Wednesday, September 08, 2010 05:02 PM EST
In the first 19 months of the Obama administration, the federal debt held by the public increased by $2.5260 trillion, which is more than the cumulative total of the national debt held by the public that was amassed by all U.S. presidents from George Washington through Ronald Reagan.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 03:32 PM EST
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, told CNSNews.com that if a person sees the Qu'ran as proof of God's presence in the world, then I cannot say, 'Don't embrace the Qu'ran.'"
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 05:09 PM EST
As of Sunday, Sept. 5, the Department of Homeland Security's backlog of fugitive illegal aliens totaled 506,232 people -- slightly more than the entire population of the city of Sacramento, California.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 03:23 PM EST
In a speech before the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the work of the United Nations and said it is "the single most important global institution."
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 06:33 AM EST
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, loaned more than $1 billion to the Mexican state oil company PEMEX in 2009 to support the company's oil drilling in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 04:39 AM EST
The Florida church planning to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of 9-11 offered "five more reasons" for doing so on Tuesday. It also took a swipe at critics, including 'U.S. generals,' over freedom of speech.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 05:40 PM EST
A group of religious leaders joined Muslims in denouncing what they call "derision" and "bigotry" being directed at American Muslims as a result of the proposed Ground Zero mosque and Islamic cultural center.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:03 AM EST
It exposes a real contrast between presidents. As experts point out in the film, Ronald Reagan used clarity to teach you about the real world. Barack Obama uses eloquence to hide what he's doing, because if his real agenda became clear, as it did with ObamaCare, it would be opposed by the majority.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 05:39 AM EST
A proposed Islamic community center near ground zero will include separate prayer spaces for Muslims, Christians, Jews and people of other faiths, the imam behind plans for the facility wrote in an op-ed piece published online Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 03:37 PM EST
Despite the rise in unemployment to 9.6 percent, the U.S. economy is doing better and President Barack Obama is introducing further measures for long-term growth, said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:08 PM EST
President Barack Obama used the terms "invest," "investing" or "investment" seven times in his Labor Day speech to describe federal spending and special-interest tax breaks.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 06:16 AM EST
Iraqi officials said at least six people were killed and 35 were wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday.