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| Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:14:40 GMT |
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Sheriff Locks Himself Up to Know What It's Like
Why one Illinois sheriff is voluntarily spending a week behind bars.
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| Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:29:36 GMT |
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McCain's Silence on "Terror Gap" In Gun Law
Sen. John McCain portrays himself as a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights. But does that extend to gun rights for suspected terrorists? His campaign won't say where he stands on a bill to eliminate a gun-control loophole that even the Bush administration wants closed: a gap in federal law that inhibits the government from stopping people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns. The bill was inspired by an official audit covering a five-month period in 2004 which found that, because of the loophole, the Feds had to greenlight 35 out of 44 cases where a gun buyer was on a terrorist watch list. One group opposed to closing the loophole is the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a gun manufacturers' trade association. Until this spring, one of its congressional lobbyists was Randy Scheunemann, now a top McCain campaign adviser on foreign policy.
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| Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:18:46 GMT |
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A Child-Sex Ring in East Texas
A town is shaken by the saga of a child-sex ring.
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| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:09:06 GMT |
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Despite Gains, Petraeus Cautious About Iraq
As he prepares to depart Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus cautions against premature declarations of victory.
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| Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:09:26 GMT |
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Homeland Security Reps Criticized for Hawaii Trip
Government officials head for the beach. You pay the bill.
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| Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:20:53 GMT |
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Patti Davis: Botched Home Raid a Sign of the Times
A botched police raid that terrorized an innocent family says a lot about the state of mind in the U.S.A. today.
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| Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:26:10 GMT |
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Radiation Treatments Prompt Border Hassles
Next time you visit Canada, don't forget your doctor's note. Travelers who've had recent radiation treatment, like a bone scan or thyroid therapy, could face unexpected hassles when they enter U.S. border checkpoints from Canada and Mexico. They're being pulled over for "secondary inspections," detained while officers search their cars and themselves—adding time to an already lengthy process.
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| Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:21:42 GMT |
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Anthrax Case Against Ivins Wasn’t a Slam Dunk
When the FBI publicly branded the late Dr. Bruce Ivins as the anthrax killer, it unsealed court affidavits suggesting a possible motive for the mailing to one target: NBC anchor Tom Brokaw. According to the affidavits, Ivins was angry about repeated Freedom of Information Act requests from Gary Matsumoto, identified as "an investigative journalist who worked for NBC News" who was looking into Ivins's work on an anthrax vaccine. "Tell Matsumoto to kiss my ass," the affidavit says Ivins wrote in an Aug. 28, 2001, e-mail, noting that was "weeks" before the Sept. 18, 2001, anthrax mailing addressed to Brokaw. But Matsumoto told NEWSWEEK the FBI never interviewed him as part of its investigation. If it had, he says, he could have told them he'd actually left NBC News five years earlier. At the time he was bombarding Ivins's lab with FOIA requests, he was employed by ABC. "They're trying to connect dots that don't connect," he said.
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| Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:27:34 GMT |
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What Ever Happened to: Imprisoned Chemical Heir John du Pont?
Imprisoned for murder since 1997, chemical heir John du Pont is eligible for parole early next year.
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| Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:15:21 GMT |
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ABC: John Edwards Admits Affair
After months of being dogged by the National Enquirer, John Edwards admits to ABC that he had an extramarital affair.
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| Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:33:23 GMT |
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FBI Makes a Powerful Case Against Ivins
FBI evidence indicates that only the Fort Detrick scientist could have handled the anthrax.
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| Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:50:47 GMT |
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A Final, Bizarre Twist in Capitol Anthrax Case
When the FBI was scrambling to unravel the 2001 anthrax attacks, one of the first scientists they turned to for help was Bruce E. Ivins, a veteran researcher at the U.S. Army bioweapons lab in Fort Detrick, Md. But last week, the protracted anthrax probe took its most bizarre turn yet: Ivins was found unconscious in his bathroom and later died of an apparent self-inflicted drug overdose—just as agents were about to charge him with sending the tainted letters that killed five people. Ivins, a devout churchgoer who played the keyboard at Sunday services, recently had been committed to a psychiatric hospital, and had allegedly made death threats against a social worker. In her protective order, the social worker, Jean Duley, wrote that Ivins has a history of "homicidal threats, actions, plans." She added: "FBI involved, currently under investigation & will be charged w/ 5 capital murders."
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| Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:50:11 GMT |
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Israel: Obama's Meeting with Netanyahu
Inside Obama's meeting with Netanyahu.
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| Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:17:40 GMT |
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How Police Can Better Handle the Mentally Ill
How police can better handle emotionally disturbed citizens.
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| Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:49:34 GMT |
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How Saudis Pressured the U.K.’s Blair Government
How Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar muscled Tony Blair into silence.
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| Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:38:49 GMT |
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Indictment Threatens Stevens's Alaskan Legacy
Ted Stevens's indictment mars an extraordinary Alaskan legacy.
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| Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:04:58 GMT |
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Understanding Foreign Cultures by Eating Their Food
Want to understand a foreign culture? Check out their cuisine.
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| Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:10:05 GMT |
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Road Rage in Portland: Bikes, Cars Clash
A surge in bike ridership spurs a new kind of road rage
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| Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:33:51 GMT |
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Did Rozita Swinton's call set off the FLDS raid?
Police say her deception set off the FLDS raid. Prank or personality disorder?
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| Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:56:44 GMT |
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Lithwick: How Jack Bauer Shaped U.S.Torture Policy
The lawyers designing interrogation techniques cited Jack Bauer more frequently than the Constitution.
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