Ve vant to see your papers!
A proposal to stop potential terrorists from getting a U.S. driver's license may turn the licenses into a national ID card or help the government track gun purchases, opponents fear.…
Accountant goes after IRS on insurance taxes
Most people dream of golfing, fishing or playing with their grandchildren at the end of a long career, not picking a fight with the Internal Revenue Service. Not so for…
Air Fore blew $1 million on faulty chemical detectors
A Defense Department report says the Air Force wasted $1 million on unreliable hand-held chemical agent detectors that could have put at risk any airmen who depended on the equipment.…
GOP operative shuts down phony news web site
A Texas-based phony news Web site whose conservative connections touched off a White House media controversy has shut down "to reevaluate operations," according to a message posted on the site.…
Is Dubya in the closet?
Ah, the irony of it all. The administration of George W. Bush, easily the most homophobic president of modern times, deployed a homosexual escort and promoter of gay life styles…
Female soldiers die at higher rate in Iraq
As in past wars, women are barred from units assigned to direct ground combat. That keeps women out of the infantry, armor, artillery, combat engineers and Special Forces. But it…
Dems decry Dubya’s drug duplicity
The Bush administration cites public safety in trying to block admission of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, but has agreed to expand imports of Canadian beef and cattle despite cases…
Supremes tackle Ten Commandments hot potato
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a 6-foot granite monument on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol bearing the words "I am the Lord thy God"…
Chilling effect of censorship
Diane Lane in the movie Unfaithful. Something…
Prudes lose a round
In a rare win for freedom of expression, the Federal Communications Friday ruled a love scene from the canceled TV show "Angel" that showed a female character turning into a vampire…
