Politics
Free-Staters Send Flowers to Lawmaker Who Attacked Them
Her call to restrict freedoms to make the state less attractive boosted Free State recruitment
NRA President: Journal News, Gawker"s Publication of Gun Owner Lists Attempt at Demonization
You know who else made lists?
Low Expectations for Biden-NRA Talks
NRA wasn't even invited until Biden started meeting with other groups
Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Working on Privacy Initiative for App Developers
Will be run by a trade association for app developers
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outlining New Mortgage Rules
To protect lenders and borrowers, the agency says. Curbing intervention in the housing market would do that better
California Attorney General Issues "Privacy Recommendations" for Mobile Developers
Might want to focus on privacy violations by the state instead
AIG Decides Not to Join Lawsuit Against Government
Won't join former CEO's lawsuit that says AIG bailout was used as back door bailout of Wall Street
Boston Mayor Declares "Public Health Emergency" Over Flu Outbreak
Health officials say flu season worst since 2009-2010 H1N1 outbreak
5 Facts About Guns, Schools, And Violence
What every legislator - and citizen - needs to know.
New Mexico Will Participate in Medicaid Expansion
Republican governor only second GOP leader to support
Rep. Ryan Asks if Obama Administration Will Submit Budget This Year
Senate hasn't passed budget resolution since 2009
Maryland Considers Ending Capital Punishment
Part of talks as new legislative session begins
Hagel Responds to Iran Position Criticism
Says he supports tough sanctions and military response is on the table
Judge Rules Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Detention "Excessive", Credits Him 112 Days Off Potential Sentence
Not much of a victory for Manning, who still faces life in prison
TSA Union Pushes Sacramento to Revoke Approval for Privatization of Security
Some animals are more equal than others
Biden: Obama May Take "Executive Action" Over Gun Control
Meet the second term, same as the first, but a whole lot louder and a whole lot worse
James Holmes Defense Team Declines to Make Case in Pre-Trial Hearing
Lawyer said it wasn't the place or the time
Drivers License Database Being Abused in Minnesota
Law enforcement officials who've had their driver's licenses accessed repeatedly worry abotu privacy
Biden: Washington Has to Take "Immediate Action" on Gun Control
His task force starting to work this week
No Longer Illegal to Record Cops in Illinois
Supreme Court refused to review a decision that the 51 year old ban was unconstitutional
Outgoing EPA Administrator Proud of Ruling That Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health
Expanded the EPA's regulatory authority without an act of Congress
ESPN Declines Renewing Contract for Pundit Who Called Quarterback "Cornball Brother" For Marrying White Woman, Possibly Voting Republican
Drinking the haterade ended up hurting
Dick Armey Didn't Know He Was Talking to Media Matters
Thought it was the right-wing Media Research Center
CNN: Alex Jones Could Be King of Conspiracies
Getting attention from network since appearance on Piers Morgan earlier this week
Al Gore Not Present at Al-Jazeera Briefing of Current Staffers
Staffers point out Gore didn't even accept ad money from big oil but sold his entire channel to a big oil interest, the emir of Qatar
Joe Kennedy: Not a Bootlegger or a Nazi, But a Hardcore Non-Interventionist
Q&A with David Nasaw, author of "The Patriarch"
Biden's Gun Control Task Force Includes a Cop Whose Son Was Convicted of Planning a School Shooting
Thomas Nee is also president of the National Association of Police Officers
Personal Data of Brazilian Politicians Convicted in Corruption Trial Leaked
Hacker writes that they "will have to live with the consequences of their wrongdoing"
Obama to Name Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary Tomorrow
White House Chief of Staff set to replace Timothy Geithner
Iowa Legislator Wants to Confiscate Semi-Automatic Firearms
Wants the ban to apply retroactively
More People Identified With Democrats Than Republicans in 2012
In 2010 and 2011 support was almost equal
