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Memorial Day

And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldiers tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. -- Joseph Drake Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

1 day ago

Older Organ Donors Welcomed

If you are over 50 or 60 or even 70, for that matter, there is no reason in the world you should not register to be an organ donor, says the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of i...

4 days ago

To be Healthier, Be Smarter and Richer

Im pretty sure that genetics and common sense also play their parts, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the more education and money Americans have, the more likel...

5 days ago

Regulating Marriage Around the World

Some people say the U.S. government should not try to regulate marriage. Some people say the U.S. government should not try to regulate the affairs of other countries. Well, both groups might want to...

6 days ago

Education Benefits for Unemployed Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that unemployed Veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 can now apply for Veteran Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) educational benefits intend...

22 may 12

Database Reveals Federal Employees Salaries

The guy next door works for the federal government and youve always sort of wondered how much he makes. Hey, its only natural. And since you do help pay him, it is sort of "your business." We...

21 may 12

Is That Bus Safe? Know Before You Go

While deadly bus accidents like the 2008 crash in Sherman, Texas that killed 17 people happen rarely, whenever a bus filled with passengers is involved in an accident, the potential for disaster is e...

18 may 12

This Breathalyzer Detects Disease

Youve read here about some pretty silly taxpayer-funded government research projects, but theres nothing silly at all about this shoebox-sized device that can instantly detect disease, just by blowin...

17 may 12

Obamas Missing Inspectors Generals

The federal Inspectors General, like the one who revealed the GSAs $800,000 taxpayer-funded Las Vegas wing-ding, are essential to good government. But only if they exist, says U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa ...

16 may 12

Feds Sue Arizonas Sheriff Joe

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against popular but controversial Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio, charging "Sheriff Joe" and his department with ...

15 may 12

Rural Post Offices May be Saved

Rest easy, rural Americans. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has proposed a plan it says will allow your post offices to remain open, while saving $500 million a year at the same time. Read Full PostRu...

14 may 12

Big Bitter Pill for Big Drug Maker

Pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories is a little less giant after pleading guilty and agreeing to pay $1.5 billion for unlawfully promoting and selling the drug Depakote for uses not approved by ...

11 may 12

Major Medicare Fraud Bust Announced

How bad has Medicare fraud become? Just last week, the federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force filed charges accusing 107 doctors, nurses and other medical care providers in seven cities of submitting fa...

10 may 12

DOI-EPA Propose Oilfield Fracking Rules

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the EPA have proposed separate federal regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," of oil and gas wells drilled on federal or Native Ame...

09 may 12

No Job, No Vote?

President Obamas re-election campaign directors cannot be encouraged by the release of a report showing that recent high school and college graduates who will eligible to cast their first votes in a ...

08 may 12

IRS Not Helping Us Much, GAO Reports

Maybe nobody ever promised us that doing our income taxes would be easy but when you spend 20 minutes on hold waiting to ask the IRS a tax question, and when you finally get an answer - if you get on...

07 may 12

Free Maps Show 130 Years of US History

One of the best -- and most fun ways -- to learn about a towns history is to look at maps showing how it has changed over time. Now, to the delight of all sorts of researchers and the just plain curi...

04 may 12

Bill Would Make Good Customer Service a Law

Feeling that providing good customer service just doesnt come naturally to enough government employees, a U.S. Representative has propose a bill that would make it a law. Well, sort of. Read Full Pos...

03 may 12

Does Bullying Cause School Truancy?

All the laws in all the states are not going to stop bullying at school. Now, for the first time, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has studied the actual effects of bullying on school attendance ...

02 may 12

US Jail Population Falls Again

Not to be confused with people in federal and state prisons, the inmate population of U.S. local jails dropped for the third straight year, reaching its lowest level since 2002, according to the Just...

01 may 12

Need OxyContin? Go Ask Momma

Do you have an "office druggist," the guy or gal at the workplace who is always happy to spare an extra OxyContin or two? Well, you are far from alone, because the Office of National Drug Con...

30 apr 12

DOT Tells Kids to Speak Up to Texting Drivers

The old adage that "Children should be seen, but not heard," definitely does NOT apply to kids riding in cars being driven by their phone-chatting and texting elders or peers, says the U.S. D...

27 apr 12

Feds Fighting Hospital Infections

You go to the hospital to feel better, not worse. But every day, about 1 in every 20 patients in U.S. hospitals suffers a potentially lethal infection directly related to their hospital care. But don...

26 apr 12

Social Security Says its Going Broke Faster

The Social Security Board of Trustees has told Congress that the combined assets of the two trust funds from which Social Security benefits are paid -- Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI), and Dis...

25 apr 12

After Decline, Greenhouse Gas Increases

You know whats wrong with greenhouse gas? It doesnt stink. If it did, we might really do something to get rid of it. But according to the EPA, total U.S. emissions of greenhouse gas, after falling sl...

24 apr 12

Bill Might Wipe Out Student Loan Debt

Ready for a shocker? At over $1 trillion and growing fast, Americans now owe more on student loans than on credit cards and auto loans. Whether you are burdened by one or not, you need to know about ...

23 apr 12

Political Ads Coming to Public TV and Radio?

Public TV and radio, once your last sanctuary from political ads, may no longer be a "safe house," as a federal appeals court has ruled that a long-standing law banning political and public i...

20 apr 12

Arizona Voter ID Law Wins and Loses

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that Arizonas controversial voter ID law, challenged by the states Hispanic community, does not violate the Voting Rights Act or the U...

19 apr 12

A Tear for the Space Shuttle

Even through two tragic missions, our space shuttle fleet went to space and brought us back a wealth of knowledge and, perhaps even more importantly, a quarter century of American pride. So it was sa...

18 apr 12

Goodnight, Irene

Hurricanes will come and blow, but no hurricane named Irene will ever batter U.S. shores again, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces the permanent retirement of ...

18 apr 12

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