The telemarketing industry, already suffering from the wild success of the National Do Not Call Registry, asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ease up and allow their members to deliver pre-recorded messages to consumers.

The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill killing a NAFTA compliance proposal that would have allowed Mexican trucks to operate on U.S. Highways.

Concerns that the troop buildup in Afghanistan ordered by President Obama will trigger the first military draft since the Vietnam War are simply not supported by the numbers. Also See: Up to 75 Percent of US Youth Ineligible for Military...

Applicants for Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgage loans will be required to have a net worth of at least $1 million under a new regulation intended to reduce the FHA's and the taxpayers' level of risk. Read more...FHA Mortgage Loans to be...

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has partnered with Pictopia, Inc., to offer prints of over 1,200 historical and contemporary photographs for sale via NARA's new online Print Shop. Read more...National Archives Offers Historic...

Race remained the leading motivator for hate crimes committed in the United States during 2008, according to the FBI's Hate Crimes Statistics, 2008 report. Read more...Hate 08: FBI Releases Hate Crime Statistics originally appeared on About.com US...

Can you imagine members of the Congress spending your money to fund a National Peanut Festival, mariachi music grants or a museum of teapots? Well, they have, and will almost certainly approve similar expenditures in the future through an...