WASHINGTON D.C.-Despite the fact that both sides of the aisle are still trying to hammer out an agreement over the payroll tax holiday, a tentative agreement has been reached on the $1 Trillion Omnibus Bill. This agreement will avert government shut-down that was looming at the end of the year.
NEW YORK-A United Nations survey launched yesterday points to “significant†increases in opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar and Laos, and calls for greater investment to support alternative livelihoods.
WASHINGTON – Roger Charles Day Jr., a former America’s Most Wanted fugitive, was sentenced today to 105 years in prison for his role in leading an international conspiracy to defraud the Department of Defense (DOD) of more than $11.2 million by supplying nonconforming and defective parts for military aircraft, vehicles and weapons systems.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 – After nearly nine years the war in Iraq is ending and U.S. troops are returning home to a nation that should stand by those who fought, President Barack Obama said today.