Study suggests more than socioeconomic factors at work when choosing birth-control methods

A recent study of sexually-active women in California finds that socioeconomic status does not fully explain why certain groups of women in the Golden State use more effective birth-control methods than others, according to a report published in the September 2011 issue of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive More…

Rep. Tipton criticized for scrimping on buses while continuing to back tax breaks for oil companies

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, the Republican who beat out Democrat John Salazar in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District last year, is taking some political heat of late for trying to save $15,000 in federal funding on a mass transit project in the Roaring Fork Valley while simultaneously declining to oppose More…

Report: Special-needs students 2 to 3 times more likely to be bullied than able-bodied kids

Special-needs students are more likely than other students to be bullied in school, according to a recent report published by AbilityPath.org, an online community for professionals and parents of children with special needs.

Report: D.C. slows fight against AIDS

The District of Columbia’s HIV/AIDS numbers are not looking good, and the city’s efforts to fight the rate of infection are even worse, according to a report to be released Tuesday, detailed this morning by The Washington Post. About 3 percent of D.C. residents have HIV or AIDS, the highest More…

New report lays out failures that led to Deepwater Horizon explosion

An interim report released today by the National Academy of Engineering lays out a series of failures that led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill.

The report isn’t pretty. It points to “failures and missed indications of hazard,” “insufficient checks and balances” on safety and a More…

Rep. John Carter Responded to DHS Right-Wing Extremism Report by Mocking Clinton

I’m looking back through the transcripts of the April 22 floor speeches that Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) and a number of Republican colleagues gave about the Department of Homeland Security’s assessment on “right-wing extremism.” Carter demanded the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, comparing the report to the Clinton More…

Holiday Info Dump Not Change We Can Believe In

As political reporters wait for the release of the Obama-Biden transition’s report on its interactions with the office of disgraced Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it’s hard not to wonder about the timing.

The release is expected later today at 4:30 p.m. EST. Taking at face value the transition team’s More…