All posts tagged "Southern"

NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The future of U.S. nuclear power rests squarely on the shoulders of Atlanta-based Southern Co, which will lead the industry's effort to prove the concept of new reactor construction after a 30-year hiatus.

A group of more than 60 demonstrators in Portland, Maine marched from Monument Square to the University of Southern Maine on Monday to show their solidarity with the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters in New York City and elsewhere, Bangor Daily News reported.

The Southern Poverty Law Center included Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky in a list of "extreme right-wing" candidates in its latest Intelligence Report.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International are calling for an independent investigation into the death of detainees at Guantanamo Bay after the U.S. military reported another death at the detention facility on Wednesday night.

MIAMI — A 37-year old Afghan detainee died at Guantanamo Bay in an apparent suicide, the US military said in a statement.

As the Republican Party positions itself for a major comeback after its electoral losses in 2006 and 2008, it is looking for ways to undercut Barack Obama's appeal as the nation's first black president without opening itself to accusations of racism.