Posts in May 2010

In another sign that the recovery in the U.S. economy is taking hold, employers added significantly more jobs to payrolls in April, according to a government report released Friday. There was a gain of 290,000 jobs in the month, up from a revised 230,000 jobs... [+]

Asked an open-ended question about where President Barack Obama was born, 14 percent of Americans say he was born abroad – giving an incorrect answer that shows how widespread the misunderstanding of his birthplace is nearly a year and a half into his presidency. Fully... [+]

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has officially hit U.S. shores, and Feds are preparing to contend with a range of human health risks the slick may pose. Fallout from the spill could affect humans in any number of ways, causing headaches or runny noses or... [+]

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Pakistani government has been warned that if a terror operation like the failed Times Square bombing were to be successful and found to be originated in their country, “there would be very severe consequences.” Clinton also acknowledged... [+]

Anti-Wall Street sentiment is so strong and Republicans have such a weak hand that Democrats in the Senate are suddenly finding themselves strengthening the financial reform bill with new amendments and beating back GOP attempts to weaken it. The latest evidence of this populist surge... [+]

As the voice of opposition to Arizona’s controversial immigration law gets louder, the state’s reputation can expect to take a hit. Critics of the law are calling for economic boycotts of Arizona, urging corporations and organizations to refrain from holding conventions in the state. They’re... [+]