Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes: study
Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study by a Washington think tank said on Wednesday. At a time when…
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How Much for a Room at Earth’s First Space Hotel?
Imagine waking up as your alarm’s going off, reaching over and opening a window…and gazing out at terra firma in repose. No, not a poster of planet earth affixed to your window, but the real…
A Decade After 9/11: Islam at the Crossroads
On Sept. 18, 2001, I landed in Cairo on an extended assignment in the Islamic world. It was nearly impossible to find an Egyptian who believed foreign news accounts of the events that had rocked…
President Obama Salutes the Extraordinary Decade of Military Service by the 9/11 Generation ( Video )
President Obama today praised the extraordinary decade of service rendered by the 9/11 Generation of our military, the more than five million men and women — all of whom voluntarily joined the armed forces over…
Libyan teen says Gadhafi’s troops forced her to execute rebels ( video ) + Kadafi compound becomes a big attraction
Nisreen lies listless curled under a blanket, an armed rebel guard at her door. She looks vulnerable, and younger than her age – 19. She has soft features, a heart-shaped face, large brown eyes and…
How accurate are airport luggage scales?
The Los Angeles County Weights and Measures Bureau tests scales at airports once a year. Here are its latest findings at LAX, Long Beach Airport and Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport. Now that most airlines charge…
An Indonesian War of ‘Unknown Persons’
JAKARTA – It is a seemingly unending conflict in a part of the world famous for both its awesome remoteness and the incredible wealth on and beneath the ground. For half a century, Indonesian troops…
MPI: Immigration Policy Shifted Since 9/11 + Foreign Student Workers Allege Exploitation
LOS ANGELES — A report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) details the major policy, budget and organizational changes that have occurred in the U.S. immigration system as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.…
President Obama Announces New Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers ( video )
This morning, President Obama announced his intention to nominate Alan B. Krueger as a member of theCouncil of Economic Advisers (CEA). As one of the nation’s leading economists, Dr. Krueger will bring  decades of experience, including serving as chief…
Irene floods parts of lower Manhattan ( video ) + Irene blows guard tower around (video) + Irene hits New York, spares Washington (video)
Aug. 28 – Tropical storm Irene sweeps through the New York City area, cutting power and felling trees. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Irene blows guard tower around Aug. 28 – Rushing waters from tropical…
China’s embattled cabbies highlight working class struggles
Woe is the taxi driver in China. The roads are clogged with about 40,000 new cars a day, the price of gasoline has doubled in the last five years and passenger fares have barely budged…
Coming Together to Remember ( video )
President Obama pays tribute to the first responders, those who have served, and those who lost their lives ten years ago in the September 11th attacks. Visit Serve.gov for ways to commemorate the solemn anniversary in your community.
Irene targets heavily populated — and least prepared — urban centers ( video)
New York — Imagine a vulnerable island, parts of it man-made, with towering buildings and lots of people crammed into small spaces. Now imagine a monster storm slamming into that island. Manhattan vs. Irene. It…
West Wing Week 8/26/11 ( video )
This week we bring you Mailbag Day, Summer Edition 2011 where we respond to some of your emails and letters. Also this week, the President addresses the situation in Libya, monitors Hurricane Irene, and Vice President Biden travels…
Journalist won Gadhafi gunman over: ‘In the end, we’re all human’
The gunman showed that he was human. Most of the others who stalked the lobby of Tripoli’s Rixos Hotel were young, brash, hostile Gadhafi diehards. Yet this man in his 50s, armed with a Kalashnikov,…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns ( video )
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Steve Jobs has resigned and will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, the company said late Wednesday. Jobs will stay on as Apple’s chairman. Apple made no…
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