Picture's Not Encouraging for Cameras in High Court
Supreme Court Photo Collection
(May 11) -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan may have raved about the benefits of allowing cameras into the high court, but that day likely is still far off, according to legal scholars. Speaking...
Many Have Come to the Court Without Black Robes
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(May 10) -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan would buck a nearly 40-year trend if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court without any experience serving on the bench. But historians say a third of the...
Bill Would Put the Squeeze on Oil Firms for Spill Costs
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(May 4) -- The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has highlighted a loophole in the nation's liability laws that critics say could let the drilling industry off the hook for some of the damage caused by such...
House Vote Sets Up Possible Puerto Rican Statehood
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(April 29) -- Puerto Ricans ought to hold a referendum on whether to keep their island a commonwealth or consider statehood, independence or some other status, the U.S. House voted after an...
Fallen Cops' Names Added to Somber Roll Call in DC
MCT
(April 27) -- Whether the year is 1792 or 2009, the tragic story is the same. Someone creates a disturbance. A police officer responds. A bullet fells the officer and leaves a trail of grief. Today...
Pint-Sized 'Temps' Flood Workplaces Across Nation
Mel Evans, AP
(April 22) -- Not all of the 18 million kids who headed off to work with their parents or other adults today were quite as lucky as Mary Shannon Snellings. The 12-year-old had lunch on Senate...
Pew Study Salutes Pentagon for Eco-Friendly Thinking
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(April 20) -- An organization that buys jet fuel by the billions of gallons and gets around in gas-guzzling tanks seems an unlikely leader in the effort to go green. But according to a report...
Justices Spar Over Case of Religious Campus Group
AP
WASHINGTON (April 19) -- A California law school's mandate that its campus groups must admit anyone -- including atheists -- into the leadership of a Christian society provoked a lively argument in...
Campus Faith Group Takes Fight to Supreme Court
AP
(April 18) -- The Supreme Court on Monday will take up a case that pits anti-discrimination efforts against freedom of speech, setting the stage for a ruling with the potential to affect everything...
Junkyard Circling the Earth Is Growing, Scientists Say
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(April 17) -- Imagine half a million marbles circling Earth -- a sort of celestial obstacle course for the International Space Station, shuttles and satellites. That's the increasingly problematic...
CBO Head: Something's Got to Give in Federal Budget
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(April 8) -- Fresh off its stint in the crossfire of health care reform, the Congressional Budget Office is gearing up to study another potential major change in Americans' lives: the creation of a...
Elderly Encouraged to Reap Benefits of Broadband
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(April 7) -- Granny, get your Google. That's the message from a new organization that aims to get more senior citizens online. Only about 35 percent of seniors have broadband service, compared with...
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