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Front Page: Congress Passes Matthew Shepard Hate-Crime Bill
- Congress has passed a bill making violence against LGBT Americans a hate crime. The bill named after Matthew Shepard is now headed to the White House for signature. — LA Times
- Roman Polanski is one step closer to being extradited to the US.
Friday Feel Good: Epic Political Sing-Along
No matter where you fall on healthcare reform, or Obama, or the UN, this musical combines presidents and prime ministers singing in perfect harmony, thanks to Auto-Tune. It's like church revival hour, but on Friday. Happy Friday!
US Moves to Apologize For Slavery 145 Years Later
2009 just might be the year the United States officially apologizes for slavery, which was abolished in 1863. Yesterday, the US Senate approved a resolution that acknowledges the wrongs of slavery.
Words can never take back this shameful part of American history or repair its enduring effects, but an official apology can focus attention on injustices, and perhaps impact present government policies and modern moral obligations.
Picture It: Death of a Postman
Mailboxes wait in limbo, or outside a San Francisco mail sort center, until their fate is determined. The US Postal Service showed up on the floor of Congress Wednesday, mailbags open for bailout change. Cutting service and charging for secure(r) email seem increasingly likely since May's ¢2 stamp hike (from ¢42 to ¢44) won't be enough to stop USPS from going bankrupt by the year's end.
College Football Ranking System Might Violate Antitrust Laws
Attention college football fans. Your lawmakers are listening to you!
The Senate will soon review how college football picks the country's number one team each year.
Front Page: House Passes 90 Percent Tax on Bonuses
- The House has passed a bill that would levy a 90 percent tax on bonuses going to employees at bailed out companies. The Senate will vote next week on the bill. — Bloomberg
- Employees at AIG have hired security, as many fear for their safety.
Congress Considers Bill to Spur Volunteerism
The House of Representatives will vote on the Give Act today, which would triple the size of AmeriCorps and create four other service programs. The new Corps would be:- The Clean Energy Corps
- The Education Corps
- The Healthy Futures Corps
- The Veterans Service Crops
Front Page: AIG's CEO Gets Grilled in Congress
- AIG's CEO is testifying before Congress today, expressing that he shares America's anger but had no choice but to make the "distasteful" bonus payments. — Huffington Post
- In a new poll, Rush Limbaugh has a 19 percent favorability rating. — CBS News
- The French government has criticized the Pope for opposing the use of condoms to prevent AIDS in Africa, calling the comments a danger to public health policy and human life.
Congress Approval Hits Four-Year High — Do You Approve?
Americans see their Congress in a rosier light these days. Accordingly, Congress saw a 20-point increase in its approval rating over the last two months, a jump that surely has Democrats basking in the good news. Thirty-nine percent of Americans now approve of the way national lawmakers handle their jobs.
Primates Aren't Pets: House to Keep Chimps Out of Homes
Not every tragedy gets a quick and sweeping response from Congress, but eight days after a pet chimpanzee attacked and injured a woman, the House of Representatives passed a practical ban on chimps as house pets. The bill would ban transporting pets across state lines to be sold as pets.
Last week, Travis the chimp severely attack his owner's friend in Connecticut.
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