Month: September 2009

By David Kravets The Obama administration has told Congress it supports renewing three provisions of the Patriot Act due to expire at year’s end, measures

by: Matthew Goldstein Sometimes legal fishing expeditions pay off. A year ago, a Connecticut hedge fund sued UBS, contending that it knowingly sold toxic mortgage-backed

That’s the way it is down here. If you can’t be counted “on”, you can’t be counted “in.” ~ PI Burke, from Down Here by

Just before President Obama gave his speech to Congress last week, 44% of voters nationwide supported his health care reform proposal and 53% were opposed.

By Liu Guoyuan Many analysts are still pessimistic about the outlook of the Doha Round of global trade negotiations, despite recent positive signs. Following a

By Matthew McDermott, A new report coming from Optimum Population Trust and carried out by the prestigious London School of Economics says that expanding access

By Jeremy Scahill On September 11, the US appeals court for the District of Columbia announced in a 2-1 decision that it was throwing out

By Michael Connelly Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act

By Terry Jones Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about