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The cost of telling the truth in the United States
October 6th, 2010 | Author: Patriot
The cost of telling the truth in the United States
Kourosh Ziabari

“Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well.” This frosty statement was the conclusion of Rick Sanchez’s 6-year-long career with...

Is a Misdemeanor Sufficient Reason to Deny Second Amendment Rights?
Brian Doherty | October 15, 2010

The Second Amendment Foundation and its legal paladin Alan Gura continue their wave of post-McDonald lawsuits challenging laws that might violate Second Amendment weapon possession rights (although this challenge is to a federal law that did...

Illinois Candidate's Name Misspelled As 'Rich Whitey' On Electronic-Voting Machines

There are typos and then there are complete and utter catastrophes.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports...

As a toddler, Shayan Afsharzanjani tackled Legos and puzzles with ease. He would memorize anything to do with fish, buildings or dinosaurs.

But when it came to reading, he stumbled. The otherwise precocious child found it nearly impossible to make sense of words and letters.

"He could not read and he got so frustrated," said his mother,...