Category Archives: Top Stories
Bipartisan Policy Center Unveils Debt Limit Countdown Clock
With less than two weeks to go until the United States reaches its debt limit, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) has released a clock to countdown the time remaining ahead of the August 2deadline. The clock, featured prominently on BPC’s homepage, includes the days, … Continue reading →
DNC Calls on Mitt Romney to Stop Waffling and Tell the American People How He Really Feels About “Cut, Cap, and Balance”
In recent weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has once again taken a number of confusing and contradictory positions – this time, on the debt limit negotiations and the House Republicans’ “Cut, Cap, and Balance” plan. From refusing to comment on the … Continue reading →
AARP Sends Strong Message to Congress: Gem State Seniors Are No Pushovers in Debt Debate
With Congress considering cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits to pay the nation’s bills, today, AARP Idaho volunteers gathered with a simple, but strong message: Gem State seniors are no pushovers in the debt debate. The group held a … Continue reading →
NASA’s Proud Space Shuttle Program Ends With Atlantis Landing
Wrapping up 30 years of unmatched achievements and blazing a trail for the next era of U.S. human spaceflight, NASA’s storied Space Shuttle Program came to a “wheels stop” on Thursday at the conclusion of its 135th mission. Shuttle Atlantis … Continue reading →
We Need Safe Access to Those Affected by Famine in Somalia, Says World Vision
As the UN declares famine in two regions of Somalia, and warns of others to follow, World Vision is calling on the international community to scale up efforts to seek assurances from the various armed groups regarding safe humanitarian access … Continue reading →
World’s Newest Famine Declared In Somalia
Today’s declaration by the United Nations of famine in Somalia makes official what aid agencies have been seeing for nearly a year – severe drought and the world’s worst food crisis has put 10 million people in desperate need of … Continue reading →