The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has filed a lawsuit claiming that the United States Congress violated the constitutional rights of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) when it voted to ban further federal funding for the community organization and activism group. Read more...

In 2002, women owned nearly 30 percent of all nonfarm businesses in the United States, racking up more than $940 billion in revenue, a 15 percent increase from 1997. Sounds good doesn't it? But success isn't a snap for any small business and women-owned businesses face even greater challenges. Fortunately, the U.S. government offers some very useful resources to help women-owned businesses get started, grow and become profitable. [Learn more...]

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During 2007 and 2008, almost $10 billion of the $15.3 billion in long-term loan guarantees made by the federal Export-Import Bank were used for purchases of Boeing-made commercial aircraft, according to a Subsidyscope analysis by the independent Pew Charitable Trusts. Read more...

The National Institutes of Health has announced it will devote $29.5 million in Economic Recovery Act funds toward creating activity programs that will delay or even prevent physical disability in elderly people. Read more...