Maybe I’m reading this wrong, but it seems that in this column, weathered culture warrior Pat Buchanan nearly calls for an end to the war on drugs: How does one win a drug war when millions of Americans who use recreational drugs are financing the ca
After decades of moral arguments reaching biblical proportions, after long, twisted journeys to the nation's highest court and back, the death penalty may be abandoned by several states for a reason having nothing to do with right or wrong: Money
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld most of the bribery and corruption charges against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and all of the charges against former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court
Taliban militants shot down a suspected drone aircraft in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
Residents and a local police official said two drones were flying low over a village when one of them was hit by militant fire
A proposed bill promising major changes in the U.S. abortion landscape has Roman Catholic bishops threatening to close Catholic hospitals if the Democratic Congress and White House make it law. The Freedom of Choice Act
A global women's rights treaty completed 30 years ago has a better-than-ever chance for U.S. Senate ratification this year, yet the hunt for the needed 67 favorable votes is likely to incur the wrath of activists on both the left and right.
Contrast the words of President Andrew Jackson who had a strong moral compass and a firm grasp of right and wrong to the words of our current President, George W. Bush. "The federal government will be authorized to purchase these assets from ban
"We're all working very hard to move the capabilities that are desirable to Mexico as quickly as we can," said Admiral Mike Mullen. Washington could help in the battle against the powerful cartels, citing intelligence, surveillance and
Pretty cool how accurate these 1993 predictions turned out to be. Pretty scary that I remember seeing the commercials when they aired. (Youtube video link)
You can watch them pretend. You can even pretend with them. But when you wake up in the morning, open both eyes, focus ... focus ... there that's it ... holy mother of god! What's THAT?
If the American people will not take a stand against the unconstitutional theft of their money and the economic servitude that will result for them and their children because Congress refuses to comply with the Constitution, then they are prepared to
Chief executives of leading banks from Japan, Europe and the United States will meet in London to discuss regulation of the financial sector ahead of the G20 Summit.
President Barack Obama says he will: leave 80,000 troops, thousands of private contractors, and 17 permanent bases in Iraq;send 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan , leading to more killings of civilians
"Watchmen" clocked in with $55.7 million in ticket sales to claim the top spot at the box office, making director Zack Snyder's comic book adaptation about a team of twisted superheros the biggest opening of 2009 so far.
These are some of the dumbest proposed Constitutional amendments ever in the history of this country, and Jackson should be removed from office just based on the stupidity of these proposals.
...these various numbers are tossed around like so many doggie treats, so I thought I'd take Google Sketchup out for a test drive and try to get a sense of what exactly a trillion dollars looks like.
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These domes have served as an effective shelter against wind, extreme heat and, once painted, rainfall. The largest of the three domes in the picture opposite measures approximately 12' 7" in diameter and is about 6' 3" high at its
An assistant principal at Freedom High School, was arrested on the felony charge and has since also been charged with 2 misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was in possession of an cellphone photo of a female student t
Thirteen former FEMA trailers deemed unlivable and set for the scrap heap somehow ended up in a mobile home park near St. Louis, where they were close to being offered as housing,
The Scottsdale Unified School District recently announced that it would cut 221 teacher positions in next year's budget. Paradise Valley Unified could cut 184 teacher, clerical and administrative positions. Mesa Public Schools, which could have t
In his morning forecast, Mr. Secker warned that UK profits could fall by 60% in the current downturn - a worse performance than the great depression of the 1930s.
Here's how a typical TALF deal would work: A hedge fund uses $1 million of its own money and gets a $9 million loan from the Fed, payable after three years, to buy a $10 million asset-backed security, which finances consumer loans.
Grab a cup of organic coffee, which is allowed a 10% rate of GMO contamination to still be USDA certified “organic,” and watch The Future of Food in 9 parts.
Mr. Obama indicated that the end was not in sight when it came to the economic crisis and suggested that he expected it could take another $750 billion to address the problem of weak and failing financial institutions beyond the $700 billion already