CPSC has issued its 2004 holiday season list of recently recalled toys still found in stores. A total of 11 toy-related deaths involving children under age 15 that occurred in ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court (history of the Supreme Court) on Monday will hear oral arguments on the question of whether or not the federal government can, over the objections of ... Read More

The watchdog group Center for Consumer Freedom points out that Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, and President Bush would all be considered "overweight," under the latest obesity guidelines from the CDC. ... Read More

Antagonism toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or physical or mental disability prompted hate crimes against 9,100 victims during 2003, according to hate crime statistics recently released ... Read More

Here's a tool for finding job openings in the U.S. Government. Simply click on your area of interest or expertise, for a complete list of all job openings in that ... Read More

Nearly 90,000 Americans are missing out on $73 million in federal income tax refunds they're legally owed, but an online database from the non-profit National Taxpayers Union (NTU) that is ... Read More

Last month, Atkins Nutritionals came out on the losing and expensive end of a Florida lawsuit challenging the safety of its controversial Atkins diet plan. But, you see, says Atkins ... Read More

A home-cooked, traditional Thanksgiving dinner – including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings - will cost an average of $3.57 this year, according to the American Farm ... Read More

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) reports a substantial jump in the number of low-income children taking advantage of the nation's School Breakfast Program during the 2003-2004 school year. ... Read More

Republican leaders in Congress plan to mount yet another legislative assault against RU-486 -- the abortion pill. FDA approval of RU-486 (mifepristone and misoprostol - brand name Mifeprex) took 12 ... Read More

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reports that a hate music company with links to neo-Nazi and skinhead groups plans to distribute 100,000 "sampler CDs" at schools across the United States in ... Read More

The second-term inauguration of President George W. Bush on January 20, 2005 has been designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE) by the Department of Homeland Security. The NSSE ... Read More

The U.S. birth rate among young adolescents aged 10-14 has fallen to the lowest level since 1946 according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Read More

The FBI reports that 52 police officers were feloniously killed in 2003. Forty-six separate incidents in 25 states claimed the lives of these officers. Offenders used firearms to kill 45 ... Read More

Could U.S. efforts to eradicate Afghanistan's opium crop actually amount to beating plowshares into swords by driving Afghan farmers, who have so far helped in the war against terror, straight ... Read More

Secretary of State Collin Powell, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman and Secretary of Education Rod Paige have all resigned from their posts in President Bush's ... Read More

Does anybody really get those SBA small business loans? As a matter of fact, the SBA approved about $50 million-a-day in 7(a) program loans during just the first 21 days ... Read More

The turnout rate of 18-24 year old voters in the 2004 presidential election rose by 5.8 percent, as 1.8 million more people in this age group voted than in 2000. ... Read More

In observance of Veterans Day - A day to thank all 48 million Americans who have served since 1776. Want some interesting facts and links related to Veterans Day? Read ... Read More

President Bush today announced his nomination of White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales to replace John Ashcroft as Attorney General in his second-term Cabinet. If confirmed by the Senate, Gonzales ... Read More

For decades, American servicemen have been deployed around the globe, but there has never been a year-to-year accounting of where they served. A new report from The Heritage Foundation fills that gap. ... Read More

The United States currently contributes over 135,000 military personnel to the U.N.-authorized Multinational Force conducting the war against terrorists and insurgents in Iraq. That number will not be shrinking anytime soon, according to ... Read More

Voters on Nov. 2, 2004, handed anti-smoking advocates major victories by approving statewide ballot initiatives to increase tobacco taxes in Colorado, Montana and Oklahoma, as well as strong smoke-free workplace ... Read More

There have been hints that some notable members of President Bush's first-term Cabinet may not be returning for the next four years. For example, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice may ... Read More

White House Drug Czar John P. Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy, issued the following statement regarding the defeat of an initiative which would have legalized the possession of ... Read More

Well, it's finally Election Day and it looks like we'll be going to the polls in record numbers. But after the last voter has pulled the handle, punched the card ... Read More

With all the different types of voting machines now in use across the United States, voters often make mistakes while voting. What happens if you change your mind while voting, ... Read More