Bill Clinton: The vast right wing conspiracy is back
Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama. The ex-president made the comment in a television interview when he was asked…
Another bank fails: 95th this year
Regulators on Friday shut down Atlanta-based Georgian Bank, the 95th U.S. bank to fail this year as loan defaults rise in the worst financial climate in decades. In coming months, more…
Who controls the capitalism debate? Not US and not M. Moore!
Michael Moore says in recent interviews that capitalism is a 16th century idea and socialism is a 19th century idea. I wager that socialism was, in part, a reaction to the…
Senate Republicans take a hike on torture probe
Senate Republicans on Friday pulled out of a bipartisan investigation into controversial "war on terror" detentions and interrogations, including tactics widely condemned as torture. The move by the opposition party dealt…
Republicans bash Democrats over health care bill
Republicans say Democrats have ignored the public's concerns in drafting new health care legislation under debate in the Senate Finance Committee. Democrats are giving the public anything but an "open, honest…
Congressional aide gets probation for theft
A former executive assistant to California Rep. Loretta Sanchez was sentenced Friday to three years probation for stealing office funds to get herself pizza, groceries, airline tickets and an authorized…
