An Iraqi soldier opened fire on a U.S. military team Saturday, killing two American soldiers and wounding three, the U.S. military said, in an attack... »
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Cass Sunstein for Souter slot?
The announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter could result in Barack Obama's nomination of a man who has been an outspoken proponent of tough restriction on gun sales and ownership, a ban on hunting, animal rights and what has been characterized as a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet. Cass Sunstein, a law professor friend of the president and his... »
Obama Sets Terms, Timeline for Finding Souter Replacement
President Obama said he hopes to have his first nominee to the Supreme Court seated by the start of the next term, in October, as he confirmed Friday afternoon that Justice David Souter is retiring from the nation's highest court. Obama, who interrupted the daily White House press briefing... »
Geithner, Paulson named in $200 billion lawsuit
A $200 billion lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of American International Group has been amended to include Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox as defendants. The case, filed earlier by a public interest law firm, Freedom Watch USA, is on behalf of shareholders of AIG who have watched... »
Iowa high court legalizes gay marriage in state
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage Friday in a unanimous and emphatic decision that makes Iowa the third state — and the first in the nation's heartland — to allow same-sex couples to wed. In its decision, the high court upheld a lower court's ruling that found a state law restricting marriage to between a man and... »
Man critical of Obama case judge visited by marshals
A Washington, D.C., man who believes Barack Obama probably isn't eligible to be president – and colorfully stated as much to a federal judge who dismissed a case challenging Obama's residency in the White House – says he got a visit from U.S. marshals for his exercise of free speech. Jesse Merrel told WND he was reacting to Judge James Robertson's... »

