South Carolina Law Enforcement Division clears Sanford

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division clears Sanford (SLED) Clears Governor Sanford of misappropriating State Funds in Love Liaison " COLUMBIA — The state's top prosecutor and the director of the State Law...

Gov. Mark Sanford and Maria Belen Shapur Emails Exposed

The State newspaper in Columbia SC probably knew about the Sanford Affair for months.  The paper caught the Governor getting off a Plane from Argentina at Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport earlier in the day and...

The Citizens Dividend Liberates Everyone

EXCERPT: This Robin Hood scenario has rarely happened in history. More efficient than trying to capture wealth downstream, after the elite has accumulated it, is to capture wealth upstream, preventing an elite from forming. A tax on income or sales or property captures wealth...

Another Victory For Marijuana Reformers

Source: Atlantic Monthly  Rhode Island -- In the latest advancement for marijuana law reformers, the Rhode Island state legislature today legalized medical marijuana stores in the state, overriding Gov. Don Carcieri's (R) veto.The new law will take effect immediately....

Seven killed during Iran protest

" Iranian state radio says seven people were killed during Monday's protests in Tehran over the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The reports said the deaths came after "thugs" attacked a military...

India should not oppose Tamils' right to self-determination

Prof. Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law asserted that: " First, the Tamils living on Sri Lanka have been the victims of genocide. Second, the Tamils living on Sri...

State Dept. Retiree Accused of Spying

Whatever their motivations were, the Myers seemed pretty committed to screwing the United States over, regardless of who was in the White House. " Official, Wife Passed Secrets to Cuba For Decades, Federal...

Next stop on bailout train : State & Local Government Muni Bonds

" There have been no shortage of people with their hands out to the federal government over the past year.  State and local governments are no exception. Now they're back for more. The National League...

43 stun-gunned at prisons' Take Your Kids to Work Day

" TALLAHASSEE -- A total of 43 children were directly and indirectly shocked by electric stun guns during simultaneous ''Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day'' events gone wrong at three state prisons, according to new information provided Friday by the Florida...

Governor wants to sell L.A. Coliseum, San Quentin

" Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to sell the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, San Quentin State Prison, the Orange County Fairgrounds and other state property to raise cash amid the state's growing fiscal crisis, according to a copy of a proposal reviewed by The Times. Sale...

N.H., Maine, D.C. advance on gay-marriage front

Is this the beginning of a national trendor just a regional movement. "The momentum for allowing gay couples to obtain marriage licenses surged dramatically again this week with two more state legislatures passing bills to provide for such equality, one of those governors...

2 'Probable' Cases Of Swine Flu In Newberry, SC

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)  has identified two probable cases of Swine Flu in the small town of Newberry, South Carolina forty miles northwest of State Capital in...

Buner: Major military offensive launched against Taliban

After success in Dir, a major military offensive has been launched against Taliban in Buner. FC (Frontier Constabulary) and Pakistan Army are taking part in this operation with air support being provided by PAF...

Myrtle Beach wildfires cause state of emergency in South Carolina

The Myrtle Beach wildfires in Horry County, South Carolina has caused a state of emergency as the bush fire has destroyed thousands of hectares of land - in the state's busiest tourist area. Much of the damage is...

Former Bush Adviser says Bush Admin Destroyed Torture Memos

" A onetime senior adviser to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that the Bush Administration collected and destroyed memos by top officials arguing that torture methods used on detainees were wrong. ...

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