May, 2010

South Carolina Rep. Nikki Haley accused of affair

South Carolina Rep. Nikki Haley has aspirations to become the governor of the Palmetto state within the upcoming election. However, seems like she'll might just have to contend with allegations from previous Gov. Mark Stanford staffer Will Folks that Folks and Nikki Haley were involved in "an inappropriate physical relationship" that occurred during her current ...

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Will Stock Market Circuit Breakers Stop One more Flash Crash?

To keep away from another Flash Crash, new circuit breakers for the stock market were suggested by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. The new trading curbs would be applied at first as a trial run to all stocks on the Standard and Poor's Index. The SEC explains that these circuit breakers would stop ...

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Questions Raised About Richard Blumenthal Vietnam Service

The Connecticut Senate race has seen its share of ups and downs, but probably the most recent question, about Blumenthal’s Vietnam statements, has raised the temperature even a lot more. Richard Blumenthal has been the front-runner of the race for the last few months. Blumenthal’s opponent, Linda McMahon, is the previous CEO of World Wresting ...

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BP Oil Leak Executives Point Fingers In Senate Hearing

Tuesday the BP oil leak got to the political arena when top oil business executives testified at a Hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee in New York. As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 continued, suits from BP, Transocean and Halliburton each blamed the other guy for the disaster ...

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Lieberman Citizenship Bill – Making It Easier To Strip Rights

Due to be introduced on Thursday, the Lieberman citizenship bill is already increasing tensions. Legal experts are calling the bill, simply, "draconian". The American legal system is designed for citizens and non-citizens, and typically accessible even without small money loans. Would the Lieberman citizenship bill be a boon or a bust for legal rights? What prompted ...

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