Case of the Dwindling Docket Mystifies the Supreme Court
December 6th, 2006 by chucktA divided court, a divided nation, and no concensus as to why fewer cases get considered at the highest level.
For 1,000 or More Homeless in Hawaii, Beaches Are the Best Option
December 5th, 2006 by chuckt
Because it’s an island, says one official, “There’s no place to push them off to.”
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December 4th, 2006 by chuckt
NASA Plans Permanent Base on the Moon
December 4th, 2006 by chuckt
Interesting question here: “The fear is that the Moon, which is now viewed as a means to get beyond the Moon, will become its own destination, for hundreds of years. The easy way to go to the Moon is the hard way to go to Mars.” So says Howard McCurdy, a NASA expert at American University.
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December 4th, 2006 by chuckt
NASA Looks to the Future With Eye on the Past
December 3rd, 2006 by chucktLunar missions are to be outlined Monday.
Videotape Offers a Window Into a Terror Suspect’s Isolation
December 3rd, 2006 by chuckt
“Lawyers for Mr. Padilla, 36, suggest that he is unfit to stand trial. They argue that he has been so damaged by his interrogations and prolonged isolation that he suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and is unable to assist in his own defense.”
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December 2nd, 2006 by chuckt
Russian Ex-Spy Lived in a World of Deceptions
December 2nd, 2006 by chucktStill no clue what really happened here, but the separate pieces sure are interesting.
Olbermann’s Hot News
December 1st, 2006 by chucktHe learned it at the ballpark: “In sports, if a centerfielder drops the fly ball, you can’t pretend he didn’t. There’s also an awareness of patterns, a relationship between what has gone before and what is to come that is so strong in sports coverage that doesn’t seem to be there in news reporting.”
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