Policy
Merrill Lynch to Pay $180 Million in Race Bias Case
Accused of steering blacks into clerical positions and giving the best accounts to white workers
Judge Defends 30-Day Sentence for Girl's Rape
Said she was older than her "chronological age" of 14. She subsequently committed suicide.
Prof. Added to NSA Review Team On-Record Saying It's Legal
Though he is concerned about privacy violations
Trains to Nowhere: A Government Spending Problem
From New York to California, the government manages to mess up transportation.
McCain Complains About Leaks over Possible Syrian Strikes
Like the war-torn country has some sort of secret defenses they could put up
Third South Florida Mayor Arrested
Was making money on the side consulting for a health company that had business with the city
NYPD Labels Mosques as Terrorist Organizations So It Can Spy On Them Without Specific Evidence
NYPD can target anyone who attends a mosque labeled as such for an investigation without further evidence
5 Deceptions From Obama About NSA Surveillance
President Obama's statements don't plant him in the reality-based community
White House National Economic Council Director May Be Resigning
Significant shake up of the economic team could be planned
Crafter of UK Terrorism Act Says it Was Misused on Miranda
Only supposed to be used on actual potential terrorists
Farmers, Activists Face Off Over Badger Culling in England
Thousands to be killed to reduce transmission of disease to cattle
New York Lowers Pension Costs for Government Employers
Down 1 percentage point, though everybody thought it would go up
Detroit's Prosecutor Looks to Deal with Thousands of Neglected Rape Case
Rape kits abandoned in a warehouse
Calif. Senate Approves Slight Loosening of Drug Laws
"Transporting" a drug would require suspects be transporting for the purpose of sales, not just for use
Vermont Nuclear Power Plant to Close
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station to be decommissioned by end of 2014
