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Reynolds, Smith & Hills Shooting: Jason Rodriguez Caught

By Cyndi James
Jason Rodriguez has been caught after opening fire at his former place of work, Reynolds, Smith & Hills.  According to a report from the Associated press, the "40-year-old engineer who was dismissed...

Cable News and Images: America Only Seems Polarized

By Steve Chapman
Barack Obama held out hope of overcoming partisan divides, lowering the temperature and bringing Americans together. How's that working out? Not well, it appears. One year after he was elected, Americans...

Northwest Pilots Appeal Decision Revoking Their Licenses by FAA

By Marty Cox
The two Northwest pilots that overshot their destination by 150 miles were punished by the Federal Aviation Administration and their licenses were revoked. According to a CNN report, the FAA said the pilots...

Fannie Mae Rental Program: Rent Your Own Foreclosed Home?

By Jon Shanks
A Fannie Mae rental program will allow one-time homeowners that have allowed their house to go into foreclosure to actually rent the very same house back at "market value" in something called...

Carly Fiorina Senate Run - Opposes Barbara Boxer in California for 2010

By Gene Byrd
Barbara Boxer has been warned.  According to an MSNBC News report, "former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Wednesday she is running for the U.S. Senate seat held Boxer...

Election Analysis: Virginia, New Jersey Races Showing Voters Changing Course

By Michael Barone
As the final votes were being counted, it was possible to draw some lessons from Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia and the close, three-way governor's race in New Jersey, never mind that White House...

Election 2009 Results: Referendum 71 Passes

By Jennifer Cox
Referendum 71 has passed by a slim margin in Washington State.   Referred to at times as "the other gay-rights amendment" a Wiki article notes that polling showed a wider margin than the actual tally that..

Bush and Clinton to Debate at Radio City

By Jess Snow
Presidents Clinton & Bush, February 25, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall for the Speaker Series.  Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will share a stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City...

Recognizing Crime Victims' Rights

By U.S. Senators Jon Kyl and Dianne Feinstein
On April 3, 1982, 22-year-old Stephanie Roper was returning home from an evening out in Washington, DC, when she accidentally veered off a dark rural road.  Two men stopped, but instead of offering...

The Population Boomerang in Iran

By Froma Harrop
Iranian students are engaging this week in Round Two of their street-level struggle for reform. Round One took place last June, when young people protested the fixed re-election of President Mahmoud...