MiamiHerald.com: Florida
A Tampa Bay Times analysis of 'stand your ground' cases found that it has been mostly people with records of violence who have benefited from the law.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Dozens of Fla. school grades rise in recalculation
MiamiHerald.com: Florida
School grades in 40 of the state's 67 school districts have been bumped up after they were miscalculated under a questionable evaluation system, education officials say.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Study: Private Student Loans Parallel Subprime
ABC News: U.S.
Government study: Private student loans parallel boom-bust of subprime mortgages
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Russia, China veto UN Syria sanctions
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that threatened Syrian authorities with sanctions if they did not stop using heavy weapons against an uprising.
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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: Congress balks at small military budget cuts
Jamie Dupree
If you want an example of just how difficult it can be to trim back the federal budget, look no further than the floor of the House on Wednesday, as lawmakers easily rejected a plan to reduce spending on military bands.
Yes, you read that right - military music bands.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Neanderthals Used Medicine: DNews Nuggets
Discovery News - Top Stories
Looking into the plaque in between neanderthal teeth reveals medicinal plants. Sent with Reeder
Obama proposes $1 billion math, science teaching corps
The Obama administration announced Wednesday morning plans to develop a national science, technology, engineering and math teaching corps – pending a $1 billion commitment from Congress.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Report: Banking giant allowed money laundering
A "pervasively polluted" culture at HSBC allowed the bank to act as financier to clients moving shadowy funds from the world's most dangerous and secretive corners, according to a scathing U.S. Senate report issued on Monday.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Millions Spent on Upkeep of Empty Katrina Lots
ABC News: U.S.
Years later, millions in federal money spent on empty lots and blight caused by Katrina 
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Largest Public Pension Fund Earns Dismal 1 Percent
ABC News: U.S.
Nation's largest public pension fund reports dismal 1 percent annual return 
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New Law: Feds to Regulate Urban Transit Systems
ABC News: U.S.
New law allows feds to regulate urban transit systems, withhold funding after safety lapses 
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'Epic' U.S. drought biggest since 1956
The pool's closed in Warrenton, Missouri. Cattle ponds are drying up in Arkansas. Even the mighty Mississippi River is feeling low amid what the National Climatic Data Center reported Monday is the largest drought since the 1950s. 
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