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Thirty years ago this month, the streets of urban Britain exploded with violence. While the UK had seen riots and street demonstrations throughout its long and tumultuous history, the disturbances of 1981 represented something new – for they largely involved the frustrations and anger of Britain’s large immigrant populations.

Minnesota's state government shut down at midnight on Thursday as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton was unable to strike a budget compromise with the Republican-controlled Legislature.

In order to take a break from government service, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering leaving his post after President Barack Obama and Congress reach an agreement on raising the national debt ceiling.

The number of Egyptians injured in protests today is actually more than ten times the amount reported by international media this morning.

It's not that I missed the protest, per se, but rather that I missed the cultural awareness that it takes to be present in a city that I now understand I was merely passing through.

Jamaica would have been better off being part of the British Empire rather than an independent state, according to a poll taken by local newspapers.

On Tuesday, a two day strike by a Greek trade union began, hampering the plans of anyone trying to travel to and from Greece.

On June 27, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann formally announced her 2012 Republican candidacy. Bachmann will be quite an energetic hopeful, and a bold choice as the Congresswoman described herself. She may also follow the path of Sarah Palin, whom she referred to as her good friend. Here are some videos on a rich history of her gaffes.

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, reprised her Tea Party credentials Monday as she formally announced her campaign for the presidency, repudiating the idea that government can address America's problems.

Two years ago, if you postulated that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, could become the first woman president of the United States in 2012, more than a few onlookers would have dismissed your observation as farfetched. However, an election cycle and a sluggish economy later, down-home-folks Bachmann has risen to top-tier status in the GOP’s 2012 nomination race.

President Obama will announce a $500 million partnership to spur innovation and create jobs in the manufacturing sector during a speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh Friday.

A year ago, it seemed implausible, perhaps absurd, to think the U.S.'s two, major parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, would disagree so much that the United States would be at risk of defaulting on its bonds, due to a failure to raise the debt ceiling before the U.S. Government runs out of money in August. Now, incredibly, it appears a U.S. default is possible.

In an article posted in the editorial of Rolling Stone magazine, Al Gore has come down heavily on President Barack Obama's approach in avoiding a climate crisis. Article titled, Climate of Denial: Can science and the truth withstand the merchants of poison?, says President Obama has thus far failed to use the bully pulpit to make the case for bold action on climate change.

The 2011 Yemen unrest that started in February has intensified steadily with protestors demanding the immediate resignation of the current leadership, particularly of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Thirty years ago this July, the streets of urban Britain exploded with violence. While the UK had seen riots and street demonstrations throughout its long and tumultuous history, the disturbances of 1981 represented something new – for they largely involved the frustrations and anger of Britain’s large immigrant populations.

In the ailing economies of the Arab spring, analysts are finding that in both the Arab world economies and in nature, oil floats.

The Federal Reserve released a statement today after its June meeting, and ahead of Ben Bernanke's press conference Wednesday afternoon. The press conference will be only the second one in the Federal Reserve's history.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a formidable challenge this afternoon when he addresses the economic and investment community post the 2-day FOMC meeting

The evidence of double-dip recession in the US economy is growing, with the latest indicators reflecting deteriorated economic conditions not seen in the past three decades.

In a reflection of how the British workforce’s skills might not match up with the requirements of available work, May figures from the Department and Work and Pensions (DWP) indicated that 10,000 jobs remained unfilled over the past three months or more at Jobcentre Plus, despite a rise in the number of people filing for unemployment insurance benefits.

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