U.S. History - Post 1877
Wisconsin Union-Busting Drive Feeds Off Towns That Are Shrinking
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 13:16.The loss of power and people in rural and small town Wisconsin is helping fuel a showdown over government union rights and benefits. read more »
GOP-led House votes to repeal health care law
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 22:32.WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal last year's health care law, the first major rebuke of the White House by the House since Republicans took control of it this mont read more »
Modern Immigration
Submitted by John McLaughlin on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 10:58.Read the three articles on immigration that were provided to you in Class. The articles are:
1. Immigration read more »
All about me? College kids lack empathy : Compared to 30 years ago, it's all about me now, study finds
Submitted by newscaster on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 22:37.College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests. read more »
Israel to open peace talks with security, water demands
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 20:08.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to open the indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority this week with a discussion of the security arrangements in the West Bank and of water resources. read more »
Report Says Many Youths Are ‘Too Fat to Fight’
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 11:08.A panel of retired military leaders has joined the fight against childhood obesity, saying that unhealthy school lunches are making America's youth unfit for military service and therefore pose a thre read more »
U.S. and Russia Sign Nuclear Arms Pact
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 08:04.PRAGUE — With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A. read more »
Teen Sues Mom for Hacking Facebook Account
Submitted by Mrs C on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 07:51.An Arkansas boy is suing his mom because she allegedly hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks. read more »
Health Care Reform Bill Summary: A Look At What's in the Bill
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 10:05.The Story of Veterans Day
Submitted by newscaster on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 15:42.1.November 11 is Veterans Day. A veteran is a soldier who has served his/her country. read more »
Latest H1N1 developments from officials
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Key developments on H1N1 (swine flu) outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials: read more »
Obama: 150,000 road jobs: 'Shovel ready'
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 12:01.President Barack Obama claimed today that 150,000 jobs will be created or saved by the end of next year with the road-building provisions of the $787-billion economic stimulus that he signed. read more »
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 20:27.President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address at US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 20, 2009 read more »
Bush's Farewell Address
Submitted by newscaster on Sat, 01/17/2009 - 07:39.Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your president. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence – a time set apart. read more »
INAUGURATION: Inaugural moments seemed pedestrian at the time
Submitted by newscaster on Sat, 01/17/2009 - 07:26.WASHINGTON - Inaugurations that loom large in history are seen differently at the time. read more »
Monitor shifts from print to Web-based strategy
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 18:09.{Excerpts} The Christian Science Monitor plans major changes in April 2009 that are expected to make it the first newspaper with a national audience to shift from a daily print format to an online pub read more »
Syria condemns US raid as 'act of terrorist aggression'
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 17:56.The Syrian foreign minister today condemned the killing of eight civilians in a US raid as an act of "criminal and terrorist aggression". read more »
New York teachers sue over ban on campaign buttons
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 09:06.The teachers' union for the nation's largest public school system accused the city on Friday of banning political campaign buttons and sued to reverse the policy, declaring that free speech rights wer read more »
VIDEO: Financial Crisis: How did we get here?
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Carl Azuz talks with CNNMoney.com's Paul LaMonica about how we arrived at the current U.S. financial crisis read more »
Bailout: Will it work?
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 09:09.Experts differ on whether the $700 billion bailout plan will prompt banks to lend and help the economy. But even if it does, it will take time.
By Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.com senior writer read more »
Democrats in Congress add restrictions to $700 billion bailout bill
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 19:06.Congressional Democrats inched close to agreement Monday on the terms of a $700 billion rescue package to stabilize shaky financial markets, but continued to encounter White House resistance to key po read more »
What's so scary about the credit crunch? (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:10.There's a scary monster hanging over the country at the moment, and it's called the CREDIT CRUNCH.
You've probably heard people talking about it like it's a Really Bad Thing. read more »
How we got here: It's housing, stupid
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 20:58.The Wall Street crisis has been caused by plunging housing prices. So despite the billions of dollars being thrown at the problem, experts say more trouble lies ahead. read more »
Gun Bill Could Strip D.C. Of Control: Congress Weighs Repealing Ban On Semiautomatics
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 09/09/2008 - 04:31.Congress plans to take up a bill this week that would repeal the District's gun-registration requirements and make it easier for residents to legally buy semiautomatic weapons, raising alarm among cit read more »
Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake?
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 05:13.Last week, Senator Barack Obama said he was open to considering a "careful, well thought-out [offshore] drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage". read more »
