Testy Exchanges and Scant Details Accompany Eric Holder's Grilling on Hill Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:45 -0700
Testy Exchanges and Scant Details Accompany Eric Holder's Grilling on Hill

Bank of America's CEO Hosts Shareholder Analyst Day (Transcript) Wed, 08 May 2013 21:18:08 -0700
Bank of America Corporation (BAC) Analyst Day Call May 8, 2013 10:00 AM ET Executives Chad Holliday – Non-Executive Chairman Brian Moynihan – CEO Lauren Mogensen – Corporate Secretary Gary Lynch – General ...

Where does all our military spending go? Tue, 14 May 2013 08:50:48 -0700
As much as $385 billion is being doled out to private companies like KBR, the former subsidiary of Halliburton

Holder On The Hot Seat Wed, 15 May 2013 10:35:06 -0700
Attorney General Eric Holder arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon for a flaying from lawmakers, who grilled him about an array of topics including the Department of Justice’s seizure of Associated Press phone records. Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee days after the AP reported that the phone calls of as many as 100 journalists were seized to determine the source of a ...

CNN Washington AM Note Mon, 13 May 2013 03:09:44 -0700
NATIONAL STORIES: CNN Exclusive: CNN Exclusive: Brothers call Ariel Castro a 'monster' Ariel Castro's brothers no longer refer to him as kin. Instead, they call him "a monster" who should rot in jail after being accused of kidnapping and holding three young women hostage in his home for a decade. "I had nothing to do […]

Sudan: Sudan 2012 Human Rights Report Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:09:04 -0700
[Sudan Tribune]US State Department

Duncan spells out education agenda to Congress Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:02:17 -0700
Education Secretary Arne Duncan makes his case for education budget to congressional subcommittee. Here's his testimony.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 5/1/2013 Wed, 01 May 2013 14:52:29 -0700
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:01 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  Sorry I am late.  I apologize.  I will go straight to your questions.  Julie. Q    Thank you.  Is there anything you can say at this point about these three other people that have been arrested in Boston, who they are or what they’re going to be charged with? MR. CARNEY:  I have seen ...

South Sudan: South Sudan 2012 Human Rights Report Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:08:50 -0700
[Sudan Tribune]US State Department

SUDAN 2012 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:06:10 -0700
US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 Sudan Permalink: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204171 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sudan is a republic with power concentrated in the hands of authoritarian President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his inner circle. The National Congress Party ...