Judge Orders Release of Marine Vet Held Over Facebook Postings
A circuit court judge in Virginia ordered the release on August 23 of Brandon J. Raub, a Chesterfield man held involuntarily as a psychiatric patient at the Salem Veterans...
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Immigration Agents Sue DHS Chief Napolitano
Ten Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday filed suit against Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and ICE Director John Morton, claiming selective enforcement of the nation's immigration laws are...
In Guantanamo Trials, Torture Is Still “Top Secret”
In a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay of the "Gitmo Five," information about the imprisonment and interrogation methods used on the defendants remains classified "Top Secret," prompting their defense...
Obama Aide to Romney: Where’s Your Afghan Plan?
Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter called on Mitt Romney Wednesday to come forward with his own plan for ending the war in Afghanistan. While in Israel last month,...
Akin’s Abortion Stand In Tune With Party Platform
Even as Mitt Romney and a host of other Republicans leaders were urging Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the Missouri Senate race, the national party's platform committee...
N.H. Killer Hopes for Lighter Sentence From Supreme Court Ruling
An inmate of New Hampshire State Prison, serving a sentence of life without parole for the murder of two Dartmouth College professors 11 years ago, may be seeking a...
Are Healthcare Investors Betting on Obama?
Few are predicting the Grand Old Party, which now has 47 Senate seats, will achieve the 60 needed to shut down the filibuster that Senate Democrats would surely wage...
Akin Urged to Drop Out of Senate Race Over Abortion, Rape Remark
Todd Akin, the Missouri congressman who caused a furor Sunday with a comment about "legitimate rape" and abortion, was facing calls from fellow Republicans to drop out of the...
Newsweek to Prez: “Hit the Road, Barack.”
Newsweek magazine is wasting no time in making a choice, which is essentially a verdict on the Obama administration. "Hit the Road, Barack" is the headline on the cover...
Romney-Ryan Campaign Okay with Abortion in Rape Cases
The Romney-Ryan campaign moved quickly Sunday to distance the presumptive Republican ticket from a comment by Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri, who said that...
Down On the Farm, Obama Knocks Ryan, Buys More Pork
On the first day of a three-day bus tour of Iowa, President Barack Obama blamed Mitt Romney's new running mate for blocking a federal farm bill in the House...
Romney Keeps Distance From Ryan Budget Plan
Even as he campaigned with his designated running mate over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was careful to avoid embracing as his own the controversial budget Rep....
Veep Pick Paul Ryan Is No Conservative
No sooner had Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate become known than the world of punditry was abuzz with talk of "Ryanmania." Since mania is...
“Right to Pray” Amendment Wins Overwhelming Vote in Missouri
Missouri voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a "Right to Pray" amendment to the state's Constitution, which will almost surely be challenged in federal court. Amendment 2, approved by a vote...
Conservatives Rout Moderates in Kansas Senate Primaries
A conservative coalition led by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback routed moderate incumbents in Kansas GOP Senate primary races August 7, giving the Topeka State House a strong rightward tilt...
Conservatives Rip Romney for Ducking Chick-fil-A Fight
Mitt Romney's decision to steer clear of the controversy over Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy's defense of traditional marriage could cost the Republican presidential candidate votes of social conservatives needed...
Romney Keeps Distance From Chick-fil-A Controversy
Even as his former Republican campaign rivals Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin were making pilgrimages to Chick-fil-A restaurants to show their support...
House Republicans Oppose, but May Fund, Attack on Religious Liberty
Even as Republicans campaign in this year's election on a promise to repeal President Obama's signature health care program, the party's leadership in the House appears ready to...
GOP Chairman Priebus Calls Harry Reid a “Dirty Liar”
The air war over this year's presidential election grew more intense Sunday as Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus went on ABC's This Week program and called Sen. Harry...
Airport Security Questioned After Plane Theft in Utah
"To a trained terrorist, most airports have the security of a laundromat,” aviation consultant Mike Boyd said, after a SkyWest pilot and murder suspect scaled a fence surrounding St....
