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The Senate debated but left unfinished a huge Pentagon spending bill. "I think we're going to be criticized, every one of us, for deciding to go home rather than finish this bill," said Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.
For most Americans the rising price of gas has been a major headache, but for the 42,000 men and women who drive New York City's famed yellow taxis, sustained high fuel prices have endangered their livelihood. And slowing economic growth could
[Now if we could test it in DC's water supply...] A German scientist has been testing an "anti-stupidity" pill with encouraging results on mice and fruit flies. The pill thwarts hyperactivity in certain brain nerve cells, helping stabil
In 1992, Brent R. Wilkes rented a suite at the Hyatt Hotel a few blocks from the Capitol. In his briefcase was a stack of envelopes for a half-dozen congressmen, each packet containing up to $10,000 in checks. Mr. Wilkes had set up separate meetings
Russia's state-controlled arms trader and top aircraft maker criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on them over dealings with Iran. The defense ministry said the move reflected U.S. annoyance at arms sales to Venezuela.
"For this summer vacation, re-election is job one," said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political science professor who tracks congressional races. "Many Republicans are scared, and they should be."
Mexico's top electoral court ordered a partial recount on Saturday in a fiercely contested presidential election, angering leftists who are threatening mass protests unless all votes are counted again.
[future cops] The witness, Cpl. Brandon Helton, said that when he arrived at the house where the detainees had been held, the prisoners were "running at full sprint" with their blindfolds down. Helton said the soldiers fired and one detaine
Federal agents are keeping close tabs on activity related to Hezbollah in the area amid weeks of Middle East fighting. The FBI voiced concern about public support shown for Hezbollah at rallies in Dearborn.
The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee lashed out at the White House, criticizing attempts by the Bush administration to keep secret parts of a report on the role Iraqi exiles played in building the case for war against Iraq.
NASA announced the discovery of life on Mars. Ten years later, the results have not been verified. Skeptics found non-biological explanations for every piece of evidence presented. NASA scientists who advanced this claim now stand alone in their beli
The nation's governors are closing ranks in opposition to a proposal in Congress that would let the president take control of the National Guard in emergencies without consent of governors. The measure would remove the currently required consent
'Cause you know Faux News is closer to the truth
"The War" trumps all issues (are they starting to get it?)
But like Walter Cronkite on Vietnam, Tom Friedman has finally thrown in the towel. The prime reason, of course, is the staggering incompetence of the Bush/Rumsfield Keystone Kop campaign.
Yet the question will not die, nor should it: was dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki a military necessity? Was the decision justified by the imperative of saving lives or were there other motives involved?
That diversification out of the dollar, with a lot going into gold, has begun. A regime change is afoot - though few have yet recognized it.
Murray Rothbard always said that the most important issue is war. Not only does war spread mass death and destruction in the name of glory and national greatness, it is big government’s best friend.
The government says taxpayers can get back the last 3 years of the excise tax payments by asking for the money on their 2006 tax returns. The tax collected by phone service providers had been levied without congressional authorization.
In February 1999, for research he was doing on postwar libertarianism, Brian Doherty interviewed Lew Rockwell. The interview was published in the May 12, 1999, issue of SpintechMag.com.
The classified-advertising Web site craigslist has become popular in recent years with the young seeking apartments, jobs and for-sale items. But it's also being used as an Information Age black market for some Seattle-area marijuana dealers.
Program will start in the Denver passport office and be in full production through the agency's 17 passport facilities across the country by mid-2007. All U.S. passports are expected to include RFID chips
The FCC commissioners affirmed that broadband-over-power-line technology providers have the right to provide data access using power transmission lines, provided they don't interfere with existing radio services.
Labeling idleness a crime may have been a bit strict, but the justice system in medieval England should never be considered backwards. Punishments for offenses in those days were perhaps even more sensible and humane than they are now, say some histo
Sheehan defended the purchase of a 5-acre (2 hectare) plot of land for use as a protest location. The land was purchased by her supporters through a third party to keep secret her connection to it.
Astronomers have spotted a seven-Jupiter mass object paired to another 14-Jupiter-mass companion in deep space. Instead of orbiting around a star, however, the two planetary mass objects, or "planemos," are circling each other.
"They must understand the resolution can not affect our decision, we reject it and will pursue the nuclear rights of Iranian people," Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Sunday.
With polls showing Lamont leading the three-term incumbent, Lieberman at last moved to confront the issues -- opposition to the war and anger with Bush -- that have put his political career in jeopardy.
Infection by a parasitic microbe commonly found in cats, Toxoplasma gondii, could make some individuals more prone to some forms of neuroticism and could lead to differences among cultures if enough people are infected,
The March spill also brought heightened scrutiny by regulators, who required BP to use high-tech tests to check its pipelines for corrosion.
