US History General

This will be similar to the previous discussion - three thoughtful posts from each student on either of the following summer reading questions:  read more »

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 »

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 »

Prop. 19, the California measure to legalize pot, would undercut Mexico's fight against drug cartels, President Felipe Calderon says. He calls on the Obama administration to oppose the measure.  read more »

U.S. recession declared over  read more »

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 »

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 »

PRAGUE — With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A.  read more »

Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.  read more »

Cost:

$940 billion over ten years.

Deficit:  read more »

Scott Brown of Massachusetts was sworn into the U.S.  read more »

1.November 11 is Veterans Day. A veteran is a soldier who has served his/her country.  read more »

Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack.  read more »

When President Barack Obama gives a televised address to students in schools across the country on Tuesday, some metro Detroit school districts won't be broadcasting it.  read more »

Just when political junkies were contemplating a long, dry summer, along comes a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the prospect of confirmation hearings.  read more »

Key developments on H1N1 (swine flu) outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials:  read more »

America's states are laboratories of democracy. They are both affected by, and relevant to, the larger national debate.  read more »

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 »

President calls energy, education, health care three critical economic areas  read more »

Lawmakers in tobacco-friendly Virginia passed a limited ban on smoking in bars and restaurants Thursday.  read more »

President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address at US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 20, 2009  read more »

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 »

WASHINGTON - Inaugurations that loom large in history are seen differently at the time.  read more »

SPRINGFIELD —Gov.  read more »