Longtime New York Rep. Charles Rangel has told House colleagues he made “serious mistakes,” but he is pleading for leniency in punishment. (Dec. 2)
Continue reading …The House has passed a bill to extend middle-class tax cuts while letting those for the wealthy expire, even as talks continue on extending the cuts for everyone. (Dec. 2)
Continue reading …Julian Assange has been labeled a terrorist by his detractors and a hero by his followers. So who is the man behind one of the most notorious websites in the world. (Dec. 2)
Continue reading …Researchers may be getting closer to developing a test to diagnose autism spectrum disorder using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
Continue reading …At 84-years-old Cloris Leachman is busier than ever. Her loopy grandma on ‘Raising Hope’ is a highlight of the Fox sitcom. (Dec. 2)
Continue reading …Considering Sprint’s heavy investment in Clearwire — and the fact that it shares its WiMAX network with the company — you can understand why it might be a little weary of letting other carriers in on the spectrum. That said, a Goldman Sachs analyst that apparently met with Sprint execs this week has said that they “have encouraged” a wholesale spectrum deal that would bring cash in from T-Mobile USA — a company that has yet to settle on a next-gen network strategy beyond HSPA+ — though it would ultimately depend on the price. Considering Clearwire’s somewhat bleak financial picture , it seems likely that Sprint’s looking at this as a do-or-die situation — it isn’t necessarily interested in dumping cash into the company by itself ad nauseam, but if it allows the company to falter, that could have unsavory consequences on Sprint’s own 4G ambitions. Should be interesting to see how this plays out. Sprint wouldn’t mind if T-Mobile bought 4G spectrum from Clearwire originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Photo: laszlo-photo , Flickr, CC Given the ideologically polarized state of US politics, it should come as no surprise that in the wake of the party’s major victory in the midterm elections, the GOP is closing down the committee designed to address climate change. It’s not surprising, no — remember, 50% of the new Congress doesn’t believe climate change is real. But it’s still distressing. The symbolic implications of the move are hard to ignore: Our federal government is … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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