Posts Tagged ‘Country’

Slideshow: The Land Of The Free: 10 Ways You KNOW You’re Living In The Greatest Country On Earth

The Land Of The Free: 10 Ways You KNOW You’re Living In The Greatest Country On Earth The Onion Tweet This Post

Is Edward Snowden hiding in the wrong country?

Editor’s Note: Marc Young is an American journalist based in Berlin. He is covering President Barack Obama’s visit to Germany for Yahoo News. BERLIN—While NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden recently went underground in Hong Kong, he could have chosen from countless of locations in Germany, including my own home, that simply don’t exist—at least not online. [...]

Most Think Country Doesn’t Back Same-Sex Marriage

A new Gallup poll finds 53% of Americans “say the law should recognize same-sex marriages, the third consecutive reading of 50% or above in Gallup polling over the past year.” Tweet This Post

What Americans agree on: God, country and sex ed

What can 9 out of 10 Americans agree on? Survey says: not much. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Prepare for a Special Election in the Craziest-Shaped Congressional District in the Country

President Obama’s decision to tap Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C., to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency ensures that, if confirmed, he will be playing a pivotal role in housing policy. But it also spotlights the awkwardly shaped congressional district he will be vacating, one of the most gerrymandered in the country. The district was originally [...]

To Hold Senate Majority, Democrats Target the Most Conservative States in the Country

When Ashley Judd announced she wasn’t running for the Senate, Republicans greeted the news with glee, sending out a list of 10 other Democratic recruits uninterested in running against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. But privately, leading Democratic officials were also cheering. Most viewed the liberal actress’s decision as good news for their chances in Kentucky, allowing [...]

American Voices: Pistorius Allowed To Leave Country, Compete In Races

A South African court agreed to return Oscar Pistorius’ passport, allowing the paralympic sprinter, who is accused of shooting his girlfriend to death, to leave the country to compete in international track meets. The Onion Tweet This Post

The Court, The Cases And The Country (The Note)

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES THE CASE: The nation’s highest court today will hear long-awaited arguments in the case of California’s Proposition 8, the nation’s best-known and most hotly contested ban on gay marriage. As ABC’s Chris Good and Ariane De Vogue note, along with… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Woman Says She Betrayed Country in $1 Million Scam

Army staff sergeant Tonya Long “pleaded guilty to stealing at least $ 1 million and shipping the cash in hundred-dollar bills to the U.S. in the guts of hollowed-out VCR players,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Tweet This Post

Obama, Biden Could Be Out of Country at Same Time

For the first time this administration, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden might be out of the country at the same time next week. President Obama is scheduled to depart for Israel on Tuesday evening, the same day that the vice president attends… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post