Tweet Ron Paul has been known as an isolationist on foreign policy and this was seen in last Thursday’s Republican debate. He was applauded at some points but he could have lost the votes from the conservatives when he picked a fight with other Republican candidates regarding US policies on Iran. Political analysts said that Paul sounded crazy. There’s... 

Tweet Prosecutors abandoned their 30 year pursuit to execute the convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. The former Black Panther claimed that he was a victim of a racist legal system. As a result, he would spend the rest of his life in prison. He wrote and broadcasted from death row, which placed him at the center of a debate on capital punishment. Philadelphia... 

Tweet The Senate failed to extend the payroll tax break last week but there are renewed efforts to push for a compromise measure. Republicans usually are in favor of any tax cuts but they helped defeat the payroll tax break extension attempts. They don’t like how to pay for the tax breaks. Democratic Senator Ben Cardin said that the Republicans have... 

Tweet The unemployment rate dropped in November and it was partly driven by small businesses. The rate fell to 8.6 percent, which is the lowest since March 2009. It passed 9 percent and stayed at that level or higher since then. In November, the United States added 120,000 jobs according to the Labor Department. The country generated 100,000 or more jobs... 

Tweet Los Angeles police detectives are set review the video surveillance recording from the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart store so that they can identify the woman who pepper sprayed other shoppers so that she could get ahead in line for Black Friday. LAP Sgt. R.J. Valle of Devonshire station hopes that the cameras were pointed at the right direction to help... 

Tweet Leaders of demonstrations across the country felt the need to shut down Occupy camps after a man was found dead due to suspected drugs and carbon monoxide poisoning. Two men also died in shootings. Police asked and then ordered Occupy Oakland demonstrators to leave their camp at the City Hall plaza where a man was killed last Thursday. The Oakland... 

Tweet At least fourteen homes were damaged last Saturday when an earthquake hit Oklahoma. The 5.6 magnitude quake was the largest one to hit the area. The epicenter was located 44 miles east of Oklahoma City. It was felt as far as Wisconsin and South Carolina but there were no reported serious injuries related to the quake. According to the Oklahoma health... 

Tweet A snowstorm hit the East Coast that brought heavy snow and knocked out power to more than 1.7 million customers in the area. The snowstorm came early and left everyone unprepared. More than 540,000 people had no power in New Jersey, including Governor Chris Christie. He declared a state of emergency last Saturday. Two hospitals had to turn on their... 

Tweet About 130 protestors were arrested at Occupy Chicago protest last Sunday after they put up tents and refused to leave a park right next to Lake Michigan after the park closed down. This is the second mass arrest of demonstrators from Occupy Chicago in recent weeks. Just a week ago, at least 175 demonstrators were arrested. In Philadelphia, 15 people... 

Tweet The administration wants to give lifetime health care coverage for people who served in the military but this could not be possible because of Congress’ mentally to reduce the budget deficits. If there’s a thing that Democrats and Republicans agree upon, it is to make military retirees pay more for their health car coverage. This is in line...