Month: December 2013
Bloomberg Bids Farewell as NYC Mayor
He will still be an authoritarian nanny, just not in public office
Obamacare Adviser Says 7 Million Sign-Ups Was Never Their Target
Says that number came from the CBO
Evacuation Lifted in Site Near North Dakota Train Crash
Residents of nearby community were asked to leave
Judge Rules Two Texas Baptist Colleges Exempt from Contraception Mandate
Don't have to provide coverage to employees
Iran Says Nuclear Agreement to Be Implemented in Late January
Will suspend its most sensitive nuclear work
Christian Altenative to Boy Scouts Set to Launch
Some not happy with decision to allow gays kids into program
MSNBC Host Apologizes for Comments About Romney Family Adopted Baby
This week's dose of Internet outrage
Pope's Comments on Free Markets May Upset Some Donors
Where does the Vatican think its money comes from?
Bill de Blasio Has to Pay NYC a $9 Registration Fee to Become Mayor, But What About the Unrequired Inaugurations?
De Blasio getting inaugurated twice
Syria Officially Misses Deadline to Remove Certain Chemical Weapons Components
Ships return to Cyprus
Dolphins Use Puffer Fish to Get High
Guess the drug war still hasn't spread far enough
Poll: Only 35 Percent Think US Should Sell Postal Service
Despite problems, the number has actually declined
2013: The Year Defiance of the State Became Cool
The year saw many Americans rally behind rebels, explicitly siding with them over the government, in opposition to the powers-that-be.
New York Customs Destroys Canadian Man's Flutes
Called the bamboo instruments "agricultural products"
Apple Says It Hasn't Worked with NSA to Provide IPhone Access
Says it has no knowledge of "backdoor" program
Florida Judge Rules Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Unconstitutional: Nothing So Immediate About Government Interest in Drug Free Recipients That Warrants Suspending Fourth Amendment
In three months, less than 3 percent of tested recipients tested positive
Rhode Island May See More Pension Struggles in 2014
Repayments of loans connected to Curt Schilling's failed video game also source of debate
ACLU Files New Suit Regarding NSA Snooping
Trying to get information about what happens to data NSA collects
Apple Battles Justice Department over Federal Monitor
Related to anti-trust ruling on e-books
Facebook Use by the Elderly on the Rise
Grandpa says hello, invites you to "like" page for train enthusiasts
Second Child to Challenge Organ Donor Rules Gets Lung Transplant
New York boy fights rule that requires potential recipients to be 12 before being put on waiting list
2013: America's Gayest Year
From wedding bells to wedding cakes, gay issues were always on the cultural radar