The number of suicides among active- duty U.S. Army troops this year reached 133 in October, 18 more than in the same period last year and putting the service within reach of a new annual high.
read moreWASHINGTON -- About a year ago, thousands jammed Grant Park in Chicago to celebrate Barack Obama's election to the White House, a communal civic defining moment. But those giddy days are long gone as Democrats in Illinois face the po
tential of losing the Senate seat President Obama once held next November.
The Illinois primary is Feb. 2, and the Democrat and Republican races are ripening, with the deadlines to file or withdraw nominating petitions now passed.
read moreWhat Fonda didn't say -- and what should trouble conservatives about the amendment -- is that it represents exactly what they hate about goverment playing a big role in health care: dictating to citizens what medical procedures they may or may not have. It is the ultimate case of politicians interfering in matters that would otherwise be left to doctors and patients.
It seems totally obvious.
But conservatives are blind about that when it might possibly further their anti-choice agenda.
read moreA new daily newspaper is being launched in the Detroit area, where the two largest newspapers have reduced home delivery to survive in a struggling industry. Brothers Mark and Gary Stern said Friday they'll start publishing the Detroit Daily Press on Nov. 23, selling it for 50 cents daily and $1 on Sundays. Home delivery starts Nov. 30 in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
read moreThe Obama administration expects Congress to begin moving to overhaul the nation's immigration laws early next year, while improved border security and a drop in migration caused by the economic downturn make passage "far more attainable" than in 2007, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.
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Who needs all this Liberal hatred. I have better things to do with my time. I'm taking a break from the DR, for how long, I don't know.