Articles focusing on politics

Obama’s Task Force Recommends The End Of NSA Bulk Collection Of US Calls

By: Michael Kelley Article Reprint A presidential task force has drafted recommendations that, if implemented, would effectively end National Security Agency’s practice of collecting U.S. phone calls in bulk, Siobhan Gorman of The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Sex Video Case Lands Another China Official In Jail

businessinsider.com Article Reprint BEIJING (Reuters) – An official sacked after a sex scandal was sentenced to 14 years in jail for bribery on Friday, state media said, in the latest fallout from a case that

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Judge Orders Landmark Memorial Cross In San Diego To Be Taken Down

By: Dan Whitcom Article Reprrint LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A massive cross that serves as part of a war memorial on a San Diego hilltop must be dismantled because it has been found to violate a constitutional

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Guess What? The U.S. and China Don’t Trust Each Other Much

By Dexter Roberts Article Reprint Guess what? The U.S. and China don’t trust each other very much, and the Chinese trust Americans even less. That’s the conclusion of the U.S.-China Security Perceptions Survey released by

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Israel, others urged to join chemical arms treaty

By Balazs Koranyi Article Reprint   Israel, Egypt and North Korea should renounce chemical weapons, especially after Syria joined the convention banning them and three other nations plan to do so, the chief of an

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Congressman hosts gun safety event for kids on Newtown anniversary

By: Ashley Killough Article Reprint (CNN) – Rep. Ted Yoho said the date for his upcoming gun safety event for kids was not purposely chosen to coincide with the first anniversary of the Newtown, Connecticut

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Haitians Risk Their Lives to Reach the U.S.

By Daphne R Article Reprint When severe weather strikes in the Caribbean causing hazardous sea conditions and winds capable of large waves, the last thing you want to do is leave the harbor to sail

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Federally Funded Catholic Relief Services Paid Future Obama Ambassador $384K

By Michael W. Chapman Article Reprint – Ken Hackett, the new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, previously headed the non-profit charity Catholic Relief Services (CRS), which receives hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. government

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