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Will Sotomayor's Judicial Nomination Validate Discrimination?

Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...

HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

"X": The faction that follows George Bush

Is the "right" reducing itself to emotional extremes rather than acting as a movement for political ideas, and can its arguments be reduced to the most rudimentary logical proposition: "I am X, and X is both...

Judge in hospital; husband charged with attempted murder

"NEW YORK – Elizabeth Halverson underwent surgery today for injuries sustained when her husband, Ed, allegedly attacked her with a frying pan. Ed Halverson was arrested last night and charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and battery with substantial...

Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate

"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN. ...

I will stay at Man Utd - Ronaldo

A phenomenon young player, CR7 finally decide to extend his contract for one year ahead." The 23-year-old Portugal winger had frequently expressed his desire to leave for Spanish champions Real Madrid this...

Obama, McCain duel over celebrity ad, attacks

US election: Obama accused of playing race card as presidential campaign turns nasty"The battle for the White House took a nasty turn yesterday when John McCain accused Barack Obama of "playing the race card"....

In Plain View: "Ten Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage"

Author Tom Head "[debunks] the American Family Association's NoGayMarriage.com Platform." The AFA is a right-wing advocacy group who has published a list of ten arguments against same-sex marriage. "Ostensibly a...

Call for sharia rules in English law

Law is a shifting thing and all country's laws change over the years with changes in moral and cultural thinking. Societies move on but many feel it would be a change too early and too far to incorporate...

Clinton Cherry Picking Polls

"Hillary Clinton continues to make her case to the undeclared superdelegates. The problem is, her arguments are misleading at best and dishonest at worst. Claim #1: “I am the better general election...

R&B Singer R. Kelly Sex Trial Begins, Juror Already Dismissed

After six years of waiting, we finally get to see the fate of what happens to R&B singer, "Bump n' Grind", Robert Kelly (a/k/a R. Kelly.)If you aren't familiar with the case, it is alleged that Mr. Kelly has a...

Opinion: More Con, Less Pro on Immigration

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Perhaps a quote by Liberal immigration critic says it all.Liberal immigration critic Maurizio Bevilacqua had the chutzpah to say yesterday that "family reunification...

Rights under the Public Records Act

" According to The Seattle Times An arsonist imprisoned for firebombing the cars of two lawyers is using his remaining 19 years behind bars to dig up information on the judges, lawyers, and corrections officers who helped put him there. But Allan Parmelee's hundreds of...

How to win arguments and change minds

"You ever notice how nobody on the Internet seems to see that wise leader ship involves recognizing the dangers both of paranoia and naivety? Everybody falls squarely in one camp or the other, advocating universal love or a kind of bigoted fascism. "

Canada's Notorious Serial Killer's Trial Coming To A Close.

If ever a case for Capital Punishment, Wally PIckton deserves it many times over. I hesitate to comment further, as I do not believe the man deserves publicity in any form."t long last, the final stage begins in...

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