Government
Obama outlines new plan for U.S. defense priorities, spending
In an appearance at the Pentagon, President Barack Obama outlined his policy on national defense and how he would decrease the size of and spending on he military.
Controversial changes to Hungarian constitution have protesters, EU taking notice
Hungary has wholly overhauled its constitution recently and passed new laws that Prime Minister Viktor Orban said will make the company operate better. Protesters say the constitution is meant to create a dictatorship and now the EU is probing the changes to see if they violate the Lisbon Treaty....
As unemployment benefits claims decline, disability claims rise
More than three million more people are now collecting Social Security payments because of disability then were in 2007. A new report from the Obama administration and others suggests that as people lose unemployment benefits, they're going after disability benefits....
As police officers are laid off, on-duty officer killings skyrocket
The number of police officers on patrol is at its lowest level in 12 years, and crime is at historically low levels, but the number of officers shot and killed in the line of duty is climbing dramatically....
VIDEO: In Australia, officials prohibit TV stations from airing video of asylum seekers
Australian media are angry that immigration officials have pushed through new government restrictions that would ban them from showing video of asylum seekers in Australia....Average net worth of Congressmen and women now $913,000
A new report from the Washington Post has found that the net worth of a member of the House of Representatives has climbed 2.5 times in 25 years, while the net worth of Americans has been stagnant....
Army faces calls of racism in wake of suicide by Asian-American private
The Army announced charges against eight soldiers in connection with the suicide of a Chinese-American private, Danny Chen. But now, many in the Asian community are saying the Army has a bigger problem with racism in general....
Boehner urges Senate to negotiate extension of payroll tax cut, unemployment benefits
Some conservatives seem to be losing patience with House Republicans who are refusing to take up the bipartisan compromise reached by the Senate. But House Speaker John Boehner is asking for Senate negotiators to work with him to try and find a solution....
House rejects Senate bill extending unemployment benefits, payroll tax cut
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Senate bill to grant an extension unemployment benefits and a payroll tax cut by two months. It's increasingly unclear whether any deal can get done....Republicans, Democrats at odds over payroll tax cut, unemployment extensions
Senate Democrats and House Republicans are disagreeing again over how to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. House Speaker John Boehner backed away from the compromise on Sunday, leading Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer to compare negotiating with him to nailing Jell-o to the wall....
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