GOP Senators Set Up Possible Showdown over Rice Nom.
After Benghazi responses, don't want Susan Rice as Secretary of State
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Sec. of Interior Apologizes for Threatening to Punch Out Reporter
Did not like being asked about agency decisions at an Obama event
Complications Abound in Rules Governing FBI Email Surveillance
But the feds interpret them scrupulously, of course
With Legalization Pending CO DA Dismisses Marijuana Cases
Everybody take a deep breath of relief. Now, who has the Doritos?
Fiscal Cliff Worries Further Depress Stock Market
The prospect of the president and Congress "fixing" the problem is depressing
Court Will Decide on Miranda Rights for Students
You have the right to clean that funky smell out of your locker ...
French CEOs Tear Into Country's Economic Policies
Not pleased that France is being propped-up by Germany
ACLU: GPS Tracking Should Require a Warrant
Cops are just using them for the hell of it, now. Really.
Tax Cuts, Entitlement Reform Favored by Chamber of Commerce
But not by politicians, if recent bloviating is any guide
Hesitant Over Obamacare, Businesses Delay Expansion
The massive, expensive program is a little nerve-wracking
On the Run, John McAfee Denounces Belize Government
He has style, whether he's guilty or innocent
Contender for Canadian Liberal Leadership Endorses Pot Decriminalization
He has some catching up to do with Colorado and Washington
U.S. Space Surveillance Systems To Be Based Downunder
Alien invaders won't like vegemite either
RIAA Ticked Over Report Saying Downloaders Buy More Stuff
First you try it, then you buy more. Is that a shocker?
What America Must Learn from the Euro Crisis
With the fiscal cliff approaching both the left and right are ready to misinterpret Europe's economic woes.
Employee Compensation Pushes More CA Cities Toward Bankruptcy
Those generous pensions won't be so generous after bankruptcy court
Women's Group Planned Quiet Campaign To Disinvite Assange to Cambridge U.
Seems a bit sneaky
MA Courts Private Investors for Social Programs
The investors earn a return only if the program achieves results
Hawaii Officials Illegally Advocated Constitutional Change
Voters rejected the amendment despite the tax-funded hectoring
Feds To Scan Social Media for Bioterrorism References
Whatever you do, don't call your ex a "disease"
Will Obama Raise Taxes on the Rich Back to Clinton-Era Levels? Don't Bet On It
At a White House press conference today, President Obama reiterated his campaign argument that any deficit reduction plan must include tax hikes on top earners.
Do Your Miranda Rights Stop at the Schoolhouse Door?
The Kentucky Supreme Court is deciding a case that tests the limits of self-incrimination in a public school setting.
Feds Slash Indian Law-Enforcement Even as Crime Rate Soars
Murder and rape on tribal lands are 20 times the national average
Israel's Military Takes to Social Media During Attack on Gaza, Sparks Spat on Twitter
Israel has killed the Hamas military chief Ahmed al-Jaabari in an airstrike.
Obama Claims "No Evidence" of National Security Risk in Petraeus Scandal
Call it an awkward start to the second term
French Unions Call on Hollande to Rethink Policies
Evidently he is not socialist enough for them
At Obama's Press Conference Today, Not a Single Reporter Asked About Marijuana Ballot Initiatives
In case y'all were wondering, the journalists who attended Obama's press conference today found it prudent to ask the president if he wishes he had known sooner that Gen. Petraeus is a slut, whether movie critic/U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice will be nominated to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, if he will bomb Iran, and what he plans to do about the "situation" in Syria.
Clarence Thomas and the Colorblind Constitution
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Shelby County v. Holder. At issue is Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a provision requiring certain states and localities to receive approval from either the Justice Department or the federal judiciary before changing their election procedures.
Texas Supreme Court Approves Move to Help Low Income Couples Get Cheap Divorces
Most other states have similar procedures in place
