOP contenders for ...
Sparrowvsrevolution writes "At the Shmoocon security conference, researcher Brendan O'Connor plans to present the F-BOMB, or Falling or...

School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come ...
It's an urgent issue seemingly on the minds of many in this retiree mecca, if not the entire state of Florida - how to fix Social Security. And...
On Friday, the Department of Finance updated Canada's deficit projections, and brought welcome news: The federal deficit is shrinking more rapidly...

Are nanomaterials safe?

Science: Nanotechnology research requires more oversight regarding human and environmental safety, says a new report from the US National Research...

Gingrich's Earmark Record

In my piece today, I look at how Newt Gingrich fundamentally changed the role earmarks played in congress. Before Gingrich, House members on the...