by Kristin April Kim | Oct 15, 2014 | National Security
President Obama’s meeting with military leaders from 22 countries Tuesday to coordinate strategies to counter the Islamic State, or ISIS, is an important first step in developing a “strong, coordinated operation,” former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. “We need...
by Kristin April Kim | Oct 13, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to lower the required level of ethanol in petroleum-based fuels has stalled, leading to speculation that politics are in play as the midterm election looms. Nearly a year past the Nov. 13, 2013 deadline, the...
by Kristin April Kim | Sep 30, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Despite criticism from aid groups that the U.S. government was slow to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Africa, philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Monday he is “quite impressed” with U.S. efforts to fight the disease. Congress has...
by Kristin April Kim | Sep 29, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Genetic modification of rice will be a powerful weapon in eradicating hunger and poverty in the developing world – and can be done safely, the head of the International Rice Research Institute said Thursday. Speaking at a Brookings Institution panel on...
