Nigerian Soldiers Kill 40 Young Men in Northeastern City
Conflict with Boko Haram continues
Policy
U.S. Officials Push Back Against Benghazi Criticisms
Say CIA team went to help 25 minutes after the attack began
One Hundred and Seventy Asylum Seekers on Hunger Strike at Australian Camp in Nauru
Protesting against transfer to the remote island
Escape the Holiday Crowds by Flying Through the Bullshit Gary/Chicago International Airport!
Via Jack Shafer comes news of a federally funded boondoggle that makes the three-flights-a-day John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport look like a busy transportation hub.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan in Damage Control Mode
An American soldier allegedly attacked a child in Okinawa
Anonymous Threatens to Take Down Facebook
Has issued demands to game developer Zynga, which plans to lay off 1,000 workers
Jobs Figures Released
171,000 new nonfarm jobs added in October, unemployment up to 7.9 percent
Catholic Bishop Wants Anti-Obama Letter Read From Pulpit
Previously compared Obama to Hitler
Iranian Protesters Mark 33 Year Anniversary of U.S. Embassy Seizure
Chant "death to America" and burn American flags
Syrian Rebel Massacre of Soldiers a War Crime, Says U.N. Human Rights Office
Killings were recorded on video
LA Passes Pet Ordinance
Pet stores may not buy from farm breeders, cats, dogs, and rabbits must come from rescue groups or shelters
California Death Penalty Opponents Use Economic Arguments
The indebted state would save over $100 million a year if inmates on death row were given life without parole
Death Toll and Anger Rising After Sandy
Some outraged over Bloomberg's decision to allow the New York marathon to go ahead
Feds Keep Deporting Immigrants Despite Local Policies
Oh, but this administration is much easier on border policy
Report: Afghanistan Can't Manage Military Bases Without NATO
So we'll be there for a while, it seems
Hospitals Sue Government for Delinquent Medicare Payments
So let's give the government a bigger a role in medicine, right?
Obama Supporters Confronted with President's Record on Surveillance, Detention, Kill Lists
It's different when the guy you like does it
Reason-Rupe: 59 Percent of Public Sector Workers Oppose California's Prop 32; 50 Percent of Private Sector Workers Support
If California voters pass Proposition 32, unions, corporations, and government contractors would be prohibited from donating to political candidates and from deducting money from workers' paychecks to use for political purposes.
Sex, Drugs, and Union Rolls: 2012 Ballot Initiatives Mark the Real Battles
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
12-Year-Old Girl Punished for Hugging Classmate
There's a special place in Hell for school administrators
Officer Disciplined 31 Times and Charged With Domestic Violence Continues in Job
One more chance should do it
Rhode Island Sues Curt Schilling over Video Game Company Loan
Lawsuit also names for state economic development head
Mass. Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Terrorism Plot
Another situation where feds were pretending to help him pull off plan
Book Criticizes Skills of US Army's Generals
Protection of leaders results in some troubling outcomes
Department of Cronyism
Politicians' decisions rest on political pressures. So how could a Department of Business be a good idea?
Former Penn State President to Be Charged in Sandusky Case
Sources say he'll be accused of perjury and obstruction of justice
