Academic

School Yearbook Photo Raises First Amendment Concerns
In Arlington, Washington, the president of the Arlington High School debate club, honors student Justin Surber, is at the center of a First Amendment controversy. Once a week, to provoke debate Surber wears to school a T-shirt picturing philosopher Friedrich Nietzche and a quote from him: "God is dead...

How is the Ordinary Citizen to Understand the Presidents Recovery Program
Consider James K. Gailbraith article on President Obama’s economic policies: “Barack Obama?s presidency began in hope and goodwill, but its test will be its success or failure on the economics...

Obama: Revive, modify war tribunals
President Obama, signaling a new skepticism that the regular courts can handle war crimes trials, announced plans on Friday to revive the now-stalled military commission system, made some changes in it on his own and asked Congress to pass a new law to give detainees on trial more procedural rights...

United Nations Official Strongly Suggests That Obama Is In Violation International Law in Refusing to Investigate War Crimes
U.N. special rapporteur Manfred Nowak has gone public with a stinging indictment of President Barack Obama’s failure to investigate and prosecute officials for the American torture program, a clear war crime under existing treaties...

Obama: "Systemic Failure" Led To Alleged Terrorist Slipping Through
NYTimes: President Obama on Tuesday blamed a “systemic failure” in the nation’s security apparatus for the attempted bombing of a passenger jet on Christmas Day and vowed to identify the problems and “deal with them immediately...

President Obama versus the Hedge Funds
In the wake of the failure to put together a plan to help Chrysler avoid bankruptcy, the recriminations have been flying.  President Obama has suggested that the hedge funds that own senior Chrysler debt killed the deal with greed...

Pet Food Recall and Deaths
Dogs and Cats Sickened by Tainted Menu Food Products

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Is Obama a Natural Born Citien?
Philip J. Berg, Esquire vs. Barack Hussein Obama, a/k/a Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barry Obama, a/k/a Barack Dunham, a/k/a Barry Dunham, et al

Bank Transaction
City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit.

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Failure

Trasylol
allegedly causing kidney and heart failure.

Hip & Knee Replacement
alleging sterilization practices can cause implant failure.

Tarceva
Safety Data Show Association with Liver Failure and Death