Feb 26th, 2010 · Duke University is offering a class in Haitian Creole to help volunteers headed to Haiti. Those teaching the course say that helping volunteers overcome the language barrier is one of the best ways to help them see victims as more than objects of need and desperation.
Feb 26th, 2010 · Following the announced retirement of Senator Evan Bayh, Indiana's Democratic Party is scrambling to replace the man who's been its most visible figure for the last 25 years. Bayh's retirement has bolstered the state's Republicans, who've struggled to overcome the senator's broad appeal.
Feb 18th, 2010 · An Indian melodrama set mostly in the U.S., My Name Is Khan transplants Bollywood's audacious style and brazen sentimentality to Hollywood's America. The movie features a hero who could have ambled out of Forrest Gump, and even takes "We Shall Overcome" as its musical theme.
Feb 16th, 2010 · Alexandra Penney's longtime nightmare of being broke and dependent on others for help almost overwhelmed her when Bernard Madoff was arrested and her life savings disappeared.
Feb 9th, 2010 · Senate Republicans have succeeded in blocking President Obama's choice of a union lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board. The 52-33 vote to move forward with the nomination of Craig Becker fell short of the 60 needed to overcome a GOP filibuster.
Feb 9th, 2010 · Senate Republicans have succeeded in blocking President Obama's choice of a union lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board. The 52-33 vote to move forward with the nomination of Craig Becker fell short of the 60 needed to overcome a GOP filibuster.
Feb 9th, 2010 · The Nebraska Democrat says he will join with Republicans to oppose the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Nelson is the first Democrat to come out against the nomination. His decision likely means that Democrats cannot find the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP filibuster of the nominee.
Feb 4th, 2010 · In Arizona, authorities have charged motivational speaker James Arthur Ray with three counts of manslaughter. In October, three people died during a "spiritual warrior" retreat when they were overcome during a sweat lodge ceremony. Ray's attorney calls the deaths a terrible accident, not a criminal act, and says Ray will be exonerated.