Florida Dem Alan Grayson has introduced a bill into Congress proposing that companies with more than 100 employees should be required to give paid vacations of approximately 7 days to all employees. Grayson finds it outrageous that Americans work longer and harder than Europeans, and believes federally mandated vacations would help the average American worker… »
The UK newspaper Telegraph is reporting that the North Korean missile launch this week was captured by U.S. satellites. In photos, the exhaust trail of a rocket streaked across the sky can be seen against the backdrop of East Korea Bay in North Korea. North… »
In a race that was supposed to be decided Tuesday night, the vote count is much too close to call. Democratic candidate Scott Murphy has the edge of a mere 59 votes over Republican candidate Jim Tedisco. Given that the total vote count is 154,629,… »
As of March 31st 10pm ET, the special election race in the 20th Congressional District (New York) between Tedisco, a Republican leader of the State Assembly, and Murphy, a venture… »
Secretary of defense Gates says there is little the U.S. can do to respond to North Korea’s impending missile test. North Korea last sent a missile sailing over the islands… »
Obama talks of “engaging critics”, but looks like the critics were just disguised supporters, as reported by Washington… »