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Commenting on Vienna's post on universal health care, J writes: Health Care for America Now (HCAN) does not support single-payer…

November 14, 2008

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Taser International is busy promoting a new product.  It's called Taser Shockwave, meant to cast something of an electroshock net…

November 13, 2008

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On Wednesday, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted to recommend repealing the death penalty in Maryland. The Commission was…

November 13, 2008

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In the fake July 4, 2009 edition of the New York Times distributed yesterday, pages were filled with stories many hope…

November 13, 2008

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The worth of a law is in its enforcement; if a law is not enforced, then it has no more…

November 12, 2008

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OK, I just ate lunch (yes at 4:39 PM) and I need a few minutes to digest before I dive into…

November 12, 2008

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Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Bell v. Kelly, a Virginia case that has important implications for death…

November 12, 2008

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Excavating human remains, using forensic techniques to identify them, hoping the evidence will help bring the killers to justice--it may…

November 11, 2008

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Isn't it a little unrealistic to think writing a letter asking a world leader to free one prisoner will really make…

November 11, 2008

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Please be sure to take our new "100 Days Action," urging President-elect Obama to take three essential steps in the first…

November 11, 2008

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On November 21, Kentucky is set to execute Marco Allen Chapman, who was sentenced to death for the murder of…

November 11, 2008

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Every day across the world people make the difficult decision to leave their homes. War, persecution, environmental disaster and poverty…

November 10, 2008