1st inaugural National Film Awards UK launches in London
It was a successful launch for the 1st annual National Film Awards UK in London as the awards show kicked off with an opening speech from Prince Harry. Idris Elba, Benedict…
Dalai Lama Visit: President Obama Meets Spiritual Leader, China Complains
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama held a White House meeting Saturday with the Dalai Lama, a fellow Nobel Peace laureate, hours after China called on the U.S. to rescind an…
A Texas Two-Step: When Rick Perry Backed Al Gore
There's an inconvenient political truth for Texas Governor Rick Perry: he was his state's 1988 campaign chairman for then U.S. Senator Al Gore's first run at the presidency. The way…
News Corp. Reports $125K In 2011 Political Donations
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Under assault in a phone hacking scandal, News Corp. has met a self-imposed deadline for reporting its 2011 political contributions online. On Friday, the media company reported…
Pawlenty Draws Attention With Debt Ceiling Rhetoric, But Sends Mixed Signals On Action
WASHINGTON -- Tim Pawlenty on Friday joined the Jim DeMint wing of the Republican Party in the debt ceiling debate. Sort of. Pawlenty argued in multiple TV interviews against Senate…
Tea Party: Polls Show Importance To GOP Base
WASHINGTON -- As negotiations continue over raising the debt limit, Republican leaders are at odds with their own base, amid reports that their electoral coalition is breaking down. Public polling…
Republicans target Raleigh Democrat Brad Miller for his work on financial reform
It's Monday morning, and Congressman Brad Miller, a Raleigh Democrat, is in Wake Forest talking radars, incoming torpedoes and "hard kills" with executives of a high-tech engineering firm, 3 Phoenix…
Going After Michele Bachmann Ahead Of 2012 Has Its Risks
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For Michele Bachmann, the laugh line doubled as a clear message that she thinks she's ready for the rough-and-tumble of presidential politics. "I had three brothers,…
Loss of Large Predators Has Caused Widespread Disruption of Ecosystems
The decline of large predators and other "apex consumers" at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings…
