It's becoming less and less likely that embattled Gov. Mark Sanford will be impeached. The reason? The longer legislators wait to begin an impeachment investigation, the more political factors are aligning in favor of Sanford,...
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top domestic initiative. Majority Leader Harry Reid won over two holdouts in his party hours before last night's 60-39 vote, ending questions about whether Democrats could stick together to clear the first hurdle to passage....
The nations of the European Union, which Poland joined in 2004, committed last year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020 compared with 1990 levels. by Staff Writers Warsaw (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 Poland is to...
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Nov 20, 2009 - U.K.-based BG Group plans to invest $20 billion in Brazil's ambitious sub-sea oil and gas exploration and development projects that are likely to put the country on the map as one of the...
Moscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 - Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday.