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By GREGG JONES / The Dallas Morning News gjones@dallasnews.com Tens of thousands of truckers who flunk drug tests may still be driving big rigs in violation of federal regulations, a new government investigation has found. Fewer than half of the estimated 85,000 truck drivers who test positive in...
Dozono conceded on TV, so I hear via Adams, who's heading up to the stage... "These are unbelievable election results. I am incredibly happy, and stunned, I have to be honest with you," Adams just told the crowd. "Just a few minutes ago, Sho Dozono, my main opponent, very graciously conceded..."...
Are YOU One of the 8 Million Targeted for Roundup? by ohmproject Senior government officials have leaked detailed information about a database of 8 million Americans targeted for detention in case of a declared national emergency. Called "Main Core," the database's origins date back to the 1980s...
There are many ways to make the eyes of the average reader glaze over, and a discussion of Social Security Disability legal practice ranks high on most lists. I had a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge and she denied my claim as well. But you also find that at the hearing - where the...
Congressman John Conyers: "Join Me in Calling on President Bush to Respect Congress’ Exclusive Power to Declare War"CASMII reports:Dear Democratic Colleague:As we mark five years of war in Iraq, I have become increasingly concerned that the President may possibly take unilateral, preemptive...
Craft beer's growing clout on Capitol Hill. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The number of craft brewers registering with the U.S. Brewers Association rose 10 percent in 2007 There may be a budding food crisis afoot in the land, but at least there's still beer—and a growing amount of small-batch...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Northwest lawmakers were split today as the House passed a $290 billion farm bill that offers more subsidies for farmers and food stamps for the poor and $170 million for the disaster-plagued Pacific Coast salmon fishing industry. Eleven of 16 House members from Oregon,...
Story Published: May 13, 2008 at 1:49 PM PDT By Thom Jensen and KATU Web Staff CORVALLIS, Ore. – Some families living in public housing in the Willamette Valley claim they were terrorized by criminals living next to them – and the man in charge of the housing agency would do nothing to help. One...
By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times May 10--PORTLAND -- As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finished a Friday talk about her quest for universal health-care coverage, her staff gently nudged the candidate. ... Posted on: Monday, 12 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By Hal Bernton, The Seattle...
Media Matters opines: Four-Star Elephant in the (News)room Washington, DC – On the heels of an April 20 New York Times investigative report exposing the hidden relationship between media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense industries, Media Matters for America today exclusively...
