Who gets paid what in the Obama White House
President Obama didn’t get a raise last year – nor did most of his senior staff. That’s according to the White House’s latest salary list, eports a nearly $39 million annual payroll. This year, the…
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Monet The Gardener: Life, And Art, Grow At Giverny
By the time painter Claude Monet moved to Giverny, 45 miles outside of Paris, he and his first wife, Camille, had already lived in Le Havre, Paris, Etretat, Argenteuil and Veutheil. In fact, the Monets…
A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants
As the nation’s attention turns back to the fractured debate over immigration, it might be helpful to remember that in 1986, Ronald Reagan signed a sweeping immigration reform bill into law. It was sold as…
Emergency Rooms Gear Up for Explosion of July 4 Injuries
WASHINGTON — As Americans gear up for the Fourth of July barbecues and festivities, the nation’s emergency doctors, hand surgeons, and ophthalmologists brace for an influx of patients with fireworks-related injuries. The Level I trauma…
Butterflies: Science On The Wing
Those butterflies flitting around in your yard aren’t just pretty. New research shows their glowing colors have profound implications for scientists and engineers. Butterflies get their colors in two different ways. Some, like the monarch,…
Prehistoric Whale Ate Other Whales For Breakfast
Rarely do scientists get to publish a research paper that begins with the words “The Giant Bite.” On Wednesday, fossil hunters from Europe did just that. They’ve discovered one of the biggest predators that ever…
Jakarta mulls ban as crime, faith collide
June 30, 2010 12:00AM ORGANISED gangs in Indonesia using Islam to call for attacks on Christians are themselves facing calls to be banned. The latest disbandment calls came from members of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri’s…
Flying Car a Step Closer to Reality
Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can also fly AND have approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, as far as we know, there’s only one of…
Study: C-Section Babies Skip The Bacterial Slide
A new study shows that bacteria found on babies delivered via cesarean section just minutes after birth are drastically different from the bacteria found on babies who are delivered vaginally. The findings are piquing interest…
Bacteria May Grow In Reusable Grocery Bags_But Don’t Fret
Bacteria may be hanging out in those reusable grocery bags that have become awfully popular lately. But don’t panic. An industry-sponsored report find that 97 percent people don’t wash their reusable grocery bags. Even so,…
Immigration Fees Increase
LA Times — 09 June 2010 – Immigration fees would increase by an average of 10% under a proposal announced Wednesday by U.S. officials. Some of the fee increases would include applications to replace permanent…
The U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 27, 2010 The U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership The Comprehensive Partnership is a long-term commitment by Presidents Obama and Yudhoyono to broaden, deepen and…
Press Release From The White House
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA BEFORE BILATERAL BREAKFAST MEETING Toronto Convention Center Toronto, Canada 8:27 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Selamat pagi. It is wonderful once…
Vacationers Rethink Greece Amid Debt Crisis
Greece is trying to drag itself out of debt, while at the same time imposing an austerity program that is limiting growth. One of the country’s best hopes for overcoming this paradox is the tourism…
Late Goal Advances U.S. At World Cup
Landon Donovan scored in the first minute of stoppage time off a rebound, advancing the United States to the second round at the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Algeria. With the U.S. perhaps…
No Punishment For Officers In Deadly Afghan Battle
The Army reversed a decision Wednesday to punish three officers for their role in one of the deadliest attacks U.S. forces have been involved with in Afghanistan since the war began. The attack occurred in…
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