Aurora Shooting Victims Offers Debate Question For Obama and Romney
Nice to start early with a softball, right?
Civil Liberties
Fifty Seven Firearms Used in Fast and Furious Uncovered
Unsurprisingly, the weapons were found at sites of murders, kidnappings, and massacres
Iranian Cameraman Defected During Ahmadinejad's UN Visit
Hassan Gol Khanban was part of the Iranian president's entourage
Will Pot Become Legal?
Weed would remain illegal under federal law, but good luck to the feds trying to enforce that ban if a state abandons it.
Last Westerner in Gitmo Released
Omar Khadr has been in Gitmo since he was 15, in 2002, and returned to Canada today
Disney Spending Big Bucks on Elections in Florida
In support of candidates who will oppose casinos in the state (you know, competition).
East St. Louis Mayor All But Overrules Bill of Rights to Fight Crime
Citywide dress code would forbid men from wearing red or blue
Immigration to Consider Same-Sex Partnerships in Deportation Cases
Agents instructed to treat them as they would heterosexual couples
Film Claiming Obama's Mother Did Porn Allegedly Being Mailed to Swing Voters
Keep an eye on that mailbox
Penn. Judge Grants Stay in Death Penalty Case
Authorities apparently suppressed important allegations of sexual abuse
Six Teens Arrested in Videotaped Beating of Woman
They did it for fun and posted the video on Facebook
Innocent Man Freed After 15 Years on Death Row
DNA evidence played a big role in springing Damon Thibodeaux
U.K. Bill Would Censor "Defamatory" Online Comments
But Websites would have some protection from lawsuits if they complied
Should Russians Have Rioted Over Pussy Riot Instead?
America's response to Russia's response to speech Russia considered religious hatred doesn't match America's response to speech it considers religious hatred
Google Surrenders to Brazilian Demands To Censor Political Video
Call it, "don't be evil 2.0"
Court Told Feds Should Get Warrants for Cell Phone Records
Oh, that quaint Fourth Amendment
With Presidential Staff Implicated, White House Pressed on Prostitution Scandal
It's a stressful job, and sometimes you have to relieve some tension
Whistleblower Demands Fortune Retract Fast and Furious Whitewash
The DOJ was tougher on itself than the magazine
French Mob Drives Out Gypsy Families in Marseilles
Police say there were no arrests and no violence, the Roma's belongings left behind were burned
ACLU Loses Bid for FOIA Release of CIA Interrogation Documents
The ACLU argued information about unauthorized techniques could not be classified and exempt for national security. A judge disagreed
NYC's MTA Bans Ads That Could Incite Violence, Breach of the Peace
In other words, they'll be censoring ads that express viewpoints. Don't start vandalizing things you don't like though!
Detectives Allege Sexual Harassment in Seattle PD Sex Crimes Unit
Three female detectives are suing over years of verbal abuse and degrading comments
A Third of Americans Worry About Police Getting Drones
Unfortunately, even more Americans are just fine with it
NYPD America's Biggest and Baddest?
Mayor Bloomberg's boast of a "personal army" may not be far off with a police department larger than the FBI that's moonlighting as an intelligence agency in the region and the world
Veteran Chicago Cop Charged with Having Sex with Prisoner, Bribery
The twenty-eight year member of Chicago's police force is accused of having sex with a prisoner he promised he'd release from lock up
2 More Somali Journalists Killed, Total Up to 15 This Year
One was gunned down, the other beheaded as Somalia's first government in two decades settles into Mogadishu
Swiss Reject Burqa Ban
Rejection of the proposed ban was passed by ninety three votes to eighty seven in parliament
Surveillance Has Grown Under Obama
DOJ electronic surveillance has jumped sixty-four percent since 2009
Shooter in Minneapolis Kills 4 Then Himself
Man who carried out the shooting had allegedly just been laid off from the company where the shooting took place
Containing Violence is Expensive
Costs of the direct and indirect effects of violence are equivalent to the UK's GDP
"Innocence of Muslims" Filmmaker Not Granted Bail
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is being held for violating terms of his probation from an arrest in 2011
Amnesty Wants Sweden To Promise No Extradition for Assange
It seems like a reasonable request
Gun-Rights Group Sees End of Restrictions in 3D Printing
Proliferation of the technology would make gun laws a joke
