Articles by Dan Rivoli
-
Rick Santorum Ends 'Improbable' Campaign Ahead Of Pennsylvania Primary
April 10 2012 3:47 PM
With his 3-year-old daughter hospitalized over the weekend, Rick Santorum cited family concerns for ending his presidential campaign.
-
Obama Pushes 'Buffett Rule': Raise Taxes On Rich To At Least 30%
April 10 2012 12:40 PM
The president, seeking to bolster his message of economic fairness, is advocating a plan that would raise income taxes on Americans earning more than $1 million to a minimum of 30 percent.
-
Lobbyist Lobby Pushes Tighter Registration Regulations
April 09 2012 6:43 PM
The American League of Lobbyists Monday decided to ask the U.S. Congress to approve a set of changes to current registration rules.
-
Mitt Romney Marches Toward November As Santorum, Gingrich Hang On
April 09 2012 12:36 PM
Mitt Romney is looking ahead to November: there is chatter about his potential running mate and the candidate himself is barely mentioning his Republican rivals, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich
-
Quiet Clarence Thomas Chides Talkative Supreme Court Justices
April 06 2012 6:25 PM
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who is notoriously silent on the bench, has suggested his colleagues should do more listening and less questioning during oral arguments.
-
March Jobs Report Puts Obama On Defense As Republicans Pounce
April 06 2012 2:25 PM
Friday's job report for March showed 121,000 hires -- the first figures in five months showing job growth under 200,000.
-
Keith Olbermann v. Al Gore's Current TV: Public Feud Sparks Dueling Contract Suits
April 06 2012 1:39 PM
Current TV said Keith Olbermann broke his contract by missing work and sabotaging the network. Olbermann says he was punished for his unwillingness to tolerate the incompetence of network management.
-
'Merchant Of Death' Viktor Bout Gets 25 Years For Colombian Arms Deal
April 05 2012 7:06 PM
The 45-year-old Russian was busted in a 2008 sting in Thailand in which undercover informants working for U.S. authorities posed as members of the Colombian rebel group FARC. Bout insists he was a legitimate businessman just trying to sell airplanes, not weapons.
-
![Justice Department Defends Obama's Supreme Court Remarks [LETTER]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2012/03/06/244626-uattorney-general-holder-deliversspeech-at-northwestern-university.jpg "Justice Department Defends Obama's Supreme Court Remarks [LETTER]")
Justice Department Defends Obama's Supreme Court Remarks [LETTER]
April 05 2012 3:15 PM
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said President Barack Obama's remarks about the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act were fully consistent with the principles of judicial review.
-
Death Penalty Headed For Repeal In Connecticut
April 05 2012 12:27 PM
The ban on capital punishment -- life without the chance for parole will become the state's maximum punishment -- will apply only to future inmates, not those already on death row.
-
Judge Fights Back Against Obama's Supreme Court Remarks -- With Homework
April 04 2012 5:06 PM
A federal judge is retaliating against what he says was an inappropriate comment on the judiciary by President Barack Obama, and he is doing so with an unusual tactic: he assigned administration lawyers to do homework.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 Other Accused 9/11 Plotters Face Death Penalty Trial
April 04 2012 3:01 PM
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four accused co-conspirators face possible imposition of the death penalty when they're tried by a U.S. military commission.
![Google I/O 2013 Review: 7 Highlights And Analysis [PHOTOS AND VIDEOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_thumbnail/public/2013/05/15/google-io-2013.png "Google I/O 2013 Review: 7 Highlights And Analysis [PHOTOS AND VIDEOS]")
![Bright Moon Explosion 2013: Watch Meteroid Cause Brightest Blast In Years [VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_thumbnail/public/2013/05/19/moon-explosion.png "Bright Moon Explosion 2013: Watch Meteroid Cause Brightest Blast In Years [VIDEO]")
![Fort Worth Texas Tornadoes Claim 6 Lives: Pictures And Videos During The Storm And Its Aftermath [PHOTOS/VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/16/tornado.PNG "Fort Worth Texas Tornadoes Claim 6 Lives: Pictures And Videos During The Storm And Its Aftermath [PHOTOS/VIDEO]")
![Introducing Skywhale: Canberra, Australia’s Controversial $300K Centenary Balloon [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_multimedia/public/2013/05/14/skywhale.jpeg "Introducing Skywhale: Canberra, Australia’s Controversial $300K Centenary Balloon [PHOTOS]")
![Meet Ahmed Angel: The Greatest Internet Superstar. Ever. [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/14/ahmed-angel.jpg "Meet Ahmed Angel: The Greatest Internet Superstar. Ever. [PHOTOS]")
![Airbus Shows Off The First A350 XWB, The Boeing 787's Rival [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/13/a350.jpg "Airbus Shows Off The First A350 XWB, The Boeing 787's Rival [PHOTOS]")
![Lisalla Montenegro: Meet Angels Pitcher C.J. Wilson’s New Supermodel Fiancé [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/10/lisalla-montenegro_3.jpg "Lisalla Montenegro: Meet Angels Pitcher C.J. Wilson’s New Supermodel Fiancé [PHOTOS]")
![Surviving Sandy: The Rockaways Rise From The Ashes Six Months Later [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/09/breezy-point_4.JPG "Surviving Sandy: The Rockaways Rise From The Ashes Six Months Later [PHOTOS]")
![Swallowed By Hippo: Paul Templer, River Guide, Attacked By Hippopotamus On Africa's Zambezi River [VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/09/hippo.jpg "Swallowed By Hippo: Paul Templer, River Guide, Attacked By Hippopotamus On Africa's Zambezi River [VIDEO]")
