U.S. State Department is Building… Mosques What else is the State Department larding out, at hard-pressed taxpayers’ expense, to facilitate “understanding” with the Muslim world? What else, that is, in addition to Ground-Zero-Mega-Mosque Imam Rauf’s likely fund-raising gig in five, oil ri 08-12-2010 by chrisscott Tags building, mosques, state
Can The European Welfare State Survive? : NPR Europe's social support system is under pressure. The recent debt crisis and the continent's demographic changes are shaking the foundations of the EU's shared social vision. In NPR's series on Europe, a look at how governments are struggling to prese 07-14-2010 by colesear Tags european, state
State Tax Revenues on Rise Again - WSJ.com State governments saw year-over-year tax collections rise in the first quarter for the first time since the outset of the recession, but revenues were well below pre-recession levels for most states. 07-13-2010 by colesear Tags again, revenues, rise, state
W.H. official says Two Secret Service agents visited a Virginia winery Friday intending to question a couple whose appearance at a White House state dinner raised eyebrows this week, the winery manager told CNN. 11-29-2009 by bobbywalker Tags couple, dinner, official, says, state