Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I congratulate the Republican leader on his remarks. Listening to him, I was wondering how Kentuckians would respond to the thought that — as we seem to be…
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Alexander Urges Energy Secretary to Consider a Small “Modular” Reactor for Oak Ridge
Digital News Report – WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) urged Energy Secretary Steven Chu today during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, of which Alexander is…
Senators introduce bill to establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in Dept. of Homeland Security
Digital News Report – WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and John Ensign (R-NV) introduced a bipartisan bill that would formally establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the…
Arizona Illegal Immigration Law
See videos below Digital News Report – The toughest illegal immigration law in the United States was signed Friday by Governor Jan Brewer. If police suspect someone is in the U.S. illegally…
Taiwan Earthquake Today
Scene from 1999 quake Digital News Report – Several earthquakes hit the country of Taiwan Monday with the largest being 6.5 on the Richter scale. This earthquake struck at 10:59 AM local…
House Reaffirms Support for Crippling Sanctions against Iran
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives today reaffirmed its support for imposing crippling sanctions on the Iranian theocracy and its energy sector as a tool to persuade the regime to abandon its…
Student Loans
Digital News Report Digital News Report – It may get more difficult to get a student loan, according to one report, at least “temporarily”. There has been a surge in some student…
60 Hospitals Cancelled? Fewer Physician Owned Hospitals Compared To Non-Profit and Corporate Facilities Possible
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Some hospitals say that the new health care overhaul will force them to cut back on services or cancel hospitals that are in the planning…
Glenn Beck Responds to Unions
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Various labor and progressive groups are putting the pressure on advertisers to the Glenn Beck show on Fox News. The libertarian-conservative commentator has said he…
Work, not Government will Rescue the Economy
usdebtclock.org/ Digital News Report – The federal government, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, has gone on a spending spree that has brought it to the point of default. In 1991…