President Obama’s Health Care Speech – Transcript

President Obama spoke before members of the American Medical Association yesterday at their annual conference in Chicago, Illinois. His objective was to garner support for his controversial health care overhaul initiative that would create genuine competition among heath care providers by making the federal government a key player. His speech follows in its entirety: “THE [...]

First Lady Brings Jazz to White House

The sounds of Jazz could be heard through the halls of the White House today as the First Lady hosted the first installment of the White House music series. The Jazz Studio brought in over 140 students from schools across the country to get the opportunity to learn from, and interact with, Jazz greats. Students [...]

Ancient Mass Grave Found On Olympics Site

An ancient burial pit containing 45 severed skulls, that could be a mass war grave dating back to Roman times, has been found under a road being built for the 2012 British Olympics in London. Archaeologists, who have only just begun excavating the site, say they do not yet know who the bones might belong [...]

U.N. Expert Calls on U.S. to Address Ongoing Issues of Racism, Xenophobia

The United Nations special rapporteur on racism offered recommendations for the U.S. to address ongoing issues of discrimination in a presentation before the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today. At the invitation of the United States government, former special rapporteur Doudou Diene toured the U.S. in May and June 2008 to conduct an analysis of [...]

Twitter Encourages Closer Connections, Facebook Most Popular Site

Forty-three percent of the online community now uses social networking sites, including Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn. This is up from 27 percent a year ago, reports The Conference Board, the global business membership and research association, and TNS, a global market insight and information group. The Consumer Internet Barometer, a quarterly report produced by The [...]

Road Rage Survey Reveals Best, Worst Cities

For the first time in four years, a new city claims the title as the worst in the U.S. for road rage. New York has unseated Miami as the least courteous city, according to the fourth annual In the Driver’s Seat Road Rage Survey, commissioned by AutoVantage, a leading national auto club. The Big Apple [...]