But what if you believe that neither "winnable" candidate deserves power? Or that the whole game of majority-rule giving someone all the powers of the modern American state to wage war, arrest, tax, and regulate is inherently illegitimate?
The criminal case against Mr. Padilla has its roots in the prosecution of Sheikh Omer Abdel Rahman, the blind Egyptian cleric who was convicted in 1995 of conspiring to blow up the United Nations and other New York landmarks.
The Ted Haggard debacle is certainly a blight upon the cause of Christ. Unfortunately, it was not the first such embarrassment the Body of Christ has been forced to endure. Neither will it be the last.
ExxonMobil Corp. gave $16 million to 43 ideological groups between 1998 and 2005 in a coordinated effort to mislead the public by discrediting the science behind global warming, the Union of Concerned Scientists asserted.
Alink between a gene and herpes simplex 1, or HSV. The form of the ApoE gene called ApoE-4 is the leading known risk factor for Alzheimer’s. And HSV is the form of herpes that causes cold sores around the mouth. More than 80 percent of Americans are
Attorneys for 2 of the 7 police officers charged in a deadly bridge shooting in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath asked a judge to throw out charges against their clients, saying testimony they were forced to give a grand jury is being used against t
Some key Senate Democrats say they could consider supporting a short-term increase in American troop levels in Iraq, a stance that reflects division within the party and could provide an opening for President Bush as he prepares to announce his revis
[look out Condi] John D. Negroponte, whom President Bush installed less than two years ago as the first director of national intelligence, will soon leave his post to become the State Department’s second-ranking official, administration officials sai
A laboratory that has tested most of the nation’s electronic voting systems has been barred from approving new machines after federal officials found that it was not following its quality-control procedures and could not document that it was conducti
Mr. Padilla, a US citizen accused of plotting a “dirty bomb” attack against this country, was declared an enemy combatant. His criminal trial will feature none of the initial claims about violent plotting with Al Qaeda. Effectively demoting him to fo
Sgts. Kenneth Bowen and Robert Gisevius, officer Anthony Villavaso and former officer Robert Faulcon were charged with first-degree murder. Officers Robert Barrios and Mike Hunter were charged with attempted first-degree murder, and Ignatius Hills wa
Duke University has invited two of the lacrosse players accused of sexual assault to return to school as students in good standing, a defense attorney said.
A senior official in the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been placed under house arrest as part of an alleged corruption scandal.
Mr Olmert's personal secretary, is being investigated by police over alleged bribe taking.
Only 2 of those present at the execution had mobile phones - national security advisor Muwafak al-Rubaie, and a second government representative. If the pictures originated from either, it would be a major blow for al-Maliki, who is already in deep e
Fox News ran a segment on "Obama's Cocaine Confession." Their conversation took an unusual turn, however, when Fox reporter Kirian Chetry said President Bush had also admitted to using cocaine.
[sweet!!!!] REP. EMANUEL: We're going to keep going here. We're going to have our --
BACKGROUND CHANTS: We escalate, investigate! Troops home now!
REP. EMANUEL: Thank you.
BACKGROUND CHANTS: We escalate, investigate! Troops home now!
As a maverick war hero, John McCain has a good shot at winning the 2008 presidential election—if he can get his party to nominate him. One minute he's toeing the conservative line, the next he's telling someone what he really thinks.
Gen. John Abizaid: “I met with every divisional commander, General Casey, General Dempsey. I said, in your professional opinion, if we were to bring in more troops, does it add to our ability to achieve success in Iraq? They all said no.”
The ban, which came into force on New Year's Day, was provoked by the country's Royal Traffic Agency's classification of the Segway as a moped and its refusal to approve the vehicle due to its lack of a brake.
Three major electronics makers have been accused of violating patented work from the University of Washington with their use of the Bluetooth wireless technology found in millions of computers, cell phones and headsets.
Images shot last summer by NASA's Cassini spacecraft provide the strongest evidence yet that Titan, a saturnian moon and one of the most Earth-like celestial bodies in the solar system, is dotted with a multitude of liquid lakes.
With a big enough radio telescope, astronomers could create a map detailing the structure and distribution of invisible dark matter in the universe up to 10 times sharper than previous ones made using visible light telescopes.
The first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, attacked for planning to use the Koran at his swearing-in instead of a Bible, will use a copy of the Muslim holy book once owned by Thomas Jefferson, an official said.
US naval forces [Seals] have joined the hunt for Islamist militants with suspected Al-Qaeda ties trying to flee Somalia after being defeated by Ethiopian-backed government troops, as Kenya closed its border with its lawless neighbour.