US News

South Carolina congressman speaks out on terror detainees

WAGT - Wed Nov 19

U.S. Rep. Henry Brown has introduced a bill in Congress to prevent Guantanamo Bay terror detainees from being brought to the Navy brig near Charleston.

Man gets 20 years in FBI murder plot

Post and Courier - Wed Nov 19

COLUMBIA a ' A 43-year-old Greenville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to kill an FBI agent.

Bush set to relax endangered species rules

Quad-City Times - Wed Nov 19

Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush ...

Obama picks Capitol Hill insider for White House liaison to Congress

Madison Publishing - Tue Nov 18

Phil Schiliro has spent his entire working life in Congress, doing every imaginable job from drafting arcane legislation to running for a seat himself.

Google CEO Schmidt lays out U.S. energy ideas

CIOL - Tue Nov 18

He added that the United States should begin investing heavily in bringing wind and solar power into the mainstream Wednesday, November 19, 2008 WASHINGTON, USA: The United States should use part of any future ...

Ohio Democrat wins special congressional election

WFRV-TV Green Bay - Tue Nov 18

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones makes a statement on a presidential endorsement as Rep.

Lewiston man sheds 140 pounds for Marines

Bangor Daily News - Mon Nov 17

Lewiston man sheds 140 pounds for Marines LEWISTON, Maine - A Lewiston man who shed 140 pounds to join the Marines is headed to Parris Island, S.C., to begin boot camp.

U.S. Military Optimistic On Troop Pact

WLKY - Mon Nov 17

The nation's top military officer said on Monday he believes the terms of a security agreement with Iraq requiring U.S. forces to withdraw by the end of 2011 will leave the war-torn country in safe hands.

Obama's church choice likely to be scrutinized

International Herald Tribune - Mon Nov 17

McLEAN, Virginia : Churches in Washington, D.C., have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents past and to ...

Cosby's Emotional Election Experience

WCKT-FM Fort Myers - Mon Nov 17

Bill Cosby says he shared his voting experience with deceased members of his family.