Labor group reaches into GOP districts
Taxes Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
SACRAMENTO — The last group you’d think would sway Republican voters is a public employee labor union.
Federal government guilty of hurting housing market by guaranteeing mortgages, inflating home values
Finance Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
When you search for the causes of the financial meltdown and the following recession, look no further than Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage entities.
Tea party pushes GOP candidates to right
2012 Elections, Headlines Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
In the first presidential election since the tea party’s emergence, Republican candidates are drifting rightward on a range of issues, even though more centrist stands might play well in the 2012 general election.
Cyber Combat: Act of War
Breaking News, Technology Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force.
Obama Administration getting ready to ditch the Food Pyramid
Health Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
SAN DIEGO (CBS 
– The Obama Administration is getting ready to ditch the Food Pyramid, a symbol of healthy eating for the last two decades.
Contest Lets Voters Choose ‘God’ for Their Poll Stickers in Ohio, Riling Some Activists
Activism Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
They say in Ohio that “With God, All Things Are Possible.”
CREEPY HOMELAND SECURITY MOBILE ‘MALINTENT’ PRE-CRIME SCREENING SYSTEM TO SCAN AMERICANS
Liberty Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Straight out of Minority Report a new Homeland Security program would subject Americans to pre-crime interrogations and physiological scans to detect people who are intending to commit a terrorist act at sports stadiums, malls, airports and other public places has moved closer to being implemented after the FAST program passed its first round of testing at an undisclosed location in northeast US.
Online bookings fuel tax debate
Taxes Monday, May 30th, 2011
From Business-Video.tmcnet.com (Brunswick News (GA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 30–Online travel companies have become a staple in the hospitality arena. For customers, this means discounted hotel rooms and more affordable vacations. But for some hoteliers and communities as a whole, the websites may be doing more harm than good. Discount travel websites such as [...]
The National Mall: A Location-Aware App-Album
Technology Monday, May 30th, 2011
Two musicians from Washington, D.C., who go by the name Bluebrain have put together a location-aware album called The National Mall.
Fireworks shows need new environmental review
Liberty Monday, May 30th, 2011
What started as a battle over fireworks shows led to a sweeping legal victory Friday for environmentalists that could stymie a wide range of events needing city permits, from the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon to birthday parties held at parks.
