A Political Force With Many Philosophies

"Survey of Independents, Who Could Be Key in 2008, Finds Attitudes From Partisan to Apathetic By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, July 1, 2007; Page A01 Fred Wood, a Marietta, Ohio, retiree, voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and John F. Kerry in...

Constructing Peace in an Iron Triangle

The media services that actually cover urban terrorism in and across the United States, usually speak of the South Bronx, East Los Angeles, and parts of Baltimore.  But Richmond, California has become well known in the Bay area as a hot spot for violent crime, spiraling...

Terror charge dropped in cell phone case (AP)

" MARIETTA, Ohio - Prosecutors dropped terrorism charges Tuesday against two Michigan men who were arrested after buying large numbers of cell phones, saying they couldn't prove a terrorism link. The dismissal, in a one-page court document, came the day after Washington...

2 held on terror charges in Ohio (AP)

" MARIETTA, Ohio - Two men were charged Wednesday with money laundering in support of terrorism after authorities said they found airplane passenger lists and information on airport security checkpoints in their car. Deputies stopped Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, 20, and Ali...

The Google Bigdaddy Update: What Happened?

What happens when you do everything right and Google drops all of your web site's best pages from its search results? Many webmasters from weekend tinkerers to corporate site managers were asking themselves this question recently. On February 21, 2006 the Google datacenter...