He had mysterious symptoms that he couldn't shake, like headaches, rashes, and intermittent fevers. His doctors gave him CT scans, laxatives, and more antibiotics. Portions of his medical records never arrived. They would have shown a positive te
[It grows.] Sheriff's officials embarked on an unprecedented census to track down the origins of nearly 900 weapons confiscated. The results offer a glimpse into complex and unexpected ways guns get into the hands of gang members.
Tens of thousands of abortion opponents marched through melting snow on the Mall and vowed to work harder to overturn the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in 1973.
FireDogLake has a blogger sitting in daily on "Scooter" Libby's trial, which opened today. This reporter is really giving detail, so ignore the newspapers, here in lies the scoop ... Who burned CIA secret agent Valerie Plame? And why?
Many Americans sense that something is rotten in the United States and that the nation has reached its peak and is on the verge of decline. Are they correct?
The Postal Service sent a letter of complaint to the Colorado secretary of state's office last week about problems with the envelopes and the voter addresses used for the mail-in ballots in Denver's special election this month.
As of today, another freedom went down the drain. You need a passport to reenter the US, even if you visited the terrorists havens of Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, etc. Here's a history of their development
With support from True Majority, Working Assets, the RainbowPUSH Coalition, NOW and hundreds of other national and local groups, word about the Jan. 27th antiwar mobilization is reaching far and wide.
Stephen agrees with Attorney General Gonzalez that "the Constitution doesn't say that every individual in the United States or every citizen has or is assured the right of habeas corpus."... not
Exclusive video of New Hampshire tax resister Ed Brown. It's a 29 minute video. If you skip to about the 10 minute mark, you can see the interview with Mr. Brown. The interviewee is a lawyer named John Klar.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Yassar Arafat was a master of the big lie. Since he invented global terrorism with the founding of the Fatah terror organization in 1959, Arafat successfully portrayed himself as a freedom fighter while introducing
(How about no pensions at all. They do work for us, right???) Lawmakers convicted of crimes such as bribery, fraud and perjury will be stripped of their congressional pensions under legislation the House passed Tuesday in the latest effort
The success of nanotechnology hinges on manufacturing, according to a new survey. The survey was prepared by the Univ. of Mass-Lowell and Small Times magazine, and the survey found that by more than a two-to-one margin, US executives of
Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology have open up myriad opportunities for application and commercialization. Nanotechnology's ability to manipulate atoms and molecules enables us to create nanoscale materials and novel devices
To my delight I woke up to read that Tom Rawles chose to remain seated during the pledge of allegiance at the Mesa City Council meeting in protest over the war. Not only is this an attention getter, but it gives activists another weapon
Chaplain Lt. Gordon James Klingenschmitt has been court-martialed and dismissed from the U.S. Navy. His crime? Praying in Jesus' name in uniform outside a chapel. You read it right.
On Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the comic night show host previewed what we can expect in this evening's State of the Union Address. This is the only way to face the farce tonight.
The New Jersey Transit board today is expected to approve the purchase of a fleet of new buses that would include closed-circuit camera systems. "They have great deterrent value," said Jim Gigantino, acting vice president
If there is anywhere Iran could easily stir up trouble in Iraq, it would be in Diyala, a rugged province along the border between the two nations. The combination of Sunni Arab militants believed to be affiliated with Al Qaeda and Shite Muslim milit
Mainers could contribute to their favorite state government programs through the state Web site under legislation a Sabattus lawmaker proposed. Republican Rep. Scott Lansley said his is a serious proposal - even as he smiled at its name, the Tax Me
One morning several years ago, an MP's secretary agreed to meet me off a train in rural Wales and take me to her boss for an interview. The train arrived on time and about 15 people got off, leaving just me standing there. A middle-aged woman
Attached are unclassified summaries describing the circumstances surrounding 32 accidents involving nuclear weapons. Also attached is the DOD/DOE defiinition of "accident" used in researching this project.
(How large is the Pentagon Budget?) After nearly 4 years of war in Iraq, the Pentagon's effort to protect its troops against roadside bombs is in disarray, with soldiers and Marines having to swap access to scarce armored vehicles, and the milit
On Monday, two groups filed FIA requests seeking information regarding warrantless mail surveillance, which was authorized by President Bush through a "signing statement" that went largely unnoticed in December. The ACLU
The FBI should have acted last summer to protect underage congressional pages after it was given "troubling" electronic messages sent by then-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), according to a report.
Stretched thin from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has sharply reduced its role in the war on drugs, leaving significant gaps in the nation's narcotics interdiction efforts.
Al-Qaida's deputy leader mocked
President Bush's plan to send 21,000 more troops to
Iraq, challenging him to send "the entire army," according to a new al-Qaida videotape released by a U.S. group that tracks terror messages
General practitioners added their voices to a growing call for health care reform in the United States with a proposal to completely change the way patients and their doctors interact. [Of course gov't. could just butt out of health care.]
When the Wright Brothers first took to the sky in a biplane, they were using a design nature may have tried 125 million years earlier. A new study of one of the earliest feathered dinosaurs suggests it may have had upper and lower sets of wings, much