Amid Doubt, Troy Davis Executed in Georgia
Proclaiming his innocence to the end, Troy Davis (left) died at 11:08 (EDT) Wednesday night, executed by lethal injection for the 1989 murder of Savannah, Georgia Police Officer Mark...
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Republicans Like “Green” Energy Money, Too.
Funny, isn't it? Whenever we see Republicans pinning a tail of profligate spending on the Democratic donkeys, we find the Grand Old Party with its elephant trunks buried...
Connecticut Judge Apologized to Kelo
Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Richard N. Palmer (left), part of a 4-3 majority in a controversial ruling that upheld the taking of the homes of several New London residents...
Will Georgia Execute an Innocent Man?
A condemned man on Georgia's death row appears certain to die Wednesday night, despite strong evidence that his trial for murder 20 years ago was seriously flawed and key...
Former Fed Chief Volcker Warns Against “A Little Inflation”
As the nation continues to struggle with a prolonged economic slump and an unemployment rate that remains stubbornly above nine percent, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has warned...
Nobel Physicist Calls Earth’s Temperature “Amazingly Stable”
If the American Physical Society's numbers on global warming are accurate, the earth's temperature has been "amazingly stable" and "human health and happiness have improved" during a century and...
Mass. Suspends Driver’s Licenses Transferred from Ariz.
Arizona created quite a national furor a year ago by enacting a law to crack down on illegal immigrants, but the ease with which non-English-speaking people can obtain driver’s...
Monetary Crisis a Threat to Liberty, Lawyer Warns
The fiscal and monetary crisis confronting America today is more than an economic problem, it is a threat to our liberties and the nation's sovereignty, constitutional lawyer Edwin Vieira...
NH Lawmakers Override Veto of Deadly Force Bill
The New Hampshire Legislature has overridden a veto by governor John Lynch of a bill to allow citizens to use deadly force against assailants anywhere they have a right...
U.S. Role Unclear in Planned UN Libya Mission
The United Nations Security Council is considering a resolution to establish a UN mission in Libya, unfreeze assets of two major oil companies and repeal a ban on flights...
Economic Woes Trump Entitlement Fears in Special House Elections
Growing dissatisfaction with the nation's economic woes appeared to trump fears of cuts to Social Security and Medicaid in special elections for U.S. House seats in New York and...
How FDR’s Court-packing Plan Saved Social Security
The "real question," former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said in Monday night's debate among republican presidential candidates, is: "Does Governor Perry continue to believe that Social Security should not...
Ex-FBI Man Knocks CIA Interrogation Practices
Former FBI agent Ali H. Soufan remembers being at the American embassy in Yemen on September 11, 2001 when, a few hours after the terrorist attacks on New York...
Has Anything Changed Since the 9/11 Attacks?
"At 8:46 on the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States became a nation transformed," the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9-11 Commission)...
U.S. to Iraq: Please Ask Us to Stay
The U.S. is leaning on the government in Baghdad for a new Status of Forces Agreement that will keep American troops in Iraq beyond the end of the year....