U.S.
Obama admin. moves to curb mountaintop mining impacts
March 25, 2009With massive water pollution from coal mining practices much in the news in recent months, the Obama administration this week asked the US Army Corps of Engineers to scrutinize coal mining practices such as mountaintop mining....
Read moreVeils of secrecy lifting in Washington
March 25, 2009NEW YORK, Mar 23 (IPS) - As President Barack Obama’s Justice Department issued sweeping new guidelines to reverse the secrecy policies of former president George W. Bush, a federal judge ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to...
Read moreInside & outside NE health summit: Hundreds demand fundamental reform
March 25, 2009BURLINGTON, Vt. — Two different groups of people gathered here March 17 to talk about solving the health care crisis. Inside the Davis Center at the University of Vermont were some 400 people invited to the...
Read morePreserving health after organ transplants
March 24, 2009Since the end of the 2008 season, Halas Hall has seen its share of new team members roaming the hallways from offensive lineman Frank Omi and free safety Josh Bullocks to returning player, Kevin Jones. I...
Read moreChicago Archbishop calls for immigration reform
March 24, 2009CHICAGO – Speaking at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Albany Park here, Archbishop Cardinal Francis George called on President Obama to put a stop to deportation raids and to pass fair and compassionate comprehensive immigration...
Read more