US Military Sexual Assault Reports Up 46 Percent This Year
Between January and September there were 3,553
Policy
Rep. Huelskamp, Staunch Opponent of Obamacare, Changing Tactics
Doesn't think a government shutdown in January is the best way to cut off funding for the president's signature piece of legislation
Palestinian Officials Blame Israel For Arafat's Death
New report shows the Palestinian leader contained high levels of polonium
Benghazi Security Guard Gave Differing Accounts of Attack to CBS and the FBI
CBS News chairman says "We're surprised to hear about this, and if it shows we've been misled, we will make a correction"
Seattle PD Keeps Mum About Tech Surveillance System
Doesn't want to disclose what mystery boxes actually do
Florida Rules Lesbian Egg Donor Has Parental Rights
Law that only protects heterosexual couples declared unconstitutional
Social Conservative Groups Upset at GOP Silence on Gay Discrimination Bill
Only one senator actually spoke against it
OSHA Wants Electronic Workplace Injury Reports They Can Post Online
The federal government calling for transparency from private industry is kind of funny
Florida Grants New Trial to Man Two Hours from Execution
Has been on death row for nearly three decades
Teacher Suspended for Forcing Student to Say Pledge Returns to Work
Not clear if she's back in the same classroom
NYPD Unions Ask to Intervene in Stop-and-Frisk Suit
Worry that city will drop appeals under new mayor
Senate Passes Bill to Outlaw Anti-Gay Job Discrimination
Will head to the House, where there is significant resistance
Baltimore Officer Admits Using Arrestees' Identities for Tax Fraud
Used their Social Security numbers to apply for fraudulent refunds
President Obama: Pardon Edward Snowden
The whistleblower may not be asking for clemency, but he should get it.
Feds Still Looking For "Root Causes" of This Week's Obamacare Website Problems
Spokesperson calls it a "natural occurrence"
The Folly of Arming TSA Agents
Because navigating the airport security gauntlet is already such a joy.
Start Hoarding Donuts: The FDA Is Banning Trans Fats
Previous city and state meddling goes national
FDA Moving to Ban Transfats Nationwide
Estimates average American eats more than 4 pounds of it a year
Crack Canards and Meth Myths
A neuroscientist corrects widely accepted misconceptions about two notorious drugs.
Princeton Police Department Insists It Won't Cooperate on Federal Immigration Enforcement
Now stop cooperating with their drug war plox
How Can the NSA Spy on Merkel, the Pope, the U.N., and the Rest of Us?
The federal agency is out of control.
Detroit's New Mayor May Have Challenges Working with Emergency Manager
Despite the popular election, Mike Duggan will not actually be in charge
British Authorities Claim Snowden Leaks Will Help Pedophiles
That is a pretty desperate claim
