East Timorese soldiers present arms during an arrival c […]
The United Nations is ending its peacekeeping mission in East Timor on Monday after 13 years, the Associated Press reported. UN peacekeepers arrived in East Timor in 1999, when the Timorese voted for independence, putting an end to 24 years of occupation by Indonesia, Agence France-Presse reported. The UN directly administered East Timor
In this Dec. 4, 2012 file photo gallons of milk are arr […]
The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices next month. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., indicated the House could vote on the bill
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the elect […]
(MintPress) – As the nation prepares to usher in a new year, the world of politics is preparing for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2008, the event was historic, moving people from across political aisles to tune in to a moment that surely will appear years from now in children’s textbooks. With a nation divided between
(MintPress) – 2012 was another year, sadly marked by U. […]
(MintPress) – 2012 was another year, sadly marked by U.S. militarism in Afghanistan, economic crisis in Europe and a seemingly uncontrollable war in Syria that has taken the lives of more than 45,000. As American lawmakers debate the fiscal cliff myopically, a morose feeling hangs over the end of the year for many Americans. There are still
Red lights illuminate Pennsylvania Avenue as the U.S. C […]
(MintPress) - Optimism of an eleventh hour deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” is fading fast in Washington. With the U.S. Treasury hastily stepping in with emergency measures to temporarily meet U.S. debts if a deal can’t be made by Dec. 31, Washington politics has never looked so weak. The Senate and the House of Representatives recognizes that a
An Entergy Arkansas Inc., crew works to restore power t […]
A cold rain fell across Arkansas on Friday, washing away some of the Christmas Day ice and snow that knocked out power to 194,000 customers — including businesses that rely on post-holiday sales — of the state's largest electric utility. Entergy Arkansas said it had completed about 40 percent of its repairs by Friday, but that just under 100,000
