by Moran Zhang | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Topics
With the debt-limit clock ticking, President Barack Obama said it’s imperative that a deal is made. San Diego congressional representatives share their positions in the debate over an issue that will affect every American. Bob Filner, D-San Diego, did not respond....
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Topics
When Elvis Presley enlisted in the army in 1958, the King’s musical career went on hold. If only GI Jams existed then. GIJams.com is a social music network for military musicians. Husband and wife songwriting team Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers launched the site in...
by Kaitlin Meehan | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
The Farm Bill is up for renewal in 2012 and faces significant funding cuts. Kaitlin Meehan sat down with Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., to find out how local farmers are likely to be affected.
by Dorothy Zhang | Jul 15, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — A rule that would encourage whistleblowers to report commodities trading infractions is beginning to draw the same ire that a similar rule for securities trading sparked. For its next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 14, 2011 | Business & Tech, National Security
WASHINGTON — Land, air, sea, space — now cyberspace. The Department of Defense Thursday released its first-ever “Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace,” and private companies are being called to service. “Everybody is on the frontline,” Deputy Secretary of Defense...
by Hannah G. Vickers | Jul 14, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – While America has been at the forefront of nanotechnology for more than a decade, other countries are rapidly catching up and the U.S economy could suffer if America’s frontrunner status is not preserved, a top nanotechnology expert told Congress on...
