by Zak Koeske | Nov 17, 2010 | Science + Technology
Why He Matters A wave of industrial food safety scares and a 2009 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, which found the safety of the nation’s food supply wasn’t improving, convinced President Barack Obama that a shakeup was needed at the Food and Drug...
by Lauren Timm | Nov 15, 2010 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Organizations advocating for restaurant workers’ rights are fighting for paid sick days for all tipped service industry employess, many of whom report having served or prepared food when ill. Lauren...
by Kelly C. Doherty | Nov 11, 2010 | National Security, Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. The groundbreaking site of the new American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial at C Street and 2nd Street Southwest in Washington D.C.(Kelly...
by J. Okray | Nov 10, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges took on a new role Wednesday – chief advocate for a campaign to end childhood hunger in America in five years. Bridges said the federal government doesn’t need to create new programs to eliminate hunger among kids, but it...
by Zak Koeske | Nov 8, 2010 | Education, Politics, Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Story by Zak Koeske, for Politics Daily WASHINGTON — Not long ago, a player who suffered a football-related head injury received a cursory evaluation that involved little more than a trainer wagging a few meaty fingers...
by Zak Koeske | Nov 1, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — By now, you’ve probably heard that taking illicit drugs might have the unfortunate effect of frying your brain – especially if you’re familiar with the now-cliché 1980s anti-drug ad that elegantly compares drug use to egg frying with the pithy...
