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Hunger strikes and indefinite detention in Guatanamo Bay
It's been 11 years since the first detainees were brought to Guantanamo Bay. But the future of the prison, and the fate of the men inside it, is far from certain. With 59 detainees at Gitmo currently on hunger strike, by the military’s count, here’s a primer on what’...
Imported oil: It isn’t a Middle Eastern thing
Imported oil and gas is often invoked as an evil specter in American politics, calling to mind shadowy anti-American regimes profiting off of our oil addiction...
Romney tax returns: $21.7 M in income, 13.9 % rate in...
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt...
Cargo ship adrift in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 740-foot cargo ship is disabled and floating adrift in the ocean 544 nautical miles southwest of Adak, Alaska Sunday afternoon. It is encountering 30-foot seas and winds higher than 60 mph, the U.S. Coast Guard reports...
What did we need to know during the shooting?
For part one of this series, go here.
Before the shooting had ceased at King Soopers on March 22, there was a livestream on YouTube...
Contractor that bungled HealthCare.gov let go
The Washington Post is reporting that the federal government is replacing CGI Federal, the contractor hired to build the problematic HealthCare.gov website...
Obama in excellent health, doctor says, but he should quit smoking
WASHINGTON — President Obama is fit as a fiddle, but he should lower his cholesterol and kick his smoking habit...
BoCo, briefly: June 12, 2024
Supreme Court set to weigh in on camping bans, homelessness criminalization
The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision by the end of this...
Back in the public eye, Bush as assured as ever
WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush...
26 new fracking wells planned near Erie
A new, 26-well pad is proposed near Erie, according to town officials. The oil and gas development will employ hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known...
