Thursday, July 21, 2011

Illinois Study Public Employees Earn More Than Private Sector Employees | Video | TheBlaze.com

Illinois Study Public Employees Earn More Than Private Sector Employees | Video | TheBlaze.com: "A new study out by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reveals public employees in the state may actually earn more than those in the private sector. Up to 23 percent more, in fact."

Cenk Uygur Leaves MSNBC | Video | TheBlaze.com

Cenk Uygur Leaves MSNBC | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Cenk Uygur hosted a prime-time show on the MSNBC after the Keith Olbermann firing resulted in a rearrangement of the prime time lineup. Uygur filled the 6 p.m. Eastern slot vacated by Ed Schultz since late January."

Rahm Emanual Walk Out Interview Kids School | Video | TheBlaze.com

Rahm Emanual Walk Out Interview Kids School | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Rahm Emanuel has an historically hot temper. That was evident yesterday during an interview with NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern, when he got testy with a local reporter who decided to push him about his decision to send his kids to private, not public, school"

Postmaster says days are numbered for Saturday mail delivery - USATODAY.com

Postmaster says days are numbered for Saturday mail delivery - USATODAY.com: "Falling mail volume and soaring red ink may soon doom Saturday mail delivery and prompt three-day-a-week delivery within 15 years, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warns."

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Uproar as BBC muzzles climate change sceptics

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Uproar as BBC muzzles climate change sceptics: "THE BBC was criticised by climate change sceptics yesterday after it emerged that their views will get less coverage because they differ from mainline scientific opinion."

Atlantis landing: Nasa's 30-year space shuttle programme comes to an end | Mail Online

Atlantis landing: Nasa's 30-year space shuttle programme comes to an end | Mail Online: "Atlantis made the perfect landing as dawn broke this morning, gliding down on to the tarmac at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, to bring to an end 30 years of shuttle missions.

It was the 135th mission for the fleet, which has covered an astonishing 542million miles and circled Earth 21,150 times."

Jobless Claims: Unemployment Benefits Rise as Job Growth Falters - CNBC

Jobless Claims: Unemployment Benefits Rise as Job Growth Falters - CNBC: "New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to a labor market that is struggling to regain momentum after job growth faltered in the last two months."

Regional factory rebound, jobless claims up | Reuters

Regional factory rebound, jobless claims up | Reuters: "However, a rise in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits suggested the reacceleration in output would not be as strong as had previously anticipated."

Debt Limit Debate: The Fight We're In

Debt Limit Debate: The Fight We're In: "We find ourselves in the midst of an important battle, the outcome of which will be determined by decisions to be made in the immediate days ahead. We must win this fight. The debate over raising the debt limit seems complicated, but it is really very simple. Look beyond the myriad details of the awkward compromises, and you see an epic struggle between two opposing camps."