Category: 2009

Treasury Secretary Geithner unveils a proposal to regulate the financial industry Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes up nomination for new ambassador to Afghanistan Obama holds online town hall meeting Mexico’s Drug War strategy shifts...

Obama talks budget with congressional leaders Senate panel considers Christopher Hill’s nomination as ambassador to Iraq Amnesty International slams US immigration detention policies US recession hammers Mexico Egyptian bloggers thrive despite repression and censorship...

Congress gears up for budget debate Supreme Court considers if “Hilary: The Movie” was illegally censored Lawmakers question Geithner and Bernanke Housing Advocates Take to the Streets Trial for Peru’s former dictator coming to...

Taxpayers buy up toxic assets Big boxes suggest alternative to EFCA Israeli police crack down on Arab cultural event Small protests mark Iraq War anniversary Ward Churchill take University of Colorado to court over...

New Pentagon report shows sexual assault reports increasing Obama reaches out to Iran Sri Lanka fighting threatens humanitarian crisis U.S. surgeons fix smiles abroad Commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal: The Constitution and Other Illusions Download...

Six year anniversary of the start of Iraq War Two million Iraqi refugees struggle to survive Army dealing with rising soldier suicides Providing homeless aid with dignity Residents weigh in on Philadelphia’s budget Download...

Senate moves forward on Obama trade agenda First Nation Canadians call for action over murdered indigenous women Locals  struggle for water rights in Chile Zimbabwe’s tough road ahead for power sharing government Reporter’s Notebook:...

Mexico moves to raise U.S. tariffs AIG bonuses draw fire from Congress Winter Soldier Europe brings vets together to discuss PTSD and more Once a staple food, chicken becomes luxurious commodity in Gaza “Sex...

El Salvador’s former rebels take presidency, urge unity Red Cross document reveals details on Bush era torture AIG bonuses raise the ire of state and federal officials Obama administration moves to heal small businesses...

Voters prepare for presidential elections in El Salvador U.S. lawmakers weigh in on El Salvador’s elections U.S. easing restrictions on Cuba Thailand targets “cyber crime” California school teachers protest Pink Friday Re-thinking the cost...