Columbia, SC – There is a debate going on in South Carolina headed by Democratic State Representative Wendell Gilliard as to whether or not prisoners should be allowed to use social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. Rep. Gilliard is hoping to get a bill passed which will allow prisoners to be...
Read more »
Beijing, CHINA – When thinking of the term “good friends” the words “Google” and “China” will most likely not come to mind. However the term “enemy” might, as tensions between the two “super powers,” in their own right, have become more volatile. Yesterday Google lunched an accusation against the government of China saying that...
Read more »
Washington D.C. – Today, The United States House of Representatives passed a piece of legislation that would in turn de-fund National Public Radio (NPR). The legislation passed the House 228-192 even though not all Republicans voted in favor of the bill. Still, despite the Republicans that voted against the bill, it has been the...
Read more »
Geneva, SWITZERLAND – The United State Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, was in Switzerland today representing the U.S. as it presses its’ allies in Europe to stand together to place and enforce tough sanctions against the Libyan government. Secretary Clinton met with European Union officials from Britain, France, Germany and Italy. The U.S...
Read more »
Atlanta, GA – As the country pulls out of a recent economical recession, that for many, has been the survival of the fittest. The rising cost of fuel and Americans with less money has been no help at all for the airline industry. Since December of 2007, 11 airlines have filed for bankruptcy, 7...
Read more »
Washington D.C. – The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) shelled out over $30 million on devices known as “puffers.” These so called “puffers” puffed air at people in order to smell explosives that they might be carrying. These devices wound up being taken out of airports and determined not to be worth the expense....
Read more »
Washington D.C. - Less and less people are signing up for unemployment every week, however, that does not mean the economy has been improving. Though the economy may be slowly getting better, it could also mean it is just not getting worse. Last week’s new claims of unemployment fell over 3,000. This means that...
Read more »
