
Don\’t worry, folks: Our trusted representatives in government just saw the movie Armageddon, and they aren\’t going to take the threat posed by this mediocre 1998 action movie lying down. They\’re going to pass laws to make sure we\’re prepared...

A two-story farmhouse on sale for a dollar in northern Virginia is drawing attention from prospective buyers as far as Alaska and Great Britain. There is a catch, however. The land is not for sale, and the buyer will have to pay to have the house carted a
The New Hampshire Senate showed itself to be less liberal than the state House, yet voted to let gays marry and people with debilitating illnesses smoke marijuana if they’ll benefit.
OMG. The White House is joining the popular social network sites of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
The Secret Service has closed off a street section near the White House because of concerns about an unattended bicycle.
A former Texas sheriff accused of running a small-town jail where some cells didn’t lock and some inmates openly took drugs and had sex with female prison guards has died.
Propelled through the House by antibusiness sentiment in tough economic times, legislation putting new reins on the credit card industry now goes to the Senate, where the bill’s prospects appear promising.
A White House official says a senior adviser on Barack Obama’s campaign has been named the president’s interim communications director.
The 357-70 roll call by which the House on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees.
Riding a crest of populist anger, the House has cleared a bill to rein in credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees that have entangled millions of consumers.
A comparison of House and Senate legislative proposals with pending Federal Reserve regulations:
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