Digital News Report – Corporations will be able to spend as much money as they want on political ads leading up to elections after the Supreme Court struck down a 2002 campaign…
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Transcript of Remarks by the President on Financial Reform
President Obama Today Digital News Report: Here is President Obama’s Speech concerning financial reform of the banking industry (see video below). THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I just had a very productive…
Haiti: Another Earthquake Rattles Country
Caribbean Plate Digital News Report – Another earthquake, this time 5.9 on the Richter scale, shook the Island of Hispaniola Wednesday morning. Originally the news reports pegged the quake at 6.1 in…
Massachusetts Senate Race Update – Irregularities Alleged By Coakley Camp
Coakley and Brown Digital News Report – Although Democrat Martha Coakley was a 30-point favorite just a few months ago, the Massachusetts Senate race has really tightened up. The Republican challenger, Scott…
Baby Crib Recall of 635000 Sold Nationwide – List of Recalled Cribs
3 -1 Sleigh Crib – Cherry Model # WM1633 & WM1633-0 Baby Cribs that were sold at K-Mart, Sears and Wal-Mart nationwide are being recalled due to strangulation and suffocation hazards. There…
Massachusetts Senate Race Exit Polls
Image from the Herald Digital News Report – Analysts say that the Democrats will lose their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate after Scott Brown wins the Massachusetts Senate seat that was held…
Cayman Islands Earthquake
Earthquake location Digital News Report – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Cayman Islands this morning, just one week after a 7.0 earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti. There are no…
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Martin Luther King Jr Digital News Report – On Monday Americans will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior. King’s birthday is actually January 15, 1929, but Ronald Reagan signed a…
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
William. J Clinton Foundation website Digital News Report – While entertainers are still working on a telethon to aid in the Haiti recovery effort, former Presidents Bush and Clinton have begun collecting…
5.6 Venezuela Earthquake Hits January 15 2010
Caribbean Plate Digital News Report – A “moderate” 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Venezuela today around 1:30 pm local time (10 AM Pacific). The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) estimates the epicenter to be…