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Supreme Court Not the Best Way to Deal With the Westboro Baptist Church

(Oct. 6) -- Let's face it, there's not much that can be done about the Westboro Baptist Church. The Kansas-based group is not actually Baptist in the traditional sense of the word, or even much of a church, for that matter. It's more of an extended, zealously religious family -- Fred Phelps is the patriarch -- that makes...

Ala. Bingo Corruption Scandal Strikes 4 State Senators

(Oct. 4) -- And bingo was their names, oh. FBI agents have arrested 11 people in a corruption scandal in which state lawmakers are alleged to have solicited bribes in exchange for votes for pro-gambling legislation. Four Alabama state senators -- Harri Anne Smith, James Preuitt, Larry Means and Quinton Ross Jr.-- were...

Elena Kagan's First Day: Fast Start, Early Out

(Oct. 4) -- The Kagan has been released! Elena Kagan, the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, waited approximately 15 minutes into her first case as an active jurist today before asking a question. The case, Ransom v. MBNA, involves bankruptcy law and marks Kagan's entry onto the ideologically divided Supreme Court...

After a Dissent, Mormon Leaders Reaffirm Stance Against Gay Marriage

(Oct. 4) -- Last month, a senior leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apologized for the Mormon church's involvement in California's campaign in favor of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that outlaws gay marriage. "On the morning of Sunday, September 19, about ninety members of the Oakland,...

Ecuador's Rebellion Quelled, but Not Its Fiscal Woes

(Oct. 1) -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said today he would offer "no pardon or forgiveness" to the national police force for its role in what he claimed was an attempt to overthrow him. But while he has regained the upper hand, Correa is still hard-pressed for answers to the severe economic problems that lurk...