The Obama Administration is being urged to set new standards to mandate an industry-wide average of 60 miles-per-gallon for cars and trucks in America by the year 2025. The Consumer Federation of America says the 60-MPG mark is technically feasible and could provide enough fuel cost savings to offset any price increase for super fuel-efficient vehicles. Source Link
Whether it’s for love or money, the Great Recession is hitting Main Street America hard. New figures released by the Census Bureau show that in 2009, the number of marriages fell to a record low. The same figures bear out the old adage. the rich were getting richer, earning a bigger share of all income, and the poor were falling deeper into poverty. Source Link
A new survey says being a church-goer doesn’t necessarily mean you know religion. The poll found that the average American could answer about half of the questions posed about basic tenets of Christianity and other world faiths. Jews and Mormons scored higher than Catholics and Protestants, but who had the best religious knowledge in the survey? Atheists and agnostics. Source Link
Whether it’s for love or money, the Great Recession is hitting Main Street America hard. New figures released by the Census Bureau show that in 2009, the number of marriages fell to a record low. The same figures bear out the old adage. the rich were getting richer, earning a bigger share of all income, and the poor were falling deeper into poverty. Source Link
A new survey says being a church-goer doesn’t necessarily mean you know religion. The poll found that the average American could answer about half of the questions posed about basic tenets of Christianity and other world faiths. Jews and Mormons scored higher than Catholics and Protestants, but who had the best religious knowledge in the survey? Atheists and agnostics. Source Link
