In a 4-3 decision, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled that the state university system must provide the same benefits to homosexual couples that it provides to heterosexual ones, saying ... Read More

Does a college education mean a "loss of values" and inevitable slide to "liberalism"? An interesting perspective from Dr. Teresa Whitehurst, a clinical psychologist, author of Jesus on Parenting (2004). [T]he ... Read More

The latest estimate on the Boxing Day Tsunami exceeds 80,000. One relief official projects more than 100,000 -- and that's before post-disaster deaths from illness. Although unlikely to top the ... Read More

Microsoft's attempt to have European Commission antitrust sanctions -- which were imposed earlier this year -- suspended during appeal has failed, as the software giant continues fighting global antitrust battles. ... Read More

In Congress, the right and left hands often work at cross purposes. Take Medicare and Medicaid and prescription drugs. The controversial - and not very popular, judging by enrollment - ... Read More

For the first time in Washington state history, it appears that a statewide election may be reversed after a recount in the 2004 gubernatorial race. Preliminary results -- before heavily ... Read More

Conservatives, including former Senate Majority Leader Lott (R-MS) and Sen. McCain (R-AZ), have begun a campaign against Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, although the White House is reportedly still behind him. ... Read More

King County, Washington officials have discovered more uncounted ballots, bringing the total to 723, according to news reports. Officials say that the ballots were mistakenly rejected because of a problem ... Read More

The Washington Post reports that military documents reveal a string of abuse of prisoners in Iraq, suggesting that Abu Ghraib is not the "anomoly" that it has been painted. ... Read More

I'ts not Time Magazine, but Publishers Weekly, the industry trade magazine, named Jon Stewart's "America (The Book)" its Book of the Year . Publishers Weekly called the book "a serious critique of the ... Read More

The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Also, more from History 1900s, Hawaii, and Romantic Movies from about.com.

FDA's Committee on Reproductive Health Drugs voted unanimously yesterday against P&G's testosterone patch targeting women with surgical menopause. The panel cited possible off-label use as the need for additional ... Read More

The BBC was duped into reporting that Dow Chemical had accepted responsiblility for the Bhopal, India chemical disaster. Today is the 20th anniversary; in the world's worst industrial disaster, ... Read More

Case Western University Law Professor Jonathan H. Adler takes on Ashcroft v. Raich in defense of limiting the scope of the federal government. He notes that states with vigorous ... Read More

On 01 December 1824, the House of Representatives convened to decide the presidential election because no candidate had received an Electoral College majority. John Quincy Adams was eventually named President; other contenders were ... Read More

One resignation (Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge) and one announcement (Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez for Commerce Secretary) add to the second term Cabinet shuffle.

As "the big three" TV networks newsrooms struggle for relevancy in a world on information-overload -- from 24x7 cable news to 24x7 internet news and blogs -- two do so ... Read More

At this point in their Presidencies, George H.W. Bush (who also fought a war in Iraq) had held 84 solo news conferences; Bill Clinton, 43; and Ronald Reagan, 26. The ... Read More