... lie Thursday in repose in the Senate chamber, where he served for more than half a century. Law enforcement officials and a Senate aide said Byrd's casket will lie in repose in the Senate chamber, rather than the Capitol Rotunda.
... lie Thursday in repose in the Senate chamber, where he served for more than half a century.
Law enforcement officials and a Senate aide said Byrd's casket will lie in repose in the Senate chamber, rather than the Capitol Rotunda.
Gen. David H. Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday ... that a July 2011 deadline for the start of withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan was only “the beginning of a process” and that the United States commitment to the country was an “enduring one.”
The convention's platform calls for a radical overhaul of the federal government. One proposal is a Tea Party favorite, calling for the repeal the 17th Amendment, which provides for the direct election of Senators instead of the original system of them being selected by state legislatures. The platform also calls for the state legislature and governor to "nullify any and all existing and future unconstitutional Federal mandates and laws, funded or unfunded, that infringe on Idaho's Tenth Amendment sovereignty." In addition, the GOP calls for the state of Idaho to take back federally controlled lands.
The US Supreme Court has ruled to vacate the a ruling by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals for former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who was convicted of bribery charges in 2006 in a case that was widely seen as politically motivated.
A study by the Government Accountability Office has found seven instances of improper burrowing -- political appointees shifting to career civil servant positions in a given agency -- during the Bush Administration, though none of the seven occurred close to the 2008 presidential election.
America’s consumers — aware of the bad economic stats and suffering from high rates of unemployment — are not feeling confident. From the Conference Board’s report on its closely watched consumer confidence index: [The index], which had been on the rise for three consecutive months, declined sharply in June. [...] Consumers’ appraisal of present-day conditions was less favorable in June. Those saying conditions are “good” decreased to 8.0 percent from 9.7 percent, while those saying business conditions are “bad” increased to 42.4 percent from 39.5 percent. Consumers’ assessment of the labor market was also less favorable. Those claiming jobs are “hard to get” increased to 44.8 percent from 43.9 percent, while those saying jobs are “plentiful” decreased to 4.3 percent from 4.6 percent.
America’s consumers — aware of the bad economic stats and suffering from high rates of unemployment — are not feeling confident. From the Conference Board’s report on its closely watched consumer confidence index:
[The index], which had been on the rise for three consecutive months, declined sharply in June. [...]
Consumers’ appraisal of present-day conditions was less favorable in June. Those saying conditions are “good” decreased to 8.0 percent from 9.7 percent, while those saying business conditions are “bad” increased to 42.4 percent from 39.5 percent. Consumers’ assessment of the labor market was also less favorable. Those claiming jobs are “hard to get” increased to 44.8 percent from 43.9 percent, while those saying jobs are “plentiful” decreased to 4.3 percent from 4.6 percent.
US Vice President Joe Biden heads to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to inspect oil spill cleanup efforts, as strong winds from Tropical Storm Alex, hamper operations. [...] Biden is due to visit the New Orleans oil cleanup command center before traveling to the Florida panhandle, where the slick has forced authorities to close down some of the area's iconic white sand beaches.
US Vice President Joe Biden heads to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to inspect oil spill cleanup efforts, as strong winds from Tropical Storm Alex, hamper operations. [...]
Biden is due to visit the New Orleans oil cleanup command center before traveling to the Florida panhandle, where the slick has forced authorities to close down some of the area's iconic white sand beaches.