On his first trip to the Middle East, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's message this week will be similar to the one he delivered to Chinese officials a month ago: your investments in the United States are safe. ...more

July 13, 2009

McDonald's says sales of its new McCafe coffees and chicken Snack Wraps in the U.S. helped boost same-store sales 6.9 percent in April. ...more

May 9, 2009

At this time when so many are feeling the effects of the policies of the last eight years, powering our homes with solar power is a great way to end the need for oil from the Mideast. If Brazil can do it so can the U.S.A. Let's take a space program approach and get it done. Let's hope that in 2019 the United States doesn't need anything from the Middle East! ...more

April 19, 2009

You may do a double-take as you pass your local gas station. Chances are, the price you pay at the pump has jumped markedly in the past couple of weeks, even as crude prices have fallen. ...more

January 17, 2009

War is what it took to stop the slide in gas prices. The ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza caused crude oil to increase by $9 per barrel for fear it could disrupt the flow of oil from the Middle East, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

January 5, 2009

The recent reporting concerning presidential pardons and the involvement of the Justice Department overlooks the fact that the pardoning power is given to the president by the Constitution and it is without limit or qualification. ...more

December 31, 2008

McDonald's says sales at established locations jumped 7.7 percent worldwide in November with even recession-wary consumers in the U.S. buying more of the chain's burgers, fries and breakfast biscuits. ...more

December 8, 2008

Family members and personnel with the 320th Army Military Police this week sent more than 200 holiday packages to troops serving in Iraq. The packages should arrive in the Middle East in four or five days. ...more

December 5, 2008

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers do battle on the football field once a week. Soldiers overseas face real-life hostilities just about every day. ...more

November 11, 2008

An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range, a defense analyst said Thursday. ...more

July 11, 2008