Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan urged President Bush to "end this madness" in Iraq in a march toward Bush's ranch. Sheehan, a vocal protester of the war since her soldier son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in 2004, also expressed disappoin
Vice President Dick Cheney repeated his assertions of al-Qaida links to Saddam Hussein's Iraq as the Defense Department released a report citing more evidence that the prewar government did not cooperate with the terrorist group.
A breath testing instrument used in thousands of drunken driving cases is under scrutiny as the state Supreme Court considers an appeal challenging whether the machine provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings.
Should my neighbor pick up the tab for my family’s many intellectual pursuits and leisure activities? Should he buy band equipment for my son, and artwork, movie tickets, and membership fees for various social/intellectual clubs for my wife and me?
Despite claims by some critics that the Bush adminstration invaded Iraq to take control of its oil, the first contracts with major oil firms from Iraq's new government are likely to go not to US companies, but rather to companies from China,India
I came to this museum not out of perversity, but because I was impelled by the German movie "The Lives of Others," which offers a chilling and emotionally powerful portrait of Stasi surveillance of fictional writer and artist couple.
On April 15-20th, PBS will be airing America at a Crossroads, a series of 11 independently produced documentaries, each focusing on a different aspect of "challenges confronting the post-9/11 world," includding the Iraq and Afghnistan wars,
In a surprising move, three top lawyers in the Minnesota US Attorney's Office resigned their management positions Thursday and will return to prosecuting cases. The resignations of the first assistant US attorney, who is second in command,
Whether you like it or not, Facebook knows exactly who you are. But who else does? If you're a member of Facebook, chances are you've stalked and been stalked. But what if Facebook stalked back? Facebook is a veritable trove
Keith Patton was driving home one night in February when police officers pulled over his red Ford Explorer for a traffic stop. His license and insurance form were in his gym bag on the floor near the back seat. Under the bag was a .357 Magnum.
Coming on the heels of a controversial "surge" of 21,000 troops that has stretched the Army thin, the Defense Dept is preparing to send an additional 12,000 National Guard combat forces to Iraq and Afghanistan, defense official told NBC New
The US Education Dept official who oversees lenders owned about $100,000 worth of stock in a student loan company now under investigation in an expanding nationwide probe of the $85 billion student loan industry. What started as an investigation
Captured Iraqi documents and intelligence interrogations of Saddam Hussein and 2 former aides "all confirmed" that Hussein's regime was not directly cooperating with al-Qaeda before the US invasion of Iraq, according to Defense D
With organized crime rings becoming more sophisticated and a federal law mandating that the FBI work with retailers to set up a national database, the trade groups announced they have joined together to support the Law Enforcement Retail Partnership
As many as 130,000 homeowners – the most in 30 years – are going into foreclosure each month. Experts worry that entire neighborhoods will decline – similar to what happened in the 1960s and '70s – as abandoned foreclosed homes cause property val
Many Republicans believe it is a widespread threat to the integrity of the voting franchise, particularly in swing states. Many Democrats believe it is a trivial irritant, pushed by the GOP to intimidate minority and lower-income voters.
Just one, single experimental study done recently in Africa, where a small group of men who were circumsized suffered lower rates of HIV infection than normal groups. Frieden was jumping out of his desk chair with cleavers in hand, ready to slice up
Anti-American Fox Noise Channel's peroxide Neo-Con Bush boot-licker John Gibson and his free speech hating guests told three separate and demonstrably provable lies last night in an attempt to smear Rosie O'Donnell for daring to ask questions
Lucy Komisar 04/05/07 -- -- NEW YORK, Apr 4 (IPS) - Now that the U.S. Congress is investigating the truth of President George W. Bush's statements about the Iraq war, they might look into one of his most startling assertions: that there was a lin
By JOSHUA FRANK
04/05/07 "ICH" - - -- - Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California silently resigned from her post on the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee (MILCON) late last week as her ethical limbo with war contra
St. Petersburg police terrorize homeless people by destroying their homes with box cutters. CAN ANYONE SEE WE LIVE IN A POLICE STATE. This is a new low. This makes me sick to my stomach.
This is about Internet freedom. "Network Neutrality" -- the First Amendment of the Internet -- ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate Web site by preventing Internet companies like AT&T fr
Anyone who has pumped any gas since the British sailor crisis erupted two weeks ago knows what Iran's secret weapon is. That is easy to figure out for those of us who missed the March 28th announcement by Iran's central bank governor that Ira
A long time ago, Bill O'Reilly worked for Inside Edition, and here's a report he filed concerning the JFK murder. Compare this report to what he does on his show today. Another reminder that this man really need to go.
Sen. Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the newly declassified report of the Dept. of Defense Inspector General on its "Review of the Pre-Iraqi War Activties of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defens
In a direct challenge to Congress and the way it does business, the White House on Wednesday unveiled on online list of all the pet spending projects lawmakers tucked in the federal budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year.
A second-generation Egyptian-American, he grew up speaking Arabic at home, graduated from UCLA with a political science degree and then spent five months in Egypt in an elite federal scholarship program to encourage careers in national security.
A major arms-sale package that the Bush adminstration is planning to offer Saudi Arabia adn other Persian Gulf allies to deter Iran have been delayed because of objections from Israel (Wonder how many of these weapons will kill Americans)