Policy
Colorado Lawmakers Consider Mandatory Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment
To the tune of $70,000 per year, plus health insurance, a state tuition waiver and reimbursement for legal fines and fees
Maryland Lawmakers Pushing Cyberbullying Law
Would extend ban on bullying minors via e-mail to social networks like Facebook and Twitter
Baffling Washington Post Editorial: Rand Paul Was Wrong. And We Need More Drone Transparency!
Why do they think the senator is worried about domestic drone strikes?
Some Republicans Want Bin Laden Son-in-Law Tried in Military Court
Was charged in criminal court
Judge Alex Kozinski: From Communist Romania to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
One of our most controversial jurists talks about free speech, cell phones, and how bubble gum made him a capitalist.
IMF Chief Urges the European Central Bank to Cut Interest Rate More
Also wants demand boosted in Germany
White House Comments on Encouraging Unemployment Figures
Makes sure to point out the figure reflects pre-sequestration period
Clinton Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Same Sex Marriage Ban He Signed
Says many who supported DOMA did so because they feared a constitutional ban on same sex marriage
Man Left in Solitary Confinement for 22 Months Given $15.5 million Settlement
Locked up for drunk driving
Gingrich Calls McCain "Sad" For Attacking Paul
Says the comments hurt the so-called maverick
Unemployment Down to 7.7 Percent, Numbers Still Pretty Awful
Teenage unemployment rate, for example, at 25 percent, nowhere near recent lows
China Calls For Calm Amid Latest North Korean Threat
Pushing for a diplomatic solution between North Korea and South Korea
White House Says the US is Safe From North Korean Missile Attack
The reclusive Stalinist regime made new threats after U.N. sanctions were approved
Jobs Report Released
U.S. unemployment rate at 7.7 percent, the lowest level since December 2008
Global Shares Highest Since June 2008
News comes shortly before what is expected to be an encouraging U.S. jobs report
Almost 80 Percent of NYC High School Graduates Do Not Have the Skills for College
Must re-learn reading and writing
Tennessee Police Chief Using Polygraph Tests For Applicants
Wants to keep racists off his force
French Defense Minister Says French-Led Intervention in Mali is in its Hardest Phase
Fighting Islamic militants in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains
Police in Arizona to Investigate Immigration Checkpoint
Chief says it was only meant to be a safety check for commercial trucks
More Texas Ex-Officers Charged in Drug Conspiracy
A total of seven indicted by grand jury thus far
