Push Grows to Bypass Electoral College by 2016
Proposal would give states' electoral votes to national popularity winner, not individual states
Policy
Canada Purges Millions of Long Gun Records
Repeal and destruction of the registry was a campaign promise
Google Loses Appeal Over French Tax Raid
The strapped government wants to squeeze the successful company for more than a billion dollars
Australia Moves Toward Wheat Deregulation
A free market for food? What will they think of next?
FL Town Ordered To Surrender Millions in Forfeiture Money
Not to private citizens, but to the feds, of course
Nursing Homes Fret Over FL Medicaid Cuts
If you let yourself become dependent on a government program ...
Temporary Obamacare Pay Hike Skips OB-GYNs and ER Docs
Not a shock, considering how arbitrary it is to begin with
TN Bill Moves Charter School Funds from Districts to the State
Local officials have been dragging their feet on new schools
To Avoid Teacher Evaluations, Union Kills Deal for Federal Funds
Must have been quite a conflict ... Government money vs. accountability
Argo and the Foreign Policy Benefits of Remembering the Past
As the hit movie Argo shows, American presidents don't decide when the story begins.
Report: White House, Congress Lousy at Online Transparency
Lots of talk, little action on informing the public through the Internet
Former Police Chief Charged With Stealing Seized Money
Michael Newsome had already left office over police brutality charges
Pending Capital-Gains Tax Hike Has Business-Owners Selling
Why hold one when Uncle Sam will steal the proceeds?
Oakland Police Chief Screened Out Negative Emails
Which pissed off a judge, since he missed some important missives
Regulatory Burdens Threaten New York's Role as a Financial Center
It's easier for firms to do business elsewhere, so they do
Police Chief Fired After Arrest on Drug and Gun Charges
Betcha he was a hardass on dope-smokers and gun-toters
US Carbon Emissions to Fall No Matter Who Wins Election
Climate change enters the election cycle as some try to connect it to the superstorm
Has Obama Really Worked to End the War on Drug Users?
90 Days, 90 Reasons claims Obama "has worked to end the war on drug users."
Civic Duty Vies With Cynicism as the 2012 Election Approaches
H.L. Mencken said "every election is a sort of advanced auction in stolen goods." He was right.
Russian Prime Minister Wants Pussy Riot Members Free
Dmitry Medvedev thinks the women have been behind bars long enough
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
