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Arkansas Democrat gets tough with banks

Blanche Lincoln, the Democratic senator from Arkansas, is vowing to press ahead with her controversial plan to force deposit-taking banks to spin off their derivatives operations, a tough new provision that is set to be debated on the Senate floor this week
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Fla. governor splits with GOP on teacher pay

Gov. Charlie Crist's decision spurred speculation he would abandon the party to run for

Lou Dobbs For President? Dobbs Confirms He’s Considering Run

Come on everybody together now, LOU!,LOU!,LOU!,LOU!, lets cheer him on,LOL!!

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No confrontational approach for gender equality: President

Gangtok, April 16 (IANS) President Pratiba Patil Friday stressed that gender equality is

Self-taught Turkish photographer reveals rich world of bazaars

Hacer Karanlık is a new photography artist. She did not study arts or photography, but

Macarthur takeover talks start (source: The Australian)

MACARTHUR Coal was officially up for grabs after its board, helped by broad hints from its

Obama says Tea Partiers owe him a thank you

President Obama said Thursday night that he thinks the Tea Party movement owes him a thank

DNC plans major spending on midterm elections

Washington (CNN) – The Democratic National Committee says it will pump more than $50

Obama mocks tea partiers: You should thank me for cutting taxes

Via Dan Riehl, this may well be the single most obnoxious soundbite he's uttered since his

Afghans blame both US, Taliban for insecurity (AP)

Water take warning in dry autumn

Irrigation bans that were lifted briefly after rain after Easter are back on water takes

Goldman Sachs charged with fraud by SEC

Goldman Sachs Group Inc was charged with fraud on Friday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Ash disrupts flights for second day

Much of the UK and large parts of Europe remained a no-fly zone after a vast cloud of volcanic

Azerbaijan signs LNG deal with Georgia and Romania

Romania, Azerbaijan and Georgia have signed a memorandum of understanding on the supply

Goldman accused of subprime fraud

Goldman Sachs was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of defrauding investors

Beleaguered Tharoor stops Tweeting

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, a twitter

Most think Catholic Church poorly dealt with child abuse scandal

Washington (CNN) - Most Americans - and most American Catholics - think Pope Benedict XVI