February 19, 2008 -
An explosion and fire at a Texas oil refinery on Monday injured four workers, and news that the facility would be closed for as long as two months was a factor behind oil prices jumping to more than $100 a barrel.
February 19, 2008 -
In a telling follow-up to my last post on states slashing budgets to trim deficits, Jordan Green at YES!
February 19, 2008 -
Homeowners and credit card consumers aren't the only ones drowning in debt. A new analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities warns that 20 states are facing a combined budget shortfall of $35 billion in 2009, and eight more are expected to have problems.
February 19, 2008 -
There have been reports of rogue political operatives attempting to disrupt student voter registration drives by spreading false information.
February 18, 2008 -
The top three contributors to the Republican presidential campaign of Texas Congressman Ron Paul are members of the U.S.
February 15, 2008 -
The Plott Hound is probably not the sort of beast one expects to find among the carefully coiffed poodles and other aristocratic breeds at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
February 15, 2008 -
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards spent years trying to make NAFTA and the impact of global investment deals (mis-labeled "free trade" deals) a major election-year issue. But it's taken a recent spat this week between front-runners Sens.