POLITICS & POLICY

NPC condemns subpoena for reporter in leak case

The National Press Club criticized Thursday a decision by the Justice Department to subpoena a New York Times reporter to testify in a criminal trial about who leaked him information for a book he wrote.

Seniors have lost 32 percent of their buying power since 2000

Seniors have lost almost one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of the nation's largest nonpartisan seniors advocacy groups.

More states welcome solar industry audits

While NSW continues to give leads on poorly manufactured solar panels, Western Australia considered following it as more and more complaints and inquiries against the solar industry continues to rise from 50 and 300 respectively.
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Thick cloud shrouds travel in Europe

Thick cloud coming from an erupting volcano in Iceland has covered some parts of the UK, Scotland up to northern England Tuesday, disrupting air traffic and leaving thousands of passengers stranded in several airports.

U.S. sanctions Venezuelan oil firm for Iran trade

After several months of calling for U.S. government action to sanction Venezuela's state run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) for doing business with Iran, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Connie Mack (FL-14) welcomed the State Department's decision to finally sanction Venezuela's state-owned oil corporation today by stating:

New study shows media underreport child sexual abuse, miss key aspects of issue

Tens of thousands of children are sexually abused each year in the United States, yet news coverage of the subject is out of sync with both the magnitude of the issue and the context in which it occurs. This finding comes from a study released this month from Berkeley Media Studies Group, a project of the Public Health Institute. The report, Case by Case: News coverage of child sexual abuse, examined national news stories on child sexual abuse published between 2007 and 2009. Fewer than one stor...

China's growth hampered by inflation risks

China's economic growth is seen hitting a lower target of 9.4 percent, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said in its latest note to clients Tuesday as Premier Wen Jiabao's efforts to curb rising inflation will impact on domestic growth.

NSW solar power decision to save 5000 jobs

Although the NSW Government’s solar power decision today may anger many households, it will save more than 5000 jobs in this vital industry, according to the Clean Energy Council.

MPs plan to withdraw from solar panel scheme

A support withdrawal from NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is expected from the minor party MPS upon his proposal cut down solar panels incentive scheme that upsurged in cost from $355 million to $1.9 billion.

Meteorologists warn of more intense hurricanes making landfall

Taking the right precautions may be especially important this year. After a 2010 hurricane season that produced intense storm and hurricane activity but no direct hit on the U.S. coastline, forecasters at Weather Services International recently predicted two or three hurricanes could come ashore in 2011. Their forecast calls for 15 named storms, eight hurricanes and four intense hurricanes of category 3 or stronger this year.

EPA approves new coal-fired power plant

The Environment Protection Agency or EPA has approved a new coal-fired power plant, which will use gas from brown coal and natural gas to produce electricity, in eastern Victoria.

Barnett laughs at Gilliard’s budget cautions

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett laughed at the caution posed by the federal government that it will lose funding for major projects after using its budget to lift royalty rates.

Changes in the deal bring asylum seekers to 'twilight zone'

As the government plans to enforce a two-tier policy to stop boats carrying asylum-seekers, the opposition says asylum-seekers are now in a “twilight zone” on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, with a distant chance to resettle in Australia.

Russia expels Israeli military attache

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday said it has expelled Israeli's military attaché in Moscow on allegations the officer were spying and was gathering intelligence against Russia.

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