Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable. The legislation advancing in Congress would require all Americans to get insurance — through an employer, a government program or by buying it themselves. But new tax credits to help with [...]
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Obama’s Healthcare Reform Worries Middle Class
Posted: 4th October 2009 by Veritas in Lifestyle, PoliticsTags: Health, insurance, legislation, Obama
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Should the President Have a Big Red Button for the Internet?
Posted: 4th October 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Politics, Science | TechnologyThe threat of cyberattacks from inside or outside the U.S. has prompted some lawmakers to consider measures that would give government officials the ability to shut down parts of the Internet in the event of an emergency. Privacy advocates and businesses have cried foul. They want the government’s hands off the Net, and they insist [...]
Report Shows Iran is a Go for Making Atom Bomb
Posted: 3rd October 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: Iran, military, missle, nuclear, Obama, war
A confidential analysis by staff of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has concluded that Iran has acquired “sufficient information to be able to design and produce” an atom bomb, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
In the past few months, Fox News’ critical coverage of the Obama administration has been the subject of scornful scrutiny by left-leaning pundits and political satirists. But now the White House appears to be willing to get dirt on its own hands, jumping into the fray by blasting the network’s “disregard for facts” in a [...]
Debate Rages as Afghan War Strategy is Decided
Posted: 1st October 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: Afghan, biden, Clinton, emanuel, military, Obama, troops, war
President Barack Obama is confronting a split among his closest advisers on Afghanistan, reflecting divisions in his own party over whether to send in thousands more U.S. troops and complicating his efforts to adopt a war policy he can sell to a public grown weary of the 8-year-old conflict.
Bank Overdraft Fees a Hot Topic Across Nation
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: bank, consumer, credit, debt, federal
Controversial bank account fees, which have fattened banks’ bottom lines at the expense of vulnerable consumers, are rapidly becoming a black eye for the industry.
Ron Paul Speaks Out About Iran
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: government, Iran, military, Obama, ron paul
In his latest C4L video, Dr. Paul answers a supporter’s email question and discusses how our current interventionist foreign policy benefits neither the American people nor our national security situation. Congressman Paul presents a balanced view of the Iranian nuclear program while pointing out who really benefits from the administration’s more-of-the-same foreign policy.
U.S. Gives ICANN Control of Internet Regulation
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Veritas in Politics, Science | TechnologyTags: government, internet, web
The US government has relaxed its control over how the internet is run. It has signed a four-page “affirmation of commitments” with the net regulator Icann, giving the body autonomy for the first time.
Poland Institutes Forced Castration for Pedophiles
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Veritas in Crime, PoliticsTags: castration, pedophile, poland, rape, Sex
Poland on Friday approved a law making chemical castration mandatory for pedophiles in some cases, sparking criticism from human rights groups.
The U.S. Dollar’s Days May Be Numbered
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: bailout, capital, credit, currency, debt, dollar, Economy // Finance, job, reserve, stimulus
A pledge from Group of 20 leaders to bring the global economy back into balance is not seen as good for the dollar in the long run, underscoring its anemic performance in recent weeks.
Angela Merkel Wins Election in Germany
Posted: 27th September 2009 by Simo Häyhä in PoliticsTags: CDU, democracy, election, Germany, merkel, SPD
Chancellor Angela Merkel has been returned to power in Germany, exit polls suggest, after her conservative bloc won 33.5% of the vote. Mrs Merkel’s CDU/CSU may have enough seats to ditch her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners and form a centre-right alliance with the FDP.