Landrieu Focuses on Improving Student Outcomes, Competitiveness As Congress Considers Education ReformFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:51PMToday, Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and other members of the Moderate Democrats Working Group signaled their commitment to work with President Obama and the U.S. Congress to enact meaningful reform in America's public schools that will close the achievement gap and help ensure our nation's competitiveness in the global economy. The Senate has recently begun efforts to reauthorize the Elementary ...
US Mint Bullion Coin Sales 2Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:00PMThe US Mint’s popular American Eagle gold and silver coins remain in high demand by US investors. Working to overcome production bottlenecks, the Mint radically stepped up operations last year to the highest levels by far of this entire secular gold bull.
CNN - Helping Hands May Hurt HaitiFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:19PMThe Same Hands That Are Helping Haiti Recover From A Massive Earthquake Could Cripple Its Long-Term Recovery.
Ponzi NationFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:44AMThe wave of financial crime may have peaked in 2005 or 2006, but the detritus of such collapsed schemes has left regulators and investigators ever busier.
Business playersFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:11AMRebecca A. Nice
Don't blame IslamFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:21AMIt seems that there is an ongoing feud between Mark H. Plumpton (letter Feb. 2) and Alexander Jones (letter Feb. 19), comparing the virtues of Christianity and Islam. Well, the fact is, both religions are equally virtuous; however, that is only true when comparing their ancient, sacred literatures.
Friday 12th MarchThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:13PMMartin Jacques’ new book, “When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order”, is causing controversy. Is it possible that China will “rule the world” in the near future?
Passion for comicsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:57PMUNDERMINING the value of comics .” Two decades ago, this title served as my thesis, where I literally argued tooth-and-claw on the finer aspects of reading comic books.
Time to goThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:17PMThe headline of Joshua Foust's March 4 opinion piece "Do we have the staying power?" begs the question, "Should we have the staying power?" Given that the terrorist threat is disseminated, it is hard for most Americans to comprehend the expensive and endless focused military effort, including the recent increment of 30,000 American troops in Afghanistan , in the historically intractable Middle ...