Policy
Shutdown Letter Sent to Federal Agencies
Wrap it up and go home (unless you have a job with a gun)
Two Marine Generals Forced to Resign over Attack on Afghan Base
Two died in assault form 2012
Obesity in NYC Has Skyrocketed Under Bloomberg
Bet he'll argue that's proof there needs to be even more rules
NSA Stores Metadata for MIllions of Web Users for at Least a Year
Regardless of whether they are connected to any investigation
Federal Marijuana Hearing Could Be Victim of Shutdown
Discussion about enforcement as more states decriminalize or legalize scheduled for Wednesday
Ke$ha Fights Bear-Baiting in Maine
Animal-rights groups trying to stop the practice, with singer backing them
Government Shutdown: The Fight Is Win-Win for GOP
Why the looming shutdown is a boon for the Republicans.
Politicians Use Potential Shutdown as Fundraiser
Unsurprising, but they use everything as a fundraiser anyway
San Diego Sues to Force Marijuana Dispensary to Close
As Filner goes, so goes his hands-off policy (pun unintended)
House GOP to Attempt New Obamacare-Related Spending Bill
This one would require president and high-level officials to use Obamacare for health coverage
Illinois Begins Setting up Medical Marijuana Program
Agencies hope to have plan for lawmakers by 2014
Mark Cuban Faces Insider Trading Trial
In connection with sale of stake in Internet search company
Senate Rejects House Obamacare Delay in Spending Bill
A party-line vote. Now shutdown looms.
Qwest CEO, Newly Out of Prison, Feels Vindicated by Snowden Leaks
Convicted of insider trading after resisting NSA surveillance
Three-Quarters of White House Staff Would Be Furloughed in Shutdown
Is that an argument in favor?
Planned Parenthood Sues to Block Texas Abortion Law
Passed over the summer during a special session
Terminal Cancer Patient in Iowa, Entire Family, Face Drug Charges Over His Medical Marijuana Use
He's going to die but the state wants a piece of him first
Atlanta Charter Schools Will Not Have to Help Pay for Pension Debts
Judge rules the school district cannot withhold fund from their budget
Weapons Inspectors, Tasked With Overseeing Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons, Arrive in Beirut
From the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
