Deficit Falls to Lowest Level in 4 Years

Seeded on Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:40 PM EST (Breitbart)

Surging tax revenues, a result of President Bush's tax cuts, have again helped reduce the federal deficit.

economy, us-news, tax-cuts, federal-deficit-reduction

Senate says English is national, unifying tongue | Reuters.com

Seeded on Fri May 19, 2006 12:49 AM EDT (Reuters)

The Senate agreed on Thursday to make English the national language of the United States and moments later also adopted a milder alternative calling English the country's "unifying language."

immigration, english, usa, us-news, us-politics, national-language

Chinese Blogger jailed for backing electionsTimes Online

Seeded on Fri May 19, 2006 12:47 AM EDT (The Times)

China is cracking down on dissidents who promote democracy by using the internet CHINA sentenced a veteran dissident writer to 12 years in jail for subversion yesterday, after he posted essays on the internet supporting a movement by exiles to hold free elections.

china, blogging, world-news

Richard Cohen Finds Colbert So Not Funny

Seeded on Thu May 4, 2006 2:41 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

First, let me state my credentials: I am a funny guy. This is well known in certain circles, which is why, even back in elementary school, I was sometimes asked by the teacher to "say something funny" -- as if the deed could be done on demand.

media, bush, politics, press, opinion, stephen-colbert, white-house-correspondents-dinner

ABC News: Moussaoui Gets Life for Role in Sept. 11

Seeded on Wed May 3, 2006 5:22 PM EDT (ABC News)

A federal jury rejected the death penalty for al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday and decided he must spend life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history.

us, world, terrorist, us-news, moussaoui, war-on-terror, 9-11

Newsvine Feedback: The Good, The Bad, and The Inane

Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:31 PM EDT

I recently glanced at the Newsvine Blog, I believe after someone mentioned that it had a Positive Feedback rating of n/a, and decided to give Positive Feedback is Now Live a good reading. I was, at first, a little confused as what exactly the rating system would reflect.

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newsvine, opinion, positive-feedback

Ranking Democrat Member of House Ethics Committee Being Investigated

Seeded on Fri Apr 7, 2006 10:15 PM EDT (nlpc.org)

"The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today disclosed that it filed a 500-page Complaint on February 28 with the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia detailing hundreds of ethics law violations by Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV).

investigation, usa, democrats, politics, corruption, west-virginia, house-of-representatives

Election 2006 Poll - Michigan Gets Closer to a Republican Governor

Seeded on Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:01 AM EST (rasmussenreports.com)

It looks like the impossible is seeming a little more possible. A recent poll in Michigan has its gubernatorial race tied between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican rival. Could Michigan become a new red state?

politics