by JULIA ZHU | Oct 4, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Thousands of American college students participated in real-time polling while watching the first presidential debate, and their views were dramatically different from those featured in other instant-reaction polls. The results showed young people...
by DeJonique Garrison & Hayat Norimine | Oct 4, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The Institute of International Finance urged Eurozone leaders on Thursday to accelerate global economic growth by easing Greece’s bailout, increasing public investment in the country and cutting interest rates on the troubled nation’s remaining...
by GILLIAN WHITE | Oct 4, 2012 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Wednesday night’s presidential debate provided few details on the candidates’ plans to resolve the fiscal cliff, which could raise taxes by more than $500 billion in 2013, according to a recent report from the Tax Policy Center. With 32 days until...
by MICHELLE SALEMI | Oct 2, 2012 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON — Twenty-year-old Jason Patel lives and breathes politics. “I read a lot of news and politics,” said Patel, a student at George Washington University. “I’d consider myself an avid reader. I’m especially passionate about taxes.” As a political communications...
by LINYI ZHANG | Oct 2, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON – Energy experts Tuesday tried to put the spotlight back on offshore drilling safety in a panel discussion, suggesting the U.S. government might have moved too quickly in subsea drilling. Elgie Holstein, the senior director for strategic planning at the...
by Elizabeth Bunn | Aug 23, 2012 | Business & Tech, Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON— Registering to vote is only a few clicks away, thanks to up-and-coming startup TurboVote. Seth Flaxman, the website’s creator, calls it “the Netflix of voting.” “When we want to do anything, we start online,” Flaxman said. “Except for voting. And that’s...
