Week in Headlines

Texas News
Texas Mistakenly Exposes Personal Data of 3.5 Million

Texas Politics
Small Businesses Lobby to Keep Margins Tax exemption

National News
Car Dealers Adopt Outlawed Mortgage Tactics

National Politics
Americans Support Budget Deal and Credit Democrats

International News
Global Military Spending Hits High but Growth Slows

Foreign Policy
Pakistan Tells US It Must Sharply Cut CIA Activities

War & Peace
Rate Drops for Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Labeled Terrorists

Veterans Issues
$75 Million Cut in Homeless Veteran Benefits

Domestic Policy
House Votes to Repeal Net Neutrality Order

Economics
Budget Cuts Raise Doubt on Course of Recovery

Poverty
More Americans Leaving Workforce

Education
Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows

Health Care
Medicaid to Offer Rewards For Healthy Behavior

Energy
US Nuclear Regulator Lets Industry Help With the Fine Print

Environment
Fracking Shale for Gas Brings Wealth and Concerns

Climate Change
Antarctic Penguin Population Declines with Krill

Science & Technology
Antarctic Lake Hides Bizarre Ecosystem

Human Rights
Mentally Ill Languish In Hospital Emergency Rooms

Civil Rights
Finding Jobs a Challenge for Ex-Inmates in Texas

Immigrant Rights
Georgia Lawmakers Pass Immigration Control Bill

Women & Gender Issues
Military Gender Roles Still Thorny Problem

Reproductive Rights
Abortion Opponents Use Health Law to Put Restrictions in Private Insurance

GLBT Issues
Hawaii Legislature Passes Transgender Employment Protections

Race & Racism
More Black Men Now in Prison System than Enslaved in 1850