United States

House committee to vote on lifting needle exchange ban today

This really came out of nowhere. Yesterday, we had AIDS activists quite literally close down the US Capitol Rotunda to protest President Obama's request to Congress to keep the federal ban on needle exchange in place (Obama had promised during the election to help lift the ban, but in his budget...

Worried House Republicans to Palin: Stay in Wasilla

Slight majority of Americans unconvinced on climate change

Greenpeace raised a valid point yesterday and we should expect leadership on climate change, it's clear that a lot of work remains to be done. The numbers show an urgent need to discuss the message and combat the strong misconception that continue to believe there is any controversy to this subj...

Wolf hunts to re-start following Obama decision

Yes, Obama confirmed a Bush administration position that will make it open season on wolf populations in Montana and Idaho. Having populations in the hundreds is hardly what most would consider strong numbers in such large areas. Siding with the ranchers and game hunting operations over the env...

Hacking victims review legal action against Murdoch's News Corp

Something tells me the people with deep pockets who had their phones hacked might not sit back quietly. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has to be bracing for expensive lawsuits and rightly so. How much more bad news can his brand take? It's not what it used to be.Victims of the phone-hacking scandal...

Obama to the Catholic Press on abortion and gays

From USNews:Obama cast the decision to have an abortion in a decidedly negative light. "I don't know any circumstance in which abortion is a happy circumstance or decision," Obama said, "and to the extent that we can help women avoid being confronted with a circumstance in which th...