Multiple 9/11s every day of the year

"Multiple 9/11s every day of the year Almost 10 million children die needlessly every year.Why is there no war on this terror?by Shreeram Krishnaswami" "Another child will die in the time it takes to read this sentence. And the death of that child, a child who had a...

Club for Growth: conservative hypocrisy?

Club for Growth President Pat Toomey was recently quoted, "Earmark reform will shine a glaring light on the profligate pork barrel projects and the politicians who sponsor them,"  It didn't occur to him  that earmark reform also exposes the recipients of...

Judges rule on pension schemes

Steelworkers who lost out when their final salary pensions collapsed have failed in their bid to force the UK Government to make up the shortfall. European judges said pension rules were "inadequate" but said it was up to British courts to decide if the government had to pay out.

Defense often inadequate in 4 death-penalty states, review finds

"The jurors heard all about the convenience-store holdup, the gunshots and the dead clerk. Their unanimous verdict came swiftly: Warren King was guilty of a senseless murder that shocked rural Appling County, Ga. A death sentence almost certainly would be next, unless King's...

U.S. health system unprepared, report says [bird flu/bioterror]

"WASHINGTON - The nation's public health system - the first line of defense against pandemic flu, a bioterror attack or other widespread health emergency - remains woefully unprepared to protect the American public, according to a report out Tuesday. The annual study by Trust...