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Approval of Reactor Design Clears Path for New Plants    Westinghouse’s AP1000 nuclear power plant will use a design that relies on forces like gravity and natural heat convection. By MATTHEW L. WALD The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a radical new reactor design on Thursday, clearing away a […]

Lawmaker Says Michelle Obama Has ‘Large Posterior’ AP Photo By Betsy Rothstein Media Bistro Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), known for his cantankerous ways and for not speaking to media unless it’s his idea, was overheard at the Delta Crown lounge at Reagan National Airport today talking on his cellphone about an incident he said occurred […]

Geographic Area April 1, 2010  July 1, 2011 Census 2011 United States 308,745,538 311,591,917 .Alabama 4,779,736 4,802,740 .Alaska 710,231 722,718 .Arizona 6,392,017 6,482,505 .Arkansas 2,915,918 2,937,979 .California 37,253,956 37,691,912 .Colorado 5,029,196 5,116,796 .Connecticut 3,574,097 3,580,709 .Delaware 897,934 907,135 .District of Columbia 601,723 617,996 .Florida 18,801,310 19,057,542 .Georgia 9,687,653 9,815,210 .Hawaii 1,360,301 1,374,810 .Idaho 1,567,582 1,584,985 […]

U.S. population grows at slowest rate since 1940s   By Chip Barnet | Reuters   NEW YORK – The population of the United States is growing at its slowest rate in more than 70 years, the U.S. Census Bureau said on Wednesday.   The country’s population increased by an estimated 2.8 million to 311.6 million […]

One-third of young U.S. adults have been arrested: study   By Genevra Pittman Reuters   NEW YORK- Close to one in three teens and young adults get arrested by age 23, suggests a new study that finds more of them are being booked now than in the 1960s.   Those arrests are for everything from […]

America’s Wealthiest and Poorest Lawmakers Net Worth, 2010   OpenSecrets.org   It is difficult to gauge what a lawmaker is worth based on what they file because the disclosure forms do not require exact values. Instead, the lawmaker reports the range of value into which an asset, for example, falls. As the values increase, the […]

Last U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, Ending Bloodiest U.S. War Since Vietnam   The last vehicle in a convoy of the US Army’s 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crosses the border from Iraq into Kuwait, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. The brigade’s special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)   […]

Census: 1 in 2 people now poor or low-income Associated Press Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that’s shrinking as unemployment […]

U.S. military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq Video: Flag-lowering By Missy Ryan and Patrick Markey Reuters  The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted dictator Saddam […]

President, First Lady visit Fort Bragg, North Carolina marking the end of the Iraq war   WTVD 11 ABC Raleigh-Durham FORT BRAGG — President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are marking the end of the Iraq war with a tribute to the troops who fought and died. The First Couple will be at Fort Bragg […]