By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Shutting down the U.S. government was only the first salvo in what promises to be an ugly battle in coming days over both the debt ceiling and the 2014 fiscal budget.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Newly installed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been on a charm offensive this month trying to convince the West Tehran has no intention of building nuclear weapons but whether he actually reflects the true intent of the mullahs who actually run the country or is just blowing smoke is a complicated question.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Let's see if we've got this straight: The U.S. government runs out of money in little more than a week and will breach the debt ceiling within a few weeks, Congress is nowhere near approving a fiscal 2014 budget and defunding/repealing healthcare reform remains House Republicans' top priority.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Hate it all you want, but insurance -- life, auto, homeowners/renters, health -- can mean the difference between survival and personal disaster.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Illinois has a long tradition of sending politicians to prison -- congressmen, governors, local politicians, Republicans, Democrats -- it's all good.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
With summer fading and fall healthcare reform deadlines approaching, politicians are getting nervous -- Democrats fearing President Obama's signature domestic accomplishment won't work and Republicans fearing it will.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Robert K. Tanenbaum is still an unabashed idealist who believes in the principles on which the United States was founded.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
The frivolity of summer was slipping away: Fears were growing National Security Agency surveillance program was nipping away at civil liberties, unrest was roiling the black community following the Zimmerman verdict in Florida and Republicans and Democrats were again sniping over the federal budget and debt ceiling.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Ever have the feeling someone's watching your every move?
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Obamacare, the derisive name for President Obama's signature healthcare reform law, held promise for millions of Americans who have been unable to find affordable insurance coverage for various reasons, the most heartbreaking of which is that they're already sick.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Based on the rhetoric coming from some sectors, one would think immigration is a new concept in the United States, a position at odds with the centuries-old description of the country as a nation of immigrants.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
CHICAGO, June 23 (UPI) -- Women in stretch pants who should know better, men with guts hanging over their belt buckles walking around shirtless -- we've all had that nasty thought: Look at that fat slob.
By MARCELLA KREITER
MOSCOW, June 21 (UPI) -- Election monitoring group Golos must register as a "foreign agent" even though it says it does not get any foreign funds, Russian officials said Friday.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
The scenario is disturbingly familiar: a dictator, charges of atrocities, lack of cooperation with international investigators, a group seeking support from the international community to alleviate their suffering -- we've been here before, repeatedly.
By MARCELLA KREITER, United Press International
Happy day may not yet be here but they're getting closer based on last week's unemployment statistics and recent real estate news.
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