International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for year
Alan and Stephne Roos of Bothell, Washington are victims of Communism. The couple -- a butcher and dental assistant, respectively lost their automobiles to the officially sanctioned form of theft called "asset forfeiture" because their 24-
Pope Benedict XVI refused a recent request by US Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the Middle East and Iraq, Vatican sources say. The Pope refused a request for an audience during the August holidays.
Here's is the 82 page sensitive but unclassified report on corruption in the Iraqi government. I love the executive summary. "Currently, Iraq is not capable of even rudimentary enforcement of anticorruption laws". There you have it
The GOP mayor of San Diego, Jerry Sanders, announced in a highly emotional speech on Wednesday that he had decided not to veto a council resolution that would have reversed California's ban on same sex unions. "My opinions on this issue
A federal judge has recused himself from the cases of two men charged with helping Plainfield tax protestors Ed and Elaine Brown escape capture, saying that threats made against him by the Browns and their entourage might lead to the appearance
Canada's dollar traded equal to the US currency for the first time in three decades, capping a five-year run on the back of booming demand for the nation's commodities. The Canadian dollar rose as high as $1.0008, before retreating to 99.87
The Kuwaiti company building the US embassy in Baghdad has been accused of agreeing to pay $200,000 in kickbacks in return for two unrelated Army contracts in Iraq. The scheme, outlined in a now-sealed court document obtained by the AP
Private debt is much higher now than during the Great Depression, and has been allowed to grow as if there were no consequences to borrowing, and no limit to what can be paid back in the future.
On the weekend of September the 29th Ron Paul 2008 Meetup Groups from around the country are going to saturate their towns, counties and cities with Ron Paul banners and signs. We will make videos of the event and post them to youtube.
One of the Fed's missions is price stability. It flunked. But it keeps adding more missions. China resorted to price controls. The Bank of England wants covert actions. These are signs of instability everywhere. The US of course has its own secre
ha ha ha - President bush on Thursday cited "some unsettling times" in the U.S. housing and credit markets as he sought to assure jittery Americans that the economy is holding up well despite worries about a recession. "I say that the
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — An Iranian officer accused of smuggling powerful roadside bombs into Iraq was arrested Thursday in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.
Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light in Jane's Defence Weekly.
Bush's cabinet has gone off script.
In an interview with New York Times columnist David Brooks Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was asked if the Iraq war was worth it.
Osama bin Laden will release a new message declaring war on Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. "Urgent, al-Qaida declares war on the tyrant Pervez Musharraf and his apostate army, in the words of Osama bin Laden," it read.
The Fed is saying that it will now print money like mad to prevent any sort of market pullback of any kind and it doesn't care about the value of the dollar.
US-led forces in Iraq say they have arrested an Iranian officer operating in the north of the country.
They say the man was a member of the Quds Force - an elite unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards - and was detained in the Kurdish city of Sula
Motorists in Colorado are expressing outrage over a weekend stunt in Gilpin County, where highway checkpoints were set up so a private organization could ask for samples of blood and saliva. READ THIS STORY then check comments
On May 6, Kranish was getting something to eat at the Dari-Ripple in Walworth and attempted to pay for his meal with a $20 "fine silver Liberty Dollar." Shortly after he gave it to the clerk, a police officer arrived and started asking him
President Bush said he wants Congress to expand and make permanent a law that temporarily gives the government more power to eavesdrop without warrants on suspected foreign terrorists.
Democrats' efforts to challenge President Bush's Iraq policies were dealt a demoralizing blow Wednesday in the Senate after they failed to scrape together enough support to guarantee troops more time at home.
The United States has assembled an imposing industrial army in Iraq larger than its uniformed fighting force and responsible for such a broad swath of responsibilities the military might not be able to operate without its private-sector partners.
The Senate voted against considering a measure to give Guantanamo detainees and other foreigners the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts.
The legislation needed 60 votes to be considered by lawmakers in the Senate, narrowly contr