Katy Burtner

Day of protests begins in New York City

Today is the first round of protests at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City, where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will speak in front of the United Nations General Assembly. Thousands of protesters will in return be uniting to...

Iranians still fighting for democracy

It has been over three months since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected as president of Iran and over three months since the first of the historic protests began, led by Iranians who believe the results were rigged. On September 18th, known...

Sights and sounds from 9/12 protest

I wrote about in my last article on healthcare how there was a lot of misinformation out right now about the reform, such as that Obama approves of death panels, that illegal immigrants will receive health insurance if the bill...

New study shows 73% of doctors support public option

According to the Huffington Post, a new study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and published in the New England Journal of Medicine states that 63% of doctors polled support a healthcare reform plan that includes both a public...

Rep. Broun walks away from constituent after question on healthcare

On Tuesday morning, Athens area Rep. Paul Broun hosted a town hall meeting in Watkinsville. The Athens Banner-Herald says there were about 400 people in attendance and mostly liberals in the crowd, but that there was little discourse and...

White House releases text of school speech

(AP Photo/David Kohl) One day before President Obama is set to address the schools of America, the White House has released the full text of his speech. The idea of the President addressing school children has sparked outrage from...

Obama adviser Van Jones resigns

Van Jones, the man appointed by President Obama to be the special adviser for green jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has resigned amid questions about his political views.CNN confirms that the White House accepted Jones...

Some unhappy about Obama's address to students

On Tuesday, President Obama will address students across the country for approximately 15-20 minutes. He will speak of the importance of staying in school and getting an education. Seems harmless enough, right? But many are not happy about...

Sen. Inhofe won't read healthcare reform bill before vote

Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma says he will vote against the healthcare reform bill before reading it. The Republican insisted: "I don't have to read it, or know what's in it. I'm going to oppose it...

Gov. Mark Sanford refuses to resign

Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina has refused to resign from office amid intense public and media scrutiny involving an extramarital affair. Earlier today, Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer called for the governor’s resignation and said he would not...

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