Supreme Court to Decide Friday Whether to Take Gay Marriage Cases
California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act both under review
Policy
Deputy Suspended for Trying to Tase Teen Streaker
Dispute over whether or not teen was actually hit
Google Warns Germans About Proposed Copyright Law
Legislation would allow publishers to charge search engines for linking to their content
R.I.P. National Greatness Conservatism, 1997-2012
A decade-plus of bloody, fruitless wars and budget-busting "energetic government"
Jeb Bush Hammers Teachers Unions
Says performance evaluations not something that should be part of collective bargaining agreements
GOP Split on Next Moves on Fiscal Cliff
Senators want quick deal while House members want to demand tax code and entitlement changes
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
'The World Is More Complicated'
David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme, on New Orleans, private prisons, drug policy, newspapers, and letting down libertarians
Intrade Prediction Market Targeted by Our Commodity Futures Trading Commission (For Absolutely No Good Reason)
In a press release strangely devoid of any mention of anyone being victimized or defrauded, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces it is suing Intrade, the famous "prediction market" business, based in Ireland.
Crime Dropped as Gun Ownership Rose in Virginia
Runs contrary to certain positions on gun access
LA Charter School Group a "Race to the Top" Finalist
Los Angeles Unified School District is not
Four Convicted in $154 Million Medical Insurance Scam
Recruited healthy people to undergo unnecessary surgeries
Obama Selects SEC Commission Member as New Chair
Expected to continue path of outgoing head
Jill Kelley Dropped as S. Korea "Honorary Consul"
In midst of Petraeus scandal, accused of using title for personal gain
Did the Feds Set-Up MegaUpload?
The long-running MegaUpload saga has become known for the Keystone-Kops shenanigans of New Zealand authorities.
Court Blocks Suspension of Student over Tracking Chip Refusal
Didn't want to wear tag informing school of her whereabouts
Newark Settles With Teen Who Filmed Police
No matter the law, cops remain allergic to cameras
Why Cities Like Cleveland Die: They Refuse to Emulate Success While Persisting in Failure
Earlier this month, Cleveland's West Side Market celebrated its 100th anniversary with a fundraising party designed to raise dollars to help maintain the facility.
HP Denies Forbidden Sales to Syria, Iran
Yes, they need government permission to sell overseas. Sad.
Clapper Not Personally Responsible for Changes to Benghazi Talking Points
Which doesn't really clarify what in hell the Obama administration is up to
Pediatricians Recommend Teens Get Advance Prescription for Plan B
To prepare for that "whoops" moment
MegaUpload Chief Claims Set-Up by U.S. Authorities
We did have forbidden files, says Kim Dotcom, but only because the American government asked us to keep them
Obama Administration's Economic Policies Echo Those of Failing California
And they're likely to have the same amazing results
New York State Police Seek Friends on Facebook
Of course, liking them gives the cops access to your page
