It has been six months since Kamala Harris, California’s attorney general, started to talk to six of the world’s most powerful hi-tech companies about improving the protection of privacy of those that use mobile computing devices such as smartphones and tablets. Privacy Policy Must Pop Up Now the Golden State is finally taking action, telling…
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Obamacare Law to Be Scrutinized by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear five and one half hours of arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama’s far-reaching and bold health care law. The date for this hearing is March 26, after which the nine justices will have several months to deliberate on several issues which the Affordable Care Act will bring…
Ron Paul Voices Views on State of the Union
Last Sunday Representative from Texas, Republican Ron Paul, was interviewed on the CNN program “State of the Union.” During the interview Paul, who is now in a race for the nomination to be the Republican candidate for president in this year’s upcoming presidential elections, told Candy Crowley that social conservatism is “a losing position” for…
Wal-Mart Increasing Chinese Exposure
Last May, Walmart, the world’s largest retail business, announced it was going to buy a minority stock in a Chinese e-commerce website, Yihaodian, (Number One Store, in English,) which sells groceries and a large variety of consumer products. On Monday Walmart said it has reached an agreement with Yihaodian to purchase shares so that it…
Republican Lawmakers Attacking Obamacare on the Freedom Front
Republican lawmakers in several states around the country are defying the Obama administration’s 2010 healthcare reform bill with proposals to allow insurance companies in their states to refrain from the covering of birth control if they object to such types of services on moral grounds. Compromise for Religious Organizations The Obamacare plan requires that businesses…
Zoellick Leaving Post as Head of World Bank
Robert Zoellick announce on Wednesday that he will be leaving his job as president of the World Bank as of this coming June. The Obama administration promised to submit its own candidate for the job within a short time. The president of the World Bank is a post which has traditionally gone to a US…
Clinton and Davutoglu Agree No Troops in Syria Without Assad’s Consent
The message delivered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu could not be clearer: A political solution must be found to address the unrest in Syria, and there will not international troops placed there without the consent of the Syrian regime. The two leaders spend the day getting ready…
Bishops Unhappy with Birth Control Compromise
On Friday night, just a few hours after President Obama presented his compromise plan that would place the burden of paying for contraceptive health care on the insurance companies and not on the religious institutions that oppose such coverage, Catholic bishops said they would not support the compromise. The new law which was passed as…
Romney Wins in Maine and DC
Taking two important contests over the weekend, Mitt Romney is continuing to maintain his strong lead as the Republican choice for the nomination to run against President Obama in this year’s coming election for president of the United States. Conservative Activists Pick Romney The first win came on Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Committee…
Obama’s High Fashion Campaign Merchandise Collides with Republican Taste for Fairness
At the “Runway to Win” fund-raiser for incumbent presidential candidate President Barack Obama scheduled for this Tuesday, the re-election will be selling tote bags, T-shirts and other accessories emblazoned with the latest brand, ”Obama for President.” Below Market Value These items were created by some of the world’s most sought-after designers, Republicans are arguing that…
