[1] Iraqis are looking forward to Sunday's elections, but some fear possible chaos. The vote is Iraq's second nationwide election and comes at a vastly different time than the first in 2005. US troops have all but vanished from streets, but attacks c...
1. The gunman who wounded two police officers at the subway entrance to the Pentagon has died. Officers say as the suspect approached police, he pulled a weapon from his pocket and started firing. He's been identified as John Patrick Bedell. The offi...
[1] President Barack Obama will describe his final health care plan at the White House today. The unveiling comes one day after Obama said he was open to melding four Republican ideas into his proposal. However, GOP resistance to the health care plan...
1. The mayor of the largest Chilean city near the epicenter of Saturday's quake says food aid is arriving in Concepcion. But the power is still out and water is scarce. Troops are patrolling the city, trying to prevent further looting. 2. President B...
[1] The head of Toyota is apologizing to the American people for safety lapses that led to a number of deaths and widespread recalls. Akio Toyota appeared Wednesday before Congress where he also disputed claims that electronics were to blame for the...
People tend to consume less pizza and sugary soft drinks when they cost more Philip Graitcer | Atlanta, Georgia 17 March 2010 A new study finds increasing the cost of junk food leads people to consume less of it. Related Links Article Abstract Americ...
Neil: Feeling hungry, Jean? Jean: Oh I am now, Neil! That smells great, but isnt it a littleearly for all that meat? Neil: Too early for bacon and sausages? No way not in Britainanyway. InsertWell, I think its fundamental to the start of the day. If...
Politics: Barack Obama 政治：巴拉克奥巴马 Barack Obama made his victory speech in Chicago After a hard-fought campaign, Democratic Senator Barack Obama has won the US presidential election, and will become the 44th President of the United St...
Influenza, or the flu, attacks up to one billion people annually. In the US, it kills 20,000 annually, most of whom are children or elderly. Occasionally the flu becomes pandemic: in 1918, it killed 20 million people worldwide. The flu is a very cont...
Well, the big question for most taxpayers, are we getting the most bang out of our buck? Our next guest says that the answer to that is a big fat costly no. Jeffrey Miron has some pretty impressive credentials. He's a visiting professor in the Depart...
