For One DC Resident, Congressional Interference On Pot Is.
That micromanaging is Congresss prerogative: Under the U.S. Constitution, the legislature can exercise exclusive control over the federal city. And though Congress has rarely intervened to overturn D.C. laws since the city��.
Amid Conflict with ISIS, Iraq Pumps Oil Like Theres No Tomorrow
Kilduff said Western investment and the ready availability of superior U.S. drilling equipment -- denied for decades because of sanctions against the government of Saddam Hussein - have helped Iraq increase its production in the midst of conflict. But.
US Supreme Court hears challenge that could derail Obamacare
The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a healthcare law challenge that could threaten health insurance for eight million Americans. The challenge rests on the distinction between federal and state-run insurance marketplaces set up as part of .
Report: Paralyzed Man Walks After Nerve Cell Transplant
The clash of federal rights versus state rights is also playing out nationwide as states opposed to same-sex marriage argue that federal courts cant throw out state gay marriage bans. The legal tempest comes months before the U.S. Supreme Court is .
Vanessa Long Has Left Both Bishop Long and His Church.
commentary on the news of the day���and then some. I would not be surprised if Vanessa Long becomes a pastor herself in this environment.. NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a challenge to President Barack Obamas health care overhaul.. Freight service has been restored on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad after two cars carrying crude oil derailed near Almonaster Boulevard in eastern New Orleans Sunday (March 1).
Supreme Court Appears Unwilling to Legalize Gay Marriage.
Washington, D.C.���The Supreme Court heard oral argument today on Californias 2008 ballot initiative Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution in order to forbid gay marriage. The upshot appears to be that while a��.
Gaza Rockets Reaching Deeper Into Israel
They include thousands of Gaza-made Qassam models that can travel about 12 miles to reach the small Israeli town of Sderot in the south and the coastal city of Ashkelon. Thousands of midrange Grad rockets can hit the southern Israeli cities of.
Ukraine crisis: NATO, Ukraine optimistic about potential ceasefire
Facing major challenges with conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq and a winding down of operations in Afghanistan, NATO leaders gathered for a two-day summit at a golf resort in southern Wales.. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov underlined.
The year in review
Leader of the Senate minority Republicans, he faced the mountainous challenge of leading a national slate of Republican candidates in hopes of wresting the Senate majority back from Democrats after eight years, as well as giving the Heisman to. She.
Tuesday Open Thread: African Kings and Queens of the Past
. candidates who could replace Perez. http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/inside-abc%e2%80%99s-botched-plan-to-fire-rosie-perez-from-%e2%80%98the-view%e2%80%99-exclusive/ar-AA8C885?ocid=HPCDHP... But the Justice Department wants it to be clear that ���everyone��� includes the four conservative justices on the Supreme Court who voted to wipe out Obamacare in 2012 and will now hear a new challenge to the law. In the governments brief defending��.
Doctors in Congress: Obamacare worse than you think
���Thats because the mainstream media tend to focus on one big story at a time, and they cant handle more than thats because the American peoples attention is difficult to have focused on more than one thing,��� Price said. Despite the failure of the GOP to slow down or derail Obamacare in recent weeks, Price believes its fate is sealed by its own massive flaws. ���This system... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/heal.. Supreme Court hears crucial Obamacare challenge.
Sunday Talking Heads: December 1, 2013 | MyFDL
CNNS STATE OF THE UNION: Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum on the latest Supreme Court Challenge to Obamacare. Then terror threats with Sen. Dianne Feinstein��.
Seven Things To Know About Nigeria
Environmentalists call the Delta the ���world capital of oil pollution��� with some 300 spills each year, according to the BBC. Locals blame the oil industry for destroying their fishing livelihood, as well as clean water sources. Environmentalists say.
Supreme Court on Obamacare: A political vise grip
Now that midterm congressional elections are behind us, the major politics are starting. Im not talking about the 2016 presidential race. Im talking about the 2015 Supreme Court. By accepting a legal challenge based on a��.
Nigeria Captives Could Get US Troops Tweeted Into Combat
Some commanders worry that U.S. troops will be pushed, pressured and guilted into action to find and rescue the 276 girls who were abducted from a school in northeast Nigeria last month by Boko Haram, an Islamic militant group with an ideology similar.
ABC, NBC, and CBS Push Obamacare Lies then Deny.
CBS News former resident Republican plant, Jan Crawford did an Obamacare horror story piece that was so inaccurate that Fox News Greta Van Susteren corrected it on her show. When an.. The ACA derailed the insurance company gravy train. They had carte... The Supreme Court ���5��� will forever be criticized for enacting the absolutely MOST DESTRUCTIVE, OVER-THE-TOP, PARTISAN, DRACONIAN RULINGS in the History of ANY U.S. Supreme Court.
ISIS Bogged Down in Iraq, Quarreling With Sunni Allies: US Official
The official, who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity, also said that U.S. intelligence analysts believe a video released over the weekend showing the usually reclusive ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in Mosul was authentic.
Updates on the Supreme Court Hearings on the Health.
On Monday, The Lede followed the first of three days of Supreme Court hearings on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care overhaul law.. Among the quotable moments of the first days argument came when Justice Sotomayor challenged Mr. Long to give examples of the ���parade of horribles��� that could be expected if the court decided that it had jurisdiction to hear the case now. Here is the exchange from the court. Will give thumbs up or down on Obamacare.
Breakfast and the Papers | London Globalist
The national guard has also been deployed in Ferguson, Missouri, with 44 arrests being made last night: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2014/nov/25/ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-interview-to-screen-on-abc.. The newest round of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act begins in less than a week, just as the law comes under a new threat with the Supreme Courts decision that it will hear a new challenge questioning its government subsidies. The case raises the��.
Boko Haram: 200000 Christians at Risk of Massacre in Nigeria
Boko Haram forces appear poised to attack Maiduguri, a city of 2 million in northeast Nigeria -- meaning that 200,000 Christians could be at risk of slaughter by the Islamist terror group, say U.S. intelligence officials and experts on Nigeria.. A senator from Borno State, Ahmed Zanna, told NBC News Thursday that a group of suspected Boko Haram militants raided the village of Mbuta, just 15 miles northeast of Maiduguri, killing eight people, burning buildings and��.
GOP divided over using budget process on health care law
But now some are questioning whether to use the congressional budget process to derail the 2010 law or save the special step for more traditional purposes like cutting spending or overhauling the tax code.. I mean were going to have a lot of.
Why US Drones Arent Flying Over Nigeria (And What They Could Do if They Were)
Eyes and ears in the sky. While some analysts have questioned the utility of using reconnaissance drones over the dense jungle where Boko Haram is believed to be holding the girls, Richelson said they have superior capabilities over aircraft or satellites.
Obamacare: The New Terrifying Truth You Must See to.
I guess we should probably hear from the 95% of Americans who havent had their insurance cancelled, or the millions who are paying less, but seriously���who cares about them, right? And heres. You see, before he failed to mention that only 95% of Americans would be able to keep their current health insurance, no other politician in the history of the United States had ever not been completely honest. After all the... He challenges me with coherent arguments.
MIT SHASS: News - 2013 - News Clips - 2013
Why Cant America Be Sweden? New York Times | 05.29.2013. Daron Acemoglu, an eminent economist at MIT, has ignited a firestorm by arguing that contemporary forces of globalization bar the United States from adopting��.
Obamacare passes one-year anniversary but fresh US Supreme Court.
Obamacare passes one-year anniversary but fresh US Supreme Court challenge looms. By North America correspondent Michael. arrangements - paying monthly little bit, little bit. Under Obamacare - president Barack Obamas healthcare reforms - Ms.
Boko Haram: Nigerian Terror Group Sells Girls Into Slavery
The rally came on the same day that the U.S. State Department released its annual global terrorism report, which names Boko Haram as one of the most dangerous groups in the world ��� ranking next to the Taliban in Afghanistan and al-Qaeda factions in.
The Breakfast and the Papers ��� Tuesday 11th November.
Whitehalls most senior mandarins have been asked by the Treasury to draw up details of how an extra ��25bn-��30bn in public spending cuts could be imposed a year after the next general election, according to cabinet insiders... The newest round of open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act begins in less than a week, just as the law comes under a new threat with the Supreme Courts decision that it will hear a new challenge questioning its government��.
Japan Falls Into Recession
But the LDP on Sunday suffered its second big loss in a regional gubernatorial election in recent months, when a staunch opponent of a U.S.-Japan plan to build a new American military base on the southern island of Okinawa was elected governor of the.
ISIS Creating Safe Haven For Terrorists in Syria, Say Officials
While the world focuses on the military advances ISIS has made in western Iraq, U.S. officials and terrorism experts point across the border to Syria, where the radical Islamist militia has consolidated recent gains and maybe forming a ���safe haven.
Train Derailment and Crash in Spain Near Santiago De.
Moment High Speed Train Derails in Santiago, Spain BBC News Spain train crash Video shows moment of derailment Derailment Disaster: High-speed train crash in Spain kills dozens Spain Train Crash: Santiago Train Derailment Killed 78 | Santiago Tren. The Galicia regional supreme court said in a statement the judge investigating the accident had ordered police to take a statement from the driver.. ���We heard a massive noise and we went down the tracks.
Mario McNeill, Accused Killer of Shaniya Davis, Wants Bail.
. Court. This is ridiculous. I can well understand that Cumberland County and the state are hard up for cash to even put this and other trials together, but how long is it going to take for them to put these wastes of breath away permanently?. Naturally, this news garnered about 78 mostly furious responses (counted at my visit this morning).. NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a challenge to President Barack Obamas health care overhaul.
Analysis: Baghdad Braced for ISIS Assault as Militants Hover
In the days before the assault, Iraqis were rushing to convert their dinars into any hard currency they could get their hands on. They were packing. Theyve taken out the armored vehicles and 50-caliber machine guns that U.S. troops taught them how.