Health care vs abortion ShrinkRap November 14, 2009 Feminists and reproductive health activists are decrying the amended bill as though it had suddenly outlawed abortions. Now, I know the practical argument that lack of funding will mean lack of access for many women. But this bill does not in fact outlaw abortion any more than […]
In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’ New York Times November 15, 2009 “One of the reasons I have long supported the U.S. biotechnology industry is that it is a homegrown success story that has been an engine of job creation in this country.” This written statement by Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina […]
9/11 Trials – Fear of justice or fear of truth? at-Largely by Larisa Alexandrova 11/14/2009 A group of men commit a horrible mass murder. Still others helped in the planning of the murder. Law enforcement apprehends the surviving individuals allegedly involved in this horrible crime. A trial is to take place in the city where […]
In the Ocoee Gorge north of here, the road runs along the river offering some spectacular mountain scenery. Sometimes there are signs saying “falling rock.” As a kid, I thought it was a town named Falling Rock. Well, it’s something else…”
Accused 9/11 defendants to be tried in N.Y. court Washington Post By Peter Finn, Carrie Johnson and Debbi Wilgoren November 13, 2009 Khalid Sheik Mohammed — the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks – and four co-defendants will be tried in federal court in New York instead of a military commission, with prosecutors […]
An Argument in Defense of the Serial Comma The Friendly Atheist by Hemant Mehta A serial comma is the comma you use before the last item in a series of three or more things. With the serial comma: I went to the store to buy oatmeal, milk, and cookies. Without the serial comma: I went […]
Sentence of 13 Years for Ex-Louisiana Congressman New York Times By DAVID STOUT November 13, 2009 Former Representative William J. Jefferson, a New Orleans Democrat whose political career once seemed to hold high promise, was sentenced on Friday to 13 years in prison for using his office to try to enrich himself and his relatives… […]
Official: Obama rejects all Afghan war options President seeks clarity on turnover to Afghan government, official says AP November 12, 2009 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would […]
an inadvertent truth?