US President Barack Obama has characterized the Sunday's congressional vote on his sprawling healthcare reform as historic, saying he would expect a tough vote this weekend.
Seven more banks have been shut down in the United States, bringing the number of bank failures there to 37 so far this year amid unemployment and bad debts.
According to an official at US Department of Defense, the US is to deploy an additional 2,500 troopers to northern Afghanistan for confrontation with Taliban militants, who have reinforced their abilities once again in this region.
Under the Geneva Conventions, it is a war crime to execute a captive. Yet in Kunar on December 26, US-led forces, or perhaps US soldiers or contract mercenaries, cold-bloodedly executed eight hand-cuffed prisoners.
As the US Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over states' sovereignty.
Another year of war in Iraq has come and gone, and with devastating violence still virtually a daily reality in the nation, the seventh anniversary of the US invasion looks to come and go with considerably less discussion than in years past.
The US President Barack Obama admitted that many Americans have lost faith in their government, tackling a pervasive sentiment hobbling his hopes for enacting sweeping reform.
US President Barack Obama has characterized the Sunday's congressional vote on his sprawling healthcare reform as historic, saying he would expect a tough vote this weekend.
Seven more banks have been shut down in the United States, bringing the number of bank failures there to 37 so far this year amid unemployment and bad debts.
According to an official at US Department of Defense, the US is to deploy an additional 2,500 troopers to northern Afghanistan for confrontation with Taliban militants, who have reinforced their abilities once again in this region.
Under the Geneva Conventions, it is a war crime to execute a captive. Yet in Kunar on December 26, US-led forces, or perhaps US soldiers or contract mercenaries, cold-bloodedly executed eight hand-cuffed prisoners.
As the US Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over states' sovereignty.
If the US exported more and imported less, it would not be so dependent on foreign borrowing to finance the trade deficit.
Another year of war in Iraq has come and gone, and with devastating violence still virtually a daily reality in the nation, the seventh anniversary of the US invasion looks to come and go with considerably less discussion than in years past.
The US President Barack Obama admitted that many Americans have lost faith in their government, tackling a pervasive sentiment hobbling his hopes for enacting sweeping reform.
