Bernanke Defends Fed's Asset Purchases
Made the comments while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee
Policy
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in the House of Representatives
Would block federal interference in the states that legalize medical pot
Tucson Shooting Records Released
Records were initially sealed to allow Jared Loughner a fair trial
70 Percent of Floridians Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Activists trying to get a legalization measure on the 2014 ballot
GOP Senator Says Boehner May Lose Speakership
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson says if the speaker agrees to new tax revenues his job could be on the line
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Calls for United World Defense Against Meteors
Currently no plan in place to deal with hunks of space rock
France Will Not Negotiate With Terrorists That Kidnapped French Family in Cameroon
Video released yesterday of the family and men claiming to be from the Nigeria-based Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram
Bank of England Official Says Negative Interest Rates Should be Considered
Rate has been held at 0.5 percent for years
Iran Could Make Concession in Talks on Nuclear Program
Thanks to U.S. proposing limited sanctions
British Court Bans Images of Child Murderers From the Internet
Jon Venables and classmate Robert Thompson we young children when they killed a two-year-old in 1993
Nikki Haley Frustrated by Obama's Meeting With Governors
South Carolina's executive says making cuts "is not rocket science"
Maryland Legislators to Begin Debates on Death Penalty and Gun Control
Early mornings and late nights expected
Atheists Face Discrimination Around the World Says Humanist Group
Paper comes amid calls from Muslim countries for the U.N. to ban insults aimed at Islam
Superintendent of Failing Charter School in Michigan Makes Over $339K a Year
Summit Academy North High School ranked 543rd out of 592 high schools
Bloomberg Wants Soda Ban Extended Across State
Doing so would allow adding grocery stores to the restrictions
St. Louis Officer Faces Firing over Alleged Assault in Casino
Accused of hurting a man handcuffed and arrested for trespassing
US Seeks Maximum Fine for BP Oil Spill
New Orleans trial will determine extent of civil liability
Ashley Judd Heading to DC to Speak on Birth Control
May be a possible Senate candidate in Kentucky
Union That Helped Bring Down Hostess Gets to Snack on Federal Funds
Striking employees now get to chow down on retraining money
Supreme Court Declines Case on Corporate Campaign Contributions
Won't take case on century-old ban
C. Everett Koop Dead at 96
Famous for turning position of surgeon general into a pulpit for lecturing about health
Crony Capitalists vs. Value Makers: Q&A w Max Borders
Superwealth author says income gap is red herring.
DOJ Admits Wanting to Jail Aaron Swartz to Save Face
Had to justify bringing up federal charges for essentially breaking into a closet
Obama Asks Governors to Help Stop Sequester
They're all too busy trying to keep their state pensions from going broke
CA Tries To Tax Nevada-Based Businesses
Reaching across the border to tap states that don't suck
Online Publication of Government-Mandated Standards Blocked Over Copyright Concerns
You should just know them
Opinion: Rand Paul Calls for Choice To Address School Failures
Let the kids escape the holding pens
Declining Prosecutions for Illegal Gun Buys Under Obama
But the administration still wants more laws
