Debt and Loving It
David Wessel's Red Ink is a handy but revealing guide to the federal budget.
Policy
Jeb Bush Slams GOP Anti-Immigration Stance
Pissing-off a chunk of the population does seem unwise
Feds Marginalize Public Input On Copyright Treaty
The agreement is hammered out in secret while individuals, companies and organizations get patted on the head
Teacher Faces Firing for Giving Bad Grades
Because each failing student is a precious, sensitive flower
Lawsuit Seeks Extra $1.5 Billion for Kansas Public Schools
Because the holding pens don't yet take enough from the taxpayers
Missouri Voters To Get Clear Choice on Blocking Obamacare Exchanges
The Attorney General turned away an attempt to muddy the ballot language
Students Do Better In Choice Schools Than Public Schools
Apparently, kids do better when you let their families shop for schools that suit them
Navy SEAL Author of Osama Book May Face Legal Action
The government is embarrassed by an account at odds with the official story
Man Wrongly Imprisoned For 23 Years Can't Sue Cops That Messed Up
He was convicted of rape and used a new Missouri state law to have crime scene evidence retested, which led to his exoneration
Attorney: NJ Cop Suing Department Placed on Administrative Leave, Told to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation
The officer is among nearly two dozen others alleging civil rights violations and other misconduct by the Hackensack Police Department and its chief
Federal Regulators Deny License Third Reactor for Maryland Nuclear Power Plant
Tell the French company operating the plant it has 60 days to find a U.S. partner or their plan will be nixed entirely
California Judge Blasts Failure to Upend State Judicial System's Central Bureaucracy
He wants the Judicial Council, which oversees the system's bureaucracy, to be elected by trial judges and not appointed by the chief justice
Japan's 2030 Renewable Energy Plan Hopes to Phase Out Nuclear Plants
Another policy response to the Fukushima disaster
Police Unions Cross Line While Bullying Public Officials
California cops employ mafia-style tactics against their critics.
More Stimulus Never Off the Table, Bernanke Says Fed Will Do What It Has To
The Federal Reserve chairman first appointed by George W. Bush didn't rule out another round of quantitative easing at a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Pennsylvania Liquor Board Cracking Down on Microbrewery Mug Clubs
Discounts for drinking regularly at an establishment are apparently against state liquor regs
Justice Departments Acquits CIA of Abuses
No charges are to be filed against anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees
Can Clint Eastwood Bring the Troops Home from Afghanistan?
The Hollywood icon disses the Republicans stance on the war in Afghanistan at the part's own convention while endorsing Mitt Romney and misattributing an anti-war stance to the candidate
Investors Awaiting Bernanke Speech
Upcoming Fed Chairman speech not expected to reveal more QE
Eurozone Unemployment Reached 18 Million in July
Record figure shows 11.3 percent unemployment rate across the single currency bloc
Australian Prime Minister Renews Commitment to Afghanistan
War remains unpopular in Australia
Iranian Lawmaker: IAEA Report a Political Move
Report says Iran is increasing enrichment abilities
Union Accuses Black School Choice Group of Klan Sympathies
It's possible the union officials are overlooking some important details
