Archive for the ‘u.s.+news’ Category

US may shoot down satellite Wednesday

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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An attempt to blast a crippled U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat-seeking missile - possibly on Wednesday night - would be the first real-world use of this piece of the Pentagon’s missile defense network.

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Streetcar’s unfortunate acronym seems here to stay

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

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Officially, it’s now the South Lake Union Streetcar. But the trolley name already has caught on, and in the old Cascade neighborhood in South Lake Union, they’re waiting for the SLUT.

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The case of Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila and Agents Ramos and Compean of the U.S. Border Patrol

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

How the anti-immigration right — and Lou Dobbs — turned two rogue Border Patrol agents into heroes and got Congress on their side.

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Broadsheet: A man’s right to choose in Ohio

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Should a man be able to legally prevent the abortion of a fetus that he’s sired?

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A Reporter at Large: An Unsolved Killing

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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What does the firing of a U.S. Attorney have to do with a murder case?

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In our view: Voting Rights for Felons

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Court’s ruling against felons is flawed

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Voter Rights: Still citizens

Friday, July 27th, 2007

A Washington Supreme Court decision puts the question of restoring felons’ voting rights back into the shaky hands of legislators. Lawmakers ought to find a solution that welcomes people who have done their time back into society.

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New Orleans hearts fried chicken | Salon Life

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Willie Mae, the matriarch of Creole cooking, lost everything in Katrina. Now the 91-year-old is frying drumsticks again, thanks to John Currence and other top Southern chefs.

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