Washington -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in a 4-1 vote on Thursday, approved extension of licenses for two new nuclear reactors at the Vogtle nuclear site in Georgia, the first licenses granted in more than 30 years, an approval called “a moral hazard.”
Arlington -
U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced today that a new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be named the USS Gabrielle Giffords in honor of the former congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt.
Tulsa -
Just like most hypocrites who cherry pick the parts of the Bible they like and disregard the parts that don't mesh with their narrow world view, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum now finds himself at odds with the Pope on the issue of health care.
Athens -
More protests and strikes in the Greek capital as latest austerity measures are put to the vote in parliament. Public transport and ferries affected.
Washington -
President Barack Obama has released his campaign playlist. The list includes 29 songs from a wide variety of artistes representing different genres, including ELO, Al Green, Wilco, Jennifer Hudson, and oldies such as Aretha Franklin's "The Weight."
Baghdad -
In a recorded speech broadcast before tens of thousands of supporters in the streets of Sadr City in Iraq, radical Shi’ite leader Moqtada al-Sadr noted an end to the American occupation is a starting point for “reconstruction and rebuilding.”
London -
On 8 February 2012, patriotic movement, Britain First, held a vigil outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, in order to demand equal recognition for the white, British victims of racist attacks.
Plano -
Ooooh, that crafty Rick Santorum. He's stumbled onto the secret Obama plan for "dealing" with people of faith! We didn't think he was smart enough, but every now and then even a blind pig will sniff out a truffle.
London -
The woman the British tabloids love to hate testified to the Leveson Inquiry today, and unlike many of their stories about her, hers was grounded in fact.
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