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Relief Funds To Flow as Feds Declare "Fishery Disaster"
If you've ever seen how New Englanders cook cod, you've seen a true fish disaster
MA Voters To Decide Right-To-Die
It would only be the third state to allow physician-assisted suicide
States Push Past Medical Marijuana, to Legalization
And the feds kick and scream all the way
Providence Seeks To Convert All Schools to Charters
The move wouldn't give parents a lot of choice, but it would improve flexibility for the schools
New York City Approves Large Soda Ban, So Drink 'Em If You've Got 'Em
The Nanny State wins another round
Five More Indictments in Fort Stewart Militia Case
This appears to be one of the few cases where the "militia" types actually did something wrong
Vietnam Targets Dissident Blogs
The government isn't quite ready to sign on to the whole concept of public criticism
Former Ron Paul Aide Hired by Mitch McConnell
It seems like a move designed to irritate at least two factions
Obama in the Hot Seat Over Embassy Attacks
He faces questions over intelligence lapses and the death of the ambassador to Libya
Another Indian Cartoonist in Legal Trouble
Hey, India, there's this thing called "free speech" ...
Chicago Teachers Driven by Fear of Charter Schools
And their strike makes those alternative schools look even better
Regulators Slammed by Scientist for Blocking Large Fishing Trawler
He accuses Australian politicians of "popularism and political expedience." What else is new?
Ron Paul May Win the Support of Three Electors
The GOP electors are pissed at their party's treatment of its libertarian faction
Young Immigrant to Australia Gets Cash for Illegal Detention
Looks like the U.S. isn't the only country to screw with new arrivals
Let's Be Honest: No One Is Closing Tax Loopholes
The problem isn't that wealthy oil barons or special interest lobbyists love loopholes (they do); it's because we do.
Dallas Cop Suspended For Busting Biker Over Videorecording
If you're going to behave badly, don't do it in front of a camera
DNC Head Debbie Wasserman Schultz Fares Poorly in Public Appearances
She's been tagged as a bully and as veracity-challenged
Fear of Economic Future Keeps Hiring at Rock Bottom
Policy and tax concerns have employers skittish
Americans Increasingly See Themselves as Poor or Lower Class
That outstrips the actual poverty rate
Kansas Struggles To Get Medicaid Managed-Care Overhaul in Place
The state still awaits federal sign-off
Drones Join Search for Ambassador's Murderers
They're still in the country, left over from the war
Dragging Elderly Woman Out of Car is OK, Says Police Chief
She didn't produce her license quickly enough
Google Caught Between Blasphemy and Free Speech Over Anti-Muslim Movie
Don't be evil, or spineless
Claim That Stuxnet "Escaped" Called Spin To Disguise Wider Deployment
Oh, you mean the "accidentally spread" angle isn't actually possible?
Kevin Bacon Six Degrees of Separation, Now Brought to You by Google
Google's automated the process of connecting a celebrity to Kevin Bacon via film credits
Tennessee Court: Cop Testimony Beats Videotape Evidence in Speeding Case
You know what you can do with your videotape
Obama's Auto Fairy Tale
Obama is reluctant to shoulder responsibility for the overall state of the economy, but doesn't mind taking credit for every car sold since 2009.
Poll: 58 Percent Say Barack Obama Would Beat Mitt Romney in a Fistfight
Among other hypotheticals