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Supreme Court Appears Split by Infant Vaccination Case
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard argument in a dispute over whether the family of an infant who suffered a severe reaction to a vaccine can …
Jim Hightower | Bleeding in Afghanistan
Are you aware that America has now been at war for nearly a decade? We've been fighting, bleeding and dying in two hellacious, multitrillion-dollar conflagrations since 2001 — and …
Tory vs. Voodoo Conservatism
Washington - I'm not a witch. But if I were, the first spell I'd cast would be to turn House Minority Leader John Boehner into British Prime Minister David …
This Modern World: The News From Six Months From Now, Maybe
Proposed Chuitna Coal Mine in Alaska Threatens Salmon
Cook Inlet Keeper Dennis Gann explains the proposed Barrick Golds and PacRim Coals Chuitna mine in Alaska and it's detrimental impact upon Salmon. For More Information Read: Jeanne Devon …
Federal Judge Bars Enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell“
Earlier today, Judge Virginia Phillip — the California federal judge who ruled that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment and freedom of …
Gulf Drilling Ban Lifted; Salazar Declares “Immediate Crisis” Is Over
The Obama administration on Tuesday lifted the temporary ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico set in place after the Deepwater Horizon blowout in April. The …
Will Flood of Big Money Matter in Congressional Campaigns?
Washington - Big money is changing how congressional races are being run this year, but it's not clear how much difference it'll make.
Random Thoughts
Ever have a day when your mind simply refuses to focus on one thing at a time? I'm having one of those today; looking over the blogs and newswires, …
Security Clearance Investigators Must Protect Data, Watchdog Says
The federal agency that investigates applicants for senior government jobs and for top-secret national security positions must ensure that its 7,000 field investigators are protecting the highly sensitive medical, …