Controversies
FCC Claims Right to Warrantless Searches
With the advancement of wireless technology all across America has come an expanded authority by federal regulators to enter homes without a warrant, so says the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Based on the original law that created it (t... read more
Appeals Court Affirms Racketeering Charges Against Major Cigarette Makers
A legal battle against the tobacco industry that began a decade ago is almost over now that a federal appellate court has upheld the landmark ruling from 2006 that ruled cigarette makers had violated federal racketeering laws in an effort to decei... read more
Murder and Rape DNA Test Backlog Hits 350,000
The United States is fast reaching a crisis point as federal, state and local law enforcement falls further and further behind in processing a backlog of now 350,000 DNA samples for cases involving murder or rape, according to an investigation by ... read more
Should Gay Couples be Counted in the Census?
Forty-eight members of Congress have asked Office of Budget and Management director Peter Orszag to count same-sex couples as “married” in the 2010 Census, rather than as “unmarried partners.”The last time a census was held in 2000, there were no ... read more
Obama Praises Bush by His Actions: Charles Krauthammer
President Barack Obama is fooling no one, on the right or left, with his claims of steering a new national security course that differs from his predecessor, writes Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer. The changes Obama has implemented s... read more
Clinton-Era Hard Drive Goes Missing from National Archives
Officials at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are feeling some serious heat from Congress after they admitted that a computer hard drive containing huge amounts of data from the Clinton White House has gone missing. The driv... read more
Military Personnel Not Allowed to Sue for Medical Malpractice
No matter how egregious their medical care may be, even resulting in death, military personnel cannot sue the government. This reality, in existence now for almost 60 years, has left Tommy and Connie Wilson of Hartwell, GA, sickened, fearing the d... read more
Gray Wolves Lose Protection, Still in Danger
Earlier this month, gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species List by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, exposing them up once again to being hunted. However, many argue that this move was premature and that the wolves have not yet reache... read more
Marijuana is Getting Higher in Potency…Or is It?
Federal anti-drug officials announced last week that the latest scientific data shows marijuana has become an increasingly potent and dangerous drug—a claim that has been proven false or exaggerated after other government warnings, according to cr... read more
Prosecutors Fight DNA Testing
While district attorneys have embraced DNA testing to convict thousands of criminals, many of them have vigorously fought the use of genetic testing to allow prisoners to challenge their convictions. Forty-six states have passed laws to enable inm... read more
9/11 Commission Report Relied on Tortured Confessions
After going back through their final report and interviewing key participants, NBC News determined that key sections of the 9/11 Commission’s findings were based on information obtained from the CIA’s torturing of suspected terrorists. In fact, it... read more
No Survivors Have Earned Medal of Honor in Iraq or Afghanistan
First-term Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (R-CA), a former U.S. Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, accused the Army’s top leaders this week of changing the standards by which service members are awarded the Medal of Honor, noting that not a ... read more
Republicans Block Election Complaint against Wal-Mart
Republican appointees to the Federal Election Commission found nothing illegal in the actions by Wal-Mart during last year’s election when the giant retailer was accused of pushing its employees to vote against Barack Obama and other Democrats. Th... read more
War on Drugs–Truce
The new director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, has called for an end to the term “war on drugs.” Noting a shift in policy from previous administrations, Kerlikowske aims to focus more on treatment and ... read more
Number of Combat-Ready Soldiers Shrinking
The length of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is taking its toll on the U.S. military’s ability to provide sufficient numbers of combat soldiers for the continuing conflicts. USA Today reports that fewer soldiers are available to go to war than a... read more
Almost 4 of 10 Births in U.S. are to Unmarried Mothers
The good news from the latest study on single moms in America is that teenagers don’t account for nearly as many of the unwed births as they used to, according to research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overall,... read more