Energy Department Loses $42M on Clean-Energy Loan to Mich. Van Company
In an email to AP, an Energy Department spokesman said sale of the VPG loan was the “best possible recovery for the taxpayer.”
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Spread the Wealth: Job Growth 52% Greater for Foreign-Born Workers Under Obama
The BLS numbers are based on a survey of 60,000 households that the Census Bureau conducts each month. That survey does not distinguish between foreign-born persons who are naturalized U.S. citizens, legal permanent U.S. residents, work-visa holders or “undocumented” foreign nationals working illegally in the United States.
Obamacare Implementation and Abortion Funding With Your Tax Money Coming Soon
There are 26 states that have “opted out” of abortion coverage for their state. However, this doesn’t provide pro-lifers with a complete safeguard. Even if you’re covered by a plan that does not include abortion, as a taxpayer, you’re still contributing to government subsidies that fund plans with abortion coverage.
Thousands Show for German anti-NSA Protest
Thousands took to the streets in Berlin Saturday in protests against Internet surveillance activities by the US National Security Agency.
Utah Shepherd Survives After Being Gored by Elk
A wild bull elk gored a shepherd in the mountains in eastern Utah, puncturing one of the man’s lungs, knocking him unconscious and forcing him to walk several miles for help.
Truth Leaking Out? Nerve Gas Points to Rebels
Former U.S. intelligence analysts claim current intelligence analysts have told them Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was not responsible for the Aug. 21 poison gas attack on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, which killed 1,429 people, of whom more than 400 where children.
Congress Voting 6 to 1 Against Strike
Suggesting an uphill fight for President Barack Obama, House members staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against his plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria by more than a 6-1 margin, a survey by The Associated Press shows. The Senate is more evenly divided ahead of its vote next week.
Graham’s Hawkish Posture Confronts War-Weary Voters in South Carolina
Senator weighs pushing for unpopular missile strike as his re-election opponents wait in the wings.
Ed Asner Explains Hollywood Silence on Obama, Syria: They ‘Don’t Want to Feel Anti-Black’
Don’t look for Iraq War-style protests, says the liberal activist, who — like “M*A*S*H” star Mike Farrell — opposes military action. It’s a race thing . . .
August Jobs Report: We’re ‘Dead in the Water’
How do you know the August jobs report was pretty bad? When the best thing you can say is that it might have met Wall Street expectations if not for a temporary shutdown in the porn industry last month.