A federal lawsuit has just been filed in Delaware regarding fuel cell maker Bloom Energy, alleging that the company benefited from cronyism and special treatment by the state government. In fact, an analysis of Bloom Energy’s own past admissions reveals
(Second in a four-part series) When Elizabeth Warren, Teresa A. Sullivan, and Jay Westbrook, co-authors of the 1989 book As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America, were charged by Rutgers Law School Professor Philip Shuchman with scientific misconduct in 1990, they quickly asked for
What Jermaine Jackson says isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Michael Jackson’s 1993 interview with Oprah was a watershed in Winfrey’s career, and the muscle she put behind Obama in his insurgent 2008 primary campaign against Hillary Clinton did make a huge
Pixar’s latest animated film “Brave” features lush animation, grand character design and a Scottish setting that sets it far apart from your standard cartoon. What’s missing is that Pixar magic, the sense that you’re witnessing a story no other film
DANIEL WOOLLS and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s troubled banks could need as much as (EURO)62 billion ($78.6 billion) in new capital to protect themselves from economic shocks, according to independent auditors hired by the government to assess the country’s struggling financial
With control of the US Senate up in the air, Democrats are targeting Maine as a possible firewall to preventing Republicans from seizing control. The Daily Beast is already asking whether “independent” Senate candidate and former Maine Governor Angus King
Spain said Wednesday that it had no need of a full-blown bailout even though its borrowing costs were hovering near euro-era records and a vast rescue loomed for its stricken banks. Fears mounted among investors that punitive borrowing rates could
By HILARY FOXAssociated PressLONDONCarrie Underwood is all about the music, not politics. Yet the 29-year-old country music star has found herself in a media storm after voicing support for gay marriage. In an interview with British newspaper The Independent, Underwood,
They can’t say they weren’t warned. A few months ago Judicial Watch put election officials on notice in a number of states that they must clean up their voter registration lists or face Judicial Watch lawsuits. Election officials in the
(AP) Heavy focus on news shows in presidential race adsBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressRICHMOND, Va. In Tampa, Fla., a commercial in the middle of “Dateline NBC” shows a woman fretting about the national debt under President Barack Obama and saying: “He
(AP) Greek polls: Pro-bailout conservatives in firstELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceUpdated exit polls predict that Greece’s conservative New Democracy party will come in first in an election that is crucial for Europe and the world. Although no party appears to have
Exactly one year ago today, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY 9) announced he would resign from his seat amid a roiling sex scandal which started, of all places, on the social network Twitter. Ten days prior, Andrew Breitbart appeared at a
By NG HAN GUANAssociated PressJIUQUAN, ChinaChina will send its first woman into space Saturday along with two other astronauts to work on a temporary space station for about a week, in a key step toward becoming the only third nation
The film that pops to mind when seeing “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” is another Marvel Knights effort, “Punisher: War Zone.” Like “War Zone,” this movie isn’t necessarily a sequel, but it doesn’t entirely ignore its predecessor either. Both are
(AP) Spain calls for European integration to save euroBy ALAN CLENDENNING and HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy went on the offensive in parliament Wednesday, calling for greater European fiscal and banking integration in a battle to save the
Each day seems to bring a new round of bad polling news for Obama. Especially considering that most of these polls are still using a registered, not likely, voter screen. Polls of registered voters generally give Democrat candidates a boost
This week, President Barack Obama telegraphed two vulnerabilities his reelection campaign could not have predicted at the outset of the campaign: the state of Wisconsin and Hispanic voters. On Monday, Obama gave interviews to eight local stations, and six of
On Monday, a pro-Obama super PAC called Priorities USA Action and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched a $4 million television advertising blitz that will run in the battleground states of Colorado, Nevada, and Florida. The group is calling
It’s a near certainty that every movie fan has heard the music of Celldweller. Klayton, the man behind the electronic rock project, has become one of Hollywood’s go-to musicians. His unique style of rock/metal mixed with orchestral elements and the
In 1990, Rutgers Professor Philip Shuchman charged Elizabeth Warren, along with Teresa A. Sullivan (above), the President of University of Virginia who resigned unexpectedly yesterday, and Jay Westbrook, her two co-authors of the 1989 book, As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit
(AP) Relief at Spain bailout package proves short-livedBy DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressMADRIDMarket relief that Spain had secured European Union help to save its banking sector quickly turned to concern Monday, as investors began to question the mechanics of the (EURO)100 billion
It does not take much to trace the lineage of the global governance movement. Beginning with the very first work on international law, written by Herman Grotius in 1623, down through the philosophical writings of Immanuel Kant and Karl Krause
It does not take much to trace the lineage of the global governance movement. Beginning with the very first work on international law, written by Herman Grotius in 1623, down through the philosophical writings of Immanuel Kant and Karl Krause
(AP) Holder appoints 2 prosecutors to lead leak probesBy PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONAttorney General Eric Holder on Friday appointed two U.S. attorneys to lead a pair of criminal investigations into possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information, authorizing the two prosecutors to
Leonard Pitts, possibly the worst columnist taking up space at a major American newspaper, complains this week about Florida’s attempt to clean its voter roll in a column entitled ‘GOP Power Play.’ Specifically, he’s outraged that a voter should have to
