By Admin Friday, September 3, 2010
A decline in government employment offset an increase in private-sector hiring and caused the U.S. economy to shed 54,000 jobs in August. Underlying the overall drop was the encouraging sign that the private sector actually added 67,000 jobs during the month, the Labour Department said Friday.
That just wasn’t enough to offset the 114,000 government jobs lost as Washington laid off temporary workers hired to conduct the census. “Private sector job growth is still modest, no question there. But the picture is looking a little less bleak,” BMO economist Jennifer Lee noted.
By Admin Friday, September 3, 2010
Beatrice Capra looked every bit the part on the court and in the conference room, oozing the teenage innocence that made “Courage” an inspirational accessory on tennis sneakers.
Capra wore a T-shirt at her press conference with the message “Serves You Right.” But there was no inscription on her sneakers. Not yet.
Pushing onward to other battlesBy Admin Wednesday, September 1, 2010
WASHINGTON — President Obama told the nation last night that “we have met our responsibility’’ in Iraq and that although challenges remain, as well as 50,000 American troops, the United States must now focus on shoring up the deeply troubled Afghan government and rebuilding its own battered economy.
Muslim leaders debate FBI presence at mosquesBy Admin Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Muslim leaders are debating the wisdom of inviting FBI agents to mosques to provide protection at a time of rising anti-Muslim rhetoric and debate about the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero.
All Wars Must End SometimeBy Alan Caruba Tuesday, August 31, 2010
By Alan Caruba
As the Vietnam War began lose momentum for American troops, Sen. George Aiken suggested, “Let’s just declare victory and get out.” This is the way modern wars end.
President Obama noted the 4,400 troops that died in combat over seven and a half years in Iraq. He also made mention of American valor on Iwo Jima during World War Two. What he did not mention were the 26,000 troops that died taking Iwo Jima. Later, it was even worse during the invasion of Okinawa.
Assessing America’s ‘imperial adventure’ in IraqBy Admin Tuesday, August 31, 2010
“This,” a leading American supporter of President George W Bush wrote in a British newspaper back in February 2003, just before the invasion of Iraq, “is our imperial moment”.
He went on to argue that the British had no right to criticise America for doing what they themselves had done so enthusiastically a century before.
By Admin Tuesday, August 31, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO says four American troops have been killed in a roadside bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan.
Tuesday’s deaths come amid a particularly bloody period for American forces in the country, with 18 service members killed since Saturday to bring this month’s total to 53. Another member of the international coalition whose nationality has not been released was killed on Monday.
Teen arrested in fight stopped by Guardian Angels on Green Line trainBy Admin Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Guardian Angels stopped three youths involved in a fight on an inbound Green Line train Friday night and turned them over to Metro Transit Police when the train arrived at L’Enfant Plaza Station, according to Metro and one of the Guardian Angels.
Transit Police arrested one of the youths, Jermaine Washington, 18, of Upper Marlboro, for simple assault, according to Metro spokeswoman Cathy Asato.
Majority of Marines oppose sharing sleeping quarters with gays, commandant saysBy Admin Thursday, August 26, 2010
The overwhelming majority of Marines oppose sharing sleeping quarters with openly serving gays and lesbians, an obstacle if Congress lifts the ban on gays in the military, the top Marine said Tuesday.
Gen. James Conway, the Marine Corps commandant and a vocal opponent of ending the military’s 17-year-old ban on openly serving gays, said of the standing policy: “We’d just as soon not see it change.
By Admin Thursday, August 26, 2010
More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a new study.
