Decoding The Payroll-Tax Cut: How Well Does It Work?
As Congress tries to deal with its long list of unfinished business, among the top and most contentious items has been the proposed extension of the payroll-tax cut.
International Community Urged to Act to Protect Syrian People
SYRIA- December 2, 2011 –The United Nations human rights chief today urged immediate action by the international community to protect the people of Syria from the Government’s ongoing “ruthless†repression, which has claimed more than 4,000 lives since March, including over 300 children.
Chairman Young, Ranking Member Boren Introduce Native Empowerment Act
WASHINGTON D.C.-After gathering input from tribal leaders across the country, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Chairman Don Young and Ranking Member Dan Boren of Oklahoma have introduced H.R. 3532, The American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011. This bipartisan piece of legislation will enhance the authority America’s tribes have wanted over their lands.
Texas Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced In Hate Crime Involving Church Arson And Attempted Murder
WASHINGTON – Steven Scott Cantrell, 26, of Crane, Texas, was sentenced yesterday for hate crime charges stemming from a series of racially-motivated arsons in December 2010, including the arson of a historic African-American church as part of an effort to murder a disabled African-American man, the Justice Department announced today.