In a landmark ruling, that most lawyers know about, and that every professor of constitutional law knows about, called Plyler vs. Doe (1982), the Supreme Court ordered Texas to make the same education available to illegal immigrants as it does to citizens picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Hell just froze over. picked by gammerus 2 months ago

Everybody's racist, it seems.

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson? Racist, because he shouted "You lie!" at the first black president. Health care protesters, affirmative action supporters? Racist. And Barack Obama? He's the "Racist in Chief," wrote a leader of the recent conservative protest in Washington.

But if everybody's racist, is anyone? picked by lynxears 2 months ago

We have always been at war with the one-second glimpse of Janet Jackson's nipple. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

It has been revealed MPs owe the House of Commons almost £140,000 in unpaid food and drink bills.

They include 77 MPs who have failed to settle their tabs - averaging more than £500 each - for more than six months. picked by davethefish 2 months ago

"You’re telling me that two kids from the cast of High School Musical 3 can break this story with a video camera and their grandmother’s chinchilla coat, and you’ve got...NOTHIN’???" picked by cb__ 2 months ago

An NHS hospital patient disgusted by the food has put photographs online and challenged friends to identify meals in a game of "hospital food bingo".

But just as he struggled to identify meals without the menu card, his friends "kept getting it wrong", said the patient at a South West hospital. picked by davethefish 2 months ago

Former President Jimmy Carter is throwing his two cents in on Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst on the House floor last week. Mr. Carter is calling Mr. Wilson's "you lie" accusation towards President Obama during the President's address to Congress last week an act of racism.
I'm guessing he forgot about this video
*update to this picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet. picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

The freedom for each and everyone of us to express our views on the internet is under threat like never before. The UK government is now considering laws that would allow individuals to be cut off from the internet. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Operation Rescue, the high profile anti-abortion group - some would call it a hate group has announced that they are broke and may shut their doors picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A special task force recommended Tuesday that if the Obama administration keeps color-coded terror alerts, the number of colors and levels of risk should be reduced from five to three. picked by proverb 2 months ago

Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that racial politics played a role in South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress last week.

Why else would someone disagree with Obama? Right? picked by proverb 2 months ago

Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to prohibit Housing and Urban Development grants from going to the group, which bills itself as “the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families."

Update to THIS picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The inspiration for the movie "Norma Rae", Crystal Lee Sutton, died of brain cancer at 68.

Her health insurance company denied her treatment for her cancer. Will her death make ANY difference in the health insurance reform attempts?

Also here and here. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

I supported your presidential campaign in 2000 and lauded your first efforts to wage war against jihadist terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Your September 20, 2001, address to Congress really was one of the finest in modern times. However the major mistakes made in the war, the dumping of American principles, the compromises political and personal were too much to bear silently. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

"Soon some little rockets are going to be arriving," he said at the presidential palace. "They can fly 300 kms. And they don't miss their targets." picked by kakana 2 months ago

INTERACTIVE MAP:Los Angeles area marijuana dispensaries. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Margaret Thatcher, unlike Reagan was of the opinion that a unified Germany was not in the best interest of Europe and tried her best to prevent it from happening. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A British reporter, investigating claims of civilian deaths from an American bombing ignored warnings from locals and got himself and his translator kidnapped. A force of British soldiers were able to free him but at the the cost of one of their own and of the translator. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

The word poverty implies significant physical hardship — i.e., the lack of a warm, adequate home, nutritious food, or reasonable clothing for one’s children. By that measure, very few of the 30 million plus individuals defined as “living in poverty” by the government are actually poor. picked by stinkobinko 2 months ago

A famous community organizer once said, “The only way to upset the power structure in your communities is to goad them, confuse them, irritate them and, most of all, make them live by their own rules.

*UPDATE ACORN Fires 2 after video surfaces picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

What do you think..thumbs up, thumbs down, did it help answer some of your questions, too many questions how bout now...? picked by cb__ 3 months ago

Until recently, Sibel Edmonds was under gag orders issued by Bush not to disclose information she had. Now the former translator is free to speak up. She has disclosed a number of bombshells regarding bribery, blackmail, sale of secrets and more - many perpetrated by members of congress. Yet, this has largely been ignored. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

When Megrahi was released many pundits stated that it was quite likely that the US was informed of Scotland intention and that Scotland received at least the US's acceptance if not approval. After Obama & Clinton taking England to task over the release - after the uproar about it, England has stated that the US was fully aware of the release at all stages of the discussion picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago