By Heide Brandes Article Reprint OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The botched Oklahoma execution of Clayton Lockett was largely due to a collapsed vein during the lethal injection, and the needle was inserted in the
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Florida Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill for Low-THC Pot
By Tim Elfrink Article Reprint Florida is still a long way from legalized medical marijuana. The Sheriff’s Association is waging a fierce campaign against it. The governor has hinted he might not sign any new
Read moreObamacare Sold Out America
By Chris Parker Article Reprint In 2009, President Barack Obama set out to deactivate the next bomb awaiting the U.S. economy, the one ticking inside our bloated, beleaguered health system.
Read moreAustin police chief is angry that people are angry about police misbehavior
By: Mark Frauenfelder Article Reprint Cops across America really don’t want you to jaywalk. In San Diego they doled out 328 tickets (on a single day!), in New York they bloodied an 84-year-old who crossed
Read moreMarshall Islands sues 9 nuclear powers, including US and Russia, over failure to disarm nuclear stockpiles
By: Xeni Jardin Article Reprint The Marshall Islands is suing the nine known nations with nuclear weapons at the international court of justice at The Hague, over charges they have violated their legal obligation to
Read moreConstitution Check: What does it mean that there is a right to “bear” guns?
Lyle Denniston looks at two Second Amendment cases under consideration at the Supreme Court later this month that would clarify questions posed by the National Rifle Association. By Lyle Denniston Article Reprint THE STATEMENT AT
Read moreWhat NAEP Tells Us About How Much America Cares About Black Children
By Michael Holzman Article Submission The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is considered the best barometer of how well schools are educating our nation’s children. The latest results are no cause for celebration. They show a
Read moreHow Anti-Poverty Programs Marginalize Fathers
Based on decades-old stereotypes that unmarried dads are “deadbeats,” the majority of welfare programs almost exclusively serve women and children. By ELIZABETH STUART Article Submission The 10-month-old twins call Frandy “Da Da.” He changes their
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