News Greater access to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) has helped to cut the death toll from HIV by more than 10% over the last five years. Research shows that climate is a major cause of conflict in Africa. The death toll in election-related violence in the Philippines rises to 46. Americans are split over Afghanistan. Politics …
News A deadly tsunami follows a massive earthquake in the Pacific, striking Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. Please be praying! Typhoon Ketsana, which blasted the Philippines, moves on to Cambodia. Health care Two public option amendments (put forward by Rockefeller and Schumer) both get shot down.
News The death toll in the Philippines tops 240. In Guinea, government troops open fire on opposition protesters. Iran takes a less belligerent pose on the international stage. Finance reform Bailed-out banks are still making risky bets. Miscellaneous Sarah Palin’s book, "Going Rogue," will be out on November 17. (Point 1: "Going Rogue"? Please. Point …
Welcome to the end of September! News Iran tests some long range missiles. Flooding hits the Philippines. Human trafficking A new tactic: trying to recruit companies to help combat human trafficking. Immigration Has the President dropped the ball on immigration reform? Finance reform Banks are predictably fighting the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Miscellaneous A …