Great Depression Soup Kitchen Digital News Report – Unemployment benefits have become a political hot-potato and many Senators who supported the last extension of benefits said that would be the last extension….
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Obama Loan Modification Program Helps Struggling Americans
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Americans throughout the United States have been hit hard during this recession with many of them losing their homes. A government program developed by the…
Alexander: House Democrats Stall Senate-Passed Funding for Troops and Tennessee Flood Assistance
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement regarding a move by the House majority late last night that effectively stalls funding that would support flood-recovery efforts in…
Alexander: House Democrats Stall Senate-Passed Funding for Troops and Tennessee Flood Assistance
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement regarding a move by the House majority late last night that effectively stalls funding that would support flood-recovery efforts in…
University of Hawaii will receive $4.8 million to fund disaster training programs
WASHINGTON- The University of Hawaii’s National Disaster Preparedness Training Center will receive $4,800,000 to fund training programs designed to prepare first responders, policy makers and urban planners for tsunami, hurricanes and other…
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Lawsuits
Closed fishing area encompasses 54,096 square miles Digital News Report – Lawsuits from victims of the Gulf oil spill lawsuit are starting to spring-up across the country. The law offices of Lieff…
Gulf Oil Spill 2010 Causes May Never Be Known
Coast Guard Photo Digital News Report – On CNN, a top official of the oil businesses involved in the gulf oil spill admitted that “they” were not sure what happened to cause…
Nashville Flooding from Record Rainfall
Digital News Report – Downtown Nashville has been flooded after receiving record amounts of rain, 13 inches in only two days. The flooding has been so severe that the rain storm has…
Unemployment Extension May End
Digital News Report Digital News Report – The unemployment benefits extension may be coming to an end as some Democrats lose their desire to fight to keep the aid going. Republicans have…
Bayh Unveils Campaign Finance Bill to Reduce Influence of Special Interests on Elections
Digital News Report – Washington—Senator Evan Bayh today unveiled new legislation with three of his Senate colleagues to blunt the corrosive impact of a recent Supreme Court decision allowing corporations and special…