Just over two years ago, Air Force Major General Margaret Woodward was leading the U.S. air war against Libya that ultimately …
Crime
Committee Passes Bill to Address Sexual Assaults
(WASHINGTON) — With broad support from Republicans and Democrats, a House committee Wednesday approved legislation to tackle the growing problem of sexual assault in the armed forces by taking away the power of military commanders to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases.
The bill passed by the House Armed Services …
Mississippi Man Indicted in Poisoned Letters Case
(JACKSON, Miss.) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials, according to an indictment made public Monday.
The 5-count indictment charges 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke (pronounced DUHS’-kee) with developing, producing and …
Charges Dropped Against Mississippi Man in Ricin Case
The federal ricin investigation stumbles, and a false alarm spooks Capitol Hill.
The Day the Marathon Stopped: Tragedy in Boston’s Back Bay
Marathon Runner: “You knew right away it was a bomb. There was no doubt.”
Live Video and Updates: Boston Marathon Blasts Leave 2 Dead, Dozens Injured
TIME is tracking the breaking news from the scene in downtown Boston. Follow here for constant updates.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Responds to Boston Marathon Explosion
“This is a horrific day in Boston.”
Law Enforcement Sounds Alarm on Cell-Phone-Theft Epidemic
Law-enforcement officials are demanding that the wireless industry and lawmakers take new steps to quash a thriving black market for stolen phones
A Tragedy Like Newtown Should Be Politicized, But Changing Anything Will Take Different Politicians
I haven’t read any stories about the innocent children and teachers whose lives were cut short because they went to school at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday. I couldn’t read about the innocent victims who died because they …
Fast and Furious Report Destroys Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories
For more than a year and a half, everyone from House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa to right-wing provocateurs on Fox News have been lobbing fiery accusations about Operation Fast and Furious, including that it was a plot conceived by the White House for a variety of nefarious purposes.
After Shooting, Social Conservatives Describe a Movement Under Siege
Washington
The Aug. 15 shooting at the headquarters of the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group, has provoked an outpouring of concern from social conservatives. It wasn’t just the crime, which people of all …
Mike Huckabee’s Silly Sermon
Since nobody knows what caused the Aurora gunman’s rampage, and since everyone seems fine skipping the political debate about how to prevent its recurrence, much of the commentary about the Colorado massacre has been theater criticism about how the media should cover it. Here’s Mike Huckabee, providing a valuable lesson in how not to:
‘Gunclingers’: Aurora, Assault Weapons and the Rise of Mass Shootings
Some surprising words about gun control from Bill Kristol on Sunday’s Fox News panel:
People have a right to handguns and hunting rifles … I don’t think they have a right to semiautomatic, quasi–machine guns that can shoot hundred of bullets at a time. And I actually think the Democrats are being foolish as they are being
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