We Are All Georgians

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:06 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

John McCain's Wall Street Journal op-ed on the Russia-Georgia conflict.

russia, georgia, politics, john-mccain

The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates

Seeded on Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:21 AM EDT (Live Science)

Evidence showing birth control causes females to select less-than-ideal mates.

New York's Video Vigilante, Scourge of Parking Enforcers

Seeded on Mon Aug 4, 2008 10:23 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

WaPost article about a man who wonders NYC with a video camera filming the NYPD breaking the law they are supposed to uphold.

police, new-york-city, us-news, nypd

Freakonomics: Should H.U.D. Really Be Dismantled?

Seeded on Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:29 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Freakonomics author Steven D. Levitt has a short article about dismantling HUD.

politics

2 women say they were denied jobs over hijabs

Seeded on Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:41 AM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

Two Detroit-area muslim women sue McDonald's for discrimination when denied jobs for allegedly refusing to work without wearing hijabs.

muslim, discrimination, mcdonalds, us-news

Senate Democrats push oil speculation bill

Seeded on Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:35 AM EDT (Reuters)

Senate proposes bill to regulate oil speculating

senate, politics, offshore-drilling, oil-speculation

At the Uneasy Intersection of Bloggers and the Law

Seeded on Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:45 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Blogs and subpoeans with criminal consequences...know thy rights.

blogs, free-speech, blogging, new-york-times, first-amendment

My Plan for Iraq

Seeded on Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:13 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Senator Barack Obama's New York Time's op-ed covering his plan for Iraq.

iraq, politics, barack-obama

Baggy, Saggy Pants in Flint, Michigan Could Lead to Search, Arrest

Seeded on Wed Jul 9, 2008 1:21 AM EDT ()

Flint police chief actively instructs police force to begin searching, arresting individuals who wear baggy and/or saggy pants.

us-news

In Obama's Pursuit of Latinos, Race Plays Role

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:13 AM EST (The New York Times)

As the Democratic presidential candidates court Hispanic voters, Barack Obama confronts a history of often uneasy and competitive relations between blacks and Latinos.

us, race, politics, california, blacks, nevada, bill-richardson, hillary-rodham-clinton, barack-obama, democratic-party

More than 346,000 Iowans caucus

Seeded on Fri Jan 4, 2008 1:15 AM EST (The Des Moines Register)

politics, election-2008, iowa-caucus

Graffiti, flowers on anniversary of Saddam execution

Seeded on Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:48 PM EST (Reuters)

iraq, saddam-hussein, world-news

Graffiti, flowers on anniversary of Saddam execution

Seeded on Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:47 PM EST (Reuters)

By Sabah al-Bazi and Ghazwan al-Jubouri TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Black graffiti lauding Saddam Hussein appeared overnight in his home town and small groups of mourners turned out at his grave on Sunday, the first anniversary of the former Iraqi...

reuters, world-news