Obama on Mandela: "Achieved More Than Can Be Expected of One Man"
Former South African freedom fighter, president, died earlier today
Culture
No Charges in Sex Assault Probe of Florida State Quarterback
Alleged incident happened a year ago. Local police say they closed the case because the alleged victim stopped cooperating, but she disputes that claim
Tampa City Council Rejects Proposal to Require Licenses For Serving Liquor After Midnight, Will Try Again
Nanny staters always keep trying
Rescuers Struggling to Save Dozens of Whales Stranded Near Everglade National Park
Trying to coax them into deeper water
White House Acknowledges Obama Did Spend Some Time Living With Kenyan Uncle in Cambridge
Obama campaign previously said he had never met his illegal immigrant uncle, but the White House press secretary now says no one had bothered to ask the president
Army Sergeant Convicted of Adultery, Patronizing a Prostitute at Fort Hood, Was Accused of Taking Part in Prostitution Ring Run by Base's Sexual Assault Prevention Officer
The sexual assault prevention officer has not been charged, was accused of coercing cash-strapped young female recruits into prostitution
Hacker Pulls Doodles on Official Documents From Clinton Presidential Library
Library wouldn't release the doodles for a book on presidential doodles
Thanksgiving Weekend Retail Sales Drop Could Be First in Seven Years
Doesn't bode well for holiday shopping season
NYPD to Registered Long Gun Owners: Surrender or Modify Your Weapon, or Take It Out of New York City
Enforcing a 2010 law limiting capacity of long guns to five rounds
Brooklyn Councilwoman-Elect Blames Resentment of Jews For "Knockout" Attacks in Crown Heights
Says residents are concerned about being pushed out, don't see success by Jewish families as their own
Russia Launches Investigation of US Child Trafficking
Alleges adopted children, some born in Russia, are being traded online
Microsoft Promises to Beef Up Privacy Data Security in Response to NSA Revelations
More data control, transparency promised
The New Case for Hunting
Hunters, tree-huggers, and animal welfare advocates should be allies.
Pope Establishes Committee To Combat Child Sex Abuse
The Vatican recently refused to give the United Nations information on alleged abuse
Rush Limbaugh Says the Pope is Preaching Marxism
Not a fan of the Pope's "Evangelii Gaudium"
Ron Paul: Bitcoin Could "Go Down in History as the Destroyer of the Dollar"
"There will be alternatives to the dollar, and this might be one of them"
Value of Bitcoin Falls After Chinese Government Issues Warning To Banks
Say there is a high risk that the cryptocurrency can be used for criminal activities
Republican Virginia Rep. Urging GOP Not To Back Some Gay Congressional Candidates
Richard Tisei and Carl DeMaio are two openly gay Republican congressional candidates who have received support form senior Republican
Happy Repeal Day: The Story of Congress' Favorite Bootlegger
Prohibition, Hypocrisy, and "The Man in the Green Hat"
Troy, NY Police Chief Wants Zero Tolerance Policy for Brutality, Called for FBI Probe Into Internal Affairs; Internal Affairs Investigating Him
Clashing with police commissioner, others
Martin Bashir Quits from MSNBC
Was widely condemned for offensive commentary in an attack on Sarah Palin
Indiana Restaurant Pressured to Stop Feeding Homeless
Nearby businesses complained constantly
Obama Flogs 'Income Gap' in Speech
Maybe stop taking people's money and giving it to overpaid government bureaucrats?
Push in Vermont to End Ban on Happy Hours at Bars
Sadly, the arguments don't seem to be around people's rights to sell what they want or drink what they want
Chaos Follows Effort to Honor Actor Paul Walker in Puerto Rico
More than 100 speeding tickets handed out and traffic jams due to caravans
