When you read the word “scientist,” what image comes to mind? Is it a white man in a lab coat? Now imagine this scientist sitting at a desk. Next to the scientific implements and computers, among the beakers and baubles, are there framed pictures of family?Chances are you did not picture a female. And perhaps [...]
California Rep. Loretta Sanchez, locked in a tough re-election battle against a Vietnamese-American candidate, said in a recent Spanish-language interview that the “Vietnamese” and Republicans are trying to take away her U.S. House seat. Her challenger, conservative California Assemblyman Van Tran called the remarks “offensive and wrong” and asked for an apology, the Orange County [...]
In the past, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has said he would “rather have 30 Marco Rubios in the Senate than 60 Arlen Specters.” For those who believe it is vital for Republicans to recapture the majority, that comment was controversial, to say the least. Now, by backing Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell for U.S. Senate [...]
The legal sparring between Goldman Sachs and the unsecured creditors of the Bayou Group escalated late Wednesday, when the creditors asked a federal court to uphold a big award against the firm and remove seal that has been placed on the case. In June, Goldman was ordered to pay $20.6 million, the largest arbitration award [...]
Here are the top two words I want to hear President Obama say in his Oval Office speech about Iraq: Never again. The White House says that in his Tuesday night address, the president will praise the troops, outline the situation in Iraq and look ahead in Afghanistan. He won’t say “Mission Accomplished,” but we [...]
What is Carl C. Icahn up to in energy? Mr. Icahn invested nearly $1 billion into energy stocks in the first half of the year, according to his latest investment filing with regulators. The filing did not identify the individual stocks; more details may come when Mr. Icahn’s funds file their quarterly 13F’s by the [...]
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