After Solyndra, Other Energy Loans Draw Scrutiny

Oct. 3, 2011
New revelations continue to surface about the Obama administration's handling of half a billion dollars in federal loan guarantees to the now-bankrupt solar company Solyndra.On Monday, Democrats released a memo that showed some voices inside the White House argued against President Obama's visit

Supreme Court Hears Medicaid Case

Oct. 3, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has opened a new term with a raft of hot-button issues headed its way. The biggest is the legal challenge to the Obama health care law, a case almost certain to be heard this term.

Town Of Canmore Says 'No More' To Wild Rabbits

Oct. 3, 2011
Some 2,000 rabbits have "overrun" the Canadian town of Canmore, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The bunnies are believed to be the progeny of pets — and their number has doubled in the past four years, according to Canada's CTV."

Cheap Marketing Techniques Help Kids Choose More Fruit

Oct. 3, 2011
Kids will choose to take a step towards healthier eating by choosing fresh fruit — if you give them a little nudge.Researchers at Cornell's Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs went into three school cafeterias that had been keeping their fruit in stainless-steel bins

Today's King Corn Can Thank A Jumping Gene

Oct. 3, 2011
Ever wonder where your food came from?

Rick Perry Caught Between Racist Rock And Toxic Mortgages

Oct. 3, 2011
If there's been a worse week and a half for a presidential candidate, it's hard to remember when.Just as Texas Gov.

Debt Committee's Failsafe Might Already Be Undone

Oct. 2, 2011
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction – also known as the supercommittee – created by Congress this summer has just seven weeks to agree on a plan reducing projected deficits by more than a trillion dollars.If that panel of six Democrats and six Republicans deadlocks, or if Congress reject

In New Term, Supreme Court To Tackle Divisive Issues

Oct. 2, 2011
If the U.S. Supreme Court term opening Monday were a Broadway show, all eyes would be on the stars waiting in the wings.The constitutional challenge to President Obama's health care overhaul almost certainly will be decided this term, but at this point it has not formally made it onto the docket.

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