Posts Tagged ‘progress’

Progress sought on drunken driving deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drunken driving claims the lives of more than a third of the people killed each year on U.S highways, a level of carnage that that has remained stubbornly consistent for the past decade and a half. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Ky. Dem Says Progress Kentucky Recorded McConnell

The secret recording of a Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell campaign strategy session was allegedly made by two members of Democratic super PAC Progress Kentucky, a longtime Democratic operative charged today. Jacob Conway, who is on the executive committee of the Jefferson County Democratic Party… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Michigan official wants progress in Detroit before funds released

By Dawson Bell LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) – The newly appointed emergency manager for the City of Detroit has an impressive resume, sweeping powers and at least a temporary reservoir of good will as he seeks a financial turnaround of Michigan's biggest and nearly bankrupt city. But a powerful state legislative leader told Reuters that before [...]

Little progress on jobs for disabled Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it means opening school track meets to a deaf child or developing a new lunch menu with safe alternatives for students with food allergies, recent Obama administration decisions could significantly affect Americans with disabilities. But there's been little progress in one of the most stubborn challenges: employing the disabled. Tweet This [...]

THE RESET: Obama can cheer progress on nominations

Although scant progress has been made toward averting deep automatic budget cuts that begin Friday, President Barack Obama can welcome some forward motion elsewhere — on Cabinet nominations and on the economy. Tweet This Post

Iran says progress made in U.N. nuclear talks

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said it had made some progress in resolving its disputes with the U.N. atomic watchdog, state media reported, even though the two sides' latest talks failed to seal a deal on letting inspectors visit a military site. The Islamic state and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met this week, but [...]