Former U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. of Maryland dies at 87
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 26th, 2010 5:36 am by HL
Former U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. of Maryland dies at 87
Charles McC. Mathias Jr., 87 , a three-term U.S. senator from Maryland who often clashed with his fellow Republicans over court nominations, the Vietnam War and social issues and was one of the last unabashed Senate liberals in the GOP, died Monday at his home in Chevy Chase. He had Parkinson’s d…
Rise in teenage pregnancy rate spurs new debate on arresting it
The pregnancy rate among teenage girls in the United States has jumped for the first time in more than a decade, raising alarm that the long campaign to reduce motherhood among adolescents is faltering, according to a report released Tuesday.
Some Obama goals for administration have still not been met
They met for the first time inside the White House, three anonymous Americans who would be transformed into icons of President Obama’s vision. There was a South Carolina teenager who had next to nothing, a Kansas mayor whose town had lost everything and a Miami banker who had $60 million to give…