India Today New Delhi, October 19, 2014 | UPDATED 15:01 IST President Barack Obama plans to allow foreign nationals suffering from deadly Ebola to receive treatment in the US, a report said. As part of Obama’s open door policy, non-US citizens from the Ebola… Read More ›
United States Congress
Two-thirds of Americans say this is the worst Congress EVER
A new poll by CNN found that two-thirds of Americans believe this is the worst Congress ever A further three-quarters believe the 113th Congress has done nothing to address the country’s problems Both Republicans and Democrats share the pessimistic view… Read More ›
Millions in farm subsidies doled out to billionaires between 1995-2012
Millions of American taxpayer dollars were allocated to businesses owned by 50 billionaires between 1995 and 2012, according to a study from the Environmental Working Group. The left-leaning organization points out that the subsidies made their way to the billionaires,… Read More ›
Blank check: The U.S. government borrowed $328billion on the first day after a debt deal without a debt ceiling was agreed upon
The new debt deal has no debt ceiling, giving the federal government a blank check until February The previous one day borrowing record was $238billion By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 23:27 EST, 18 October 2013 | UPDATED: 23:27 EST, 18 October… Read More ›
Surprise! Debt-ceiling deal gives Obama a blank check: Loophole will allow government to spend WITHOUT LIMIT until February
Congressional deal set a time limit for a debt-ceiling extension, but didn’t cap it with a fixed dollar amount Obama’s three autumn demands – a new budget, a farm bill and comprehensive immigration reform – could take the U.S. into… Read More ›
U.S. approves a horse slaughterhouse, sees two more plants
Source: Reuters – Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:08 AM Author: Reuters * Animal welfare groups say they will sue to prevent slaughter * Congress may vote soon on whether to reinstate slaughter ban WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – A… Read More ›
New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online distribution include the following
EEV: Links are still operational as of 26 JUN 2013 – From the FAS.ORG Science and Technology in the 113th Congress, and More from CRS New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld… Read More ›
Health Research Video Commentary 15 APR 2013 – Yes they are returning
Topics: 1. Why Chewing Gum can Make you fat 2. Why you may hate working out 3. The Monsanto Protection act HR933
The first caffeine-‘addicted’ bacteria
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that — literally. Their report in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology describes bacteria… Read More ›
Pentagon laying off 46,000 staff
The US defence department says it has begun laying off most of its 46,000 temporary employees, as automatic defence budget cuts loom in March. Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said the Pentagon was acting “because we’re running out… Read More ›
Leaves of carob tree, source of chocolate substitute, fight food-poisoning bacteria: Listeria
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Leaves of the plant that yields carob — the substitute for chocolate that some consider healthier than chocolate — are a rich source of antibacterial substances ideal for fighting the microbe responsible… Read More ›
Obama administration officials say there’s no point crafting detailed sequestration plans
Prepare for the Worst Oct. 7, 2012 – 04:14PM | By THE DEFENSE NEWS STAFF Obama administration officials say there’s no point crafting detailed sequestration plans, given it’s a crisis created by Congress that might never happen. But Pentagon… Read More ›
U.S. military aims to prevent suicides by taking soldiers’ private guns away from them
Pentagon and Congress to back policies encouraging the separation of at-risk soldiers from their private weapons Suicide rate among U.S. military staff rising again in 2012, almost half of those committed with personal firearm Likely to spark opposition from gun… Read More ›
Multibillion-dollar scheme to set up intelligence ‘fusion centers’ after 9/11 has failed to catch any terrorists, Senate report reveals
77 fusion centers were created to encourage law enforcement agencies to share intelligence Report says the information-sharing effort cost the federal government from $300million-$1.4billon One fusion center reported a Muslim community group’s reading list Congress is likely to keep the… Read More ›
New analysis of drinking water-related gastrointestinal illness: May Cause up to cause of up to 1.1 million annual cases of acute gastrointestinal illness
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society The distribution system piping in U.S. public water systems that rely on non-disinfected well water or “ground water” may be a largely unrecognized cause of up to 1.1 million annual cases of… Read More ›
Record 4.02 billion prescriptions in United States in 2011
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a cost of $308.6 billion) in 2010 to 4.02… Read More ›
AAAS joins more than 3000 organizations in urging Congress to avoid ‘devastating’ budget cuts
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has joined more than 3000 national, state, and local organizations in warning the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama that automatic budget cuts set for January could have “devastating” effects on… Read More ›
FDA surveillance operation draws criticism from lawmakers – Corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration’s secret monitoring of its staff raised hackles in Congress on Sunday after lawmakers learned their own offices were apparently targeted by the surveillance operation. Six current and former FDA scientists and… Read More ›
