Jermaine Jackson, formally of the “Jackson 5” pop-music band that was once fronted by singer Michael Jackson, told CNSNews.com that the Internet is helping children “communicate and adapt to different cultures,” adding that the “world doesn’t start or end here in the U.S.”
Speaking at a town hall-style meeting promoting climate change legislation on Thursday, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) predicted there will be “an ice-free Arctic” within 10 years.
Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, says that abortions and HIV status do not need to go in the electronic health records all Americans are supposed to have by 2014 under the terms of the economic stimulus.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) told CNSNews.com that Dr. Donald Berwick, who was recess-appointed by President Barack Obama to run the Center for Medicare and Medicaid, is “not a person who should be appointed” to the job.
Sen. Ben Cardin asked Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, whether the U.S. is on schedule to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in July 2011
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member of the Finance Committee, said there is “all kinds of pressure” by the Democratic Caucus on Finance Chairman Max Baucus not to call in President Obama’s recess-appointee to run Medicare and Medicaid, Dr. Donald Berwick, for hearings, which are constitutionally mandated.
In a video clip released by Al-Arabiya TV, Faisal Shahzad talks about the reasons behind his planned attack.