Obamacare Flexibility Demanded
Governors want to see options before considering Medicaid expansion
Policy
SC Officials Won't Tell if European Junkets Paid Off
State officials spent $300,000 touting South Carolina to the crisis-bound continent
Private Company Bails Out Nebraska Nuke Plant
The publicly owned power plant has been off-line for 16 months
Detroit Department Employs a Pointless Horseshoer
Union rules make ending that position, and others, impossible
Civil Unions No Replacement for Marriage, Say Rhode Islanders
Oddly, gay and lesbian couples want the real thing
Financial Health Isn't Guaranteed, Says German Central Bank
The country may have taken on just a tad more than it can handle
Court: Georgia Police Can Check Immigration Status
Decision due to SCOTUS decision upholding parts of Arizona immigration law.
Binge-Drinking Students Are Happier, Study Says
If you think that this information will lead to less panic about college drinking, you are probably drunk yourself right now.
Book Claims Hillary Clinton Pushed for Osama bin Laden Mission
President Barack Obama alleged to have cancelled three earlier attempts.
Suspects in Louisiana Shootings Tied to "Sovereign Citizen" Movement
Two deputies were killed.
Tobacco Use Grows Globally
Half of all men in developing nations smoke. Women starting to smoke at younger age.
Sleepy Alabama Town Worries Too Much About Where People Should Rest Forever
Man buries wife in front yard. City government would prefer azalea bushes.
15 Baltimore Cops Sentenced to Federal Prison Won't Be Separated from General Population
Baltimore cops facing state jail time get segregated housing
Kiwis Demand Evidence From The US in Megaupload Case
A New Zealand High Court has ruled that Kim Dotcom's extradition to the US is conditional on the evidence being presented.
German Central Bank Still Wary of Bond Purchase Proposal
Despite skepticism from economists and colleagues Merkel remains open to the plan.
Assange Will Not Be Granted Access to Ecuador, Says Downing Street
A spokesman for the British Prime Minister said diplomatic solutions to the quibble were being explored.
Indian Government Takes At Least 250 Websites Offline
Move is in response to images on websites that incentivize exodus from India's north east.
French Bankers Leave France To Escape Higher Taxes
Turns out a seventy five percent income tax makes people reconsider residency.
Conspiring Against Mursi = Conspiring Against God
A member of Egypt's constituent assembly also said that Egypt was being ruled bu Islam, not democracy.
Turkey Sets Refugee Cap
Officials claim that the country cannot handle more than one hundred thousand Syrian refugees.
New Toys For The Drug Warriors
$100 million for machines to detect ultralight aircrafts that smuggle drugs into the United States.
Hamas Wants to Coordinate Security Operations with Egypt
Mursi allegedly told Hamas leadership that Egypt and the Palestinians are on "the same side".
Israel Beefs Up Egypt Border Defenses
An Iron Dome air-defence system has been installed two days after rockets were fired at an Israeli border town.
ECB Considering Bond Yields Cap
Report comes at the beginning of a week of European negotiations on the euro-crisis.
Disabled Pakistani Girl Faces Death Penalty
The girl, who has learning difficulties, is accused of blasphemy after allegedly burning a Koran.
Illegal Immigrants, Not So Illegal
If foreign-born students have done everything to qualify for higher education, why shouldn't they be allowed to pursue it on the same terms as their peers?
Rachel Maddow Abbreviates History
An MSNBC host's book on foreign policy leaves out too much of the story of how this mess began.
Where Free-Market Economists Go Wrong
Subsidies, stimulus, regulations, protectionism, trade restrictions, government-bank collusion, zoning, bailouts and more do not equal a "free" market.
The Two Gary Johnsons
A Texas namesake helps the Libertarian Prez candidate fight Michigan's attempt to throw him off the ballot.
On Entitlements, Seniors Are the Problem (Video)
Forget the red-blue theater, geezers are feeding off the young
