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Coerced Confession, Miracle Exoneration: The Case of Ex-Monster Jerry Hobbs
“How will you make sure the dirt stays inside the sandwich?” I asked my brother Dave. He was trying to figure out how to send a dirt sandwich to …
Clinton Urges Diplomacy With Mubarak, New Government
Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday issued a strong endorsement of key groups working to exert their influence on the chaotic Egyptian protests – the …
Egypt Dispatches Jets, Helicopters Over Protesters on Sixth Day of Turmoil
Cairo - Egyptian authorities scrambled low-flying fighter jets and dispatched helicopters over thousands of protesters gathered Sunday in the central square of the capital for a sixth day of …
Govt’s Loan Modification Program Crippled by Lax Oversight and Deference to Banks
With millions of homeowners still struggling to stay in their homes, the Obama administration’s $75 billion foreclosure prevention program has been weakened, perhaps fatally, by lax oversight and a …
Amid Protests, Many Ask What Egyptian Army Will Do
Cairo, Egypt - Tens of thousands of Egyptians broke curfew Saturday to march in Cairo and other major cities in a clear message to U.S.-allied president Hosni Mubarak that …
Class of 2011
Michael Winship | The Bush Legacy Strikes Out American Justice
The Detroit Tigers are retiring the great baseball manager Sparky Anderson's number 11 this season. “It's a wonderful gesture,” Detroit Free Press columnist Michael Rosenberg wrote. "I just wish …
Davos: Two Worlds, Ready or Not
On the fringes of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this week, there was plenty of substantive discussion – including about the dangers posed by our "too big …
New Mexico Supreme Court Blocks Governor From Violating Constitution for Polluters
On January 26, New Mexico's Republican Gov. Susana Martinez was dealt a serious blow by her state's Supreme Court, when it ruled unanimously that Governor Martinez had violated the …