Iraq war veteran thrown off train after ticket row as conductor tells him: 'I...

That is the kind of respect one country shows for their heroes!!!! No wonder no one wants to be in military. The conductor should get the sack immediately for the insult ."A soldier returning from Iraq in full...

Stealing The 2008 Vote

More shenanigans:"If you thought Tom DeLay's Texas gerrymandering scam in 2003 was bad, just wait. Now partisans are seeking to steal the 2008 presidential election. It's that serious. Taking advantage of the frustration their supporters understandably feel about their...

The High Costs Of Jailing the Mentally Ill: 15,000 per Stay

"Keith Ervin of The Seattle Times reports today that someone booked into the King County Jail will usually stay an average of 9-35 days, but if the offender is mentally ill , the stay is usually about 158 days. And the cost to the county is $15,000 , or much more for the...

NextFest 2006: Bring Imagination Please

"Walk into New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center for Wired magazine's third annual NextFest, and you'll understandably feel like you've plunged into an issue of Wired. NextFest, at the Javits Center...

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