The state of Illinois has already received more than $10 billion in federal stimulus money, but good luck figuring out what happened to it. The state’s American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) Web site does not contain a list of projects funded with stimulus dollars — let alone a list of companies who received contracts, a breakdown of stimulus money spent by region, or an estimate of the number of jobs created by those projects.
Today, in Tehran, hundreds of Mousavi’s supporters gathered outside Behesh Aahra, the biggest cemetery of Tehran. They came to pay tribute and mourn their fellow protesters killed in the aftermath of the contested election. The gathering comes 40 days after the brutal killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young Iranian woman that has become the symbol [...]
Today, the Taliban called for a boycott of the August elections, and pledged to keep fighting their ” Holy war to free the country from foreign invaders.” In a statement released to the media today, the Taliban also said that its fighters would block roads on the eve of the elections in order to prevent [...]
Two nights ago I saw that I think was probably the most infuriating segment I have ever seen on The Rachel Maddow Show. Sorry, right wingers, it wasn’t Rachel that upset me, it was the subject matter.
Most states saw drops in layoffs in the construction, transportation and manufacturing industry, according to new weekly data from the Labor Department released on Thursday.
