Dec 14
Mass shootings renew Second Amendment weapons debate
The mass killings at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday will likely renew a serious national debate about an assault weapons ban and the Second Amendment.
Dec 14
United States balks at U.N. group’s “Internet power grab”
The United States and 80 key allies didn’t sign a draft United Nations treaty on Friday that proposed that individual nations can potentially censor the Internet.
Dec 13
Ukraine parliament features brawls, boxer, and naked protesters
Think the fiscal cliff talks in the United States are tough? Ukraine’s parliament has been engaged in two days of all-out brawls, which have also featured a boxing champ and naked protesters.
Dec 12
Pot luck? States push Obama for legal marijuana ruling
Lost in the impasse over the fiscal cliff is the standoff between the states of Washington and Colorado and the Obama administration over marijuana laws, which may get a push from Colorado’s early decision to legalize pot.
Dec 11
Tea party weakened after DeMint bails on 2014 elections?
Jim DeMint, until recently a vocal leader of the Tea Party, will now play no role in the 2014 Congressional elections—which may be another sign the movement is changing tactics.
