This story was co-published with The National Law Journal and ProPublica. When Judge Henry Kennedy Jr. ordered the release of a Guantánamo Bay detainee last spring, the case appeared to be a routine setback for an Obama administration that has lost a string of such cases. But there turns out to be nothing ordinary about the […]
Patrick Henry vs. Max Baucus and ObamaCare
In light of the ongoing debate on Obamacare, and now the Max Baucus "solution," below is a copy of Patrick Henry’s speech given to the Virginia Assembly prior to the ratification of the Constitution in which he pleads his case for the provision of a Bill of Rights for the citizens and people as one […]
West Indies beat India by 8 wickets in 2nd ODI
The four-match series is now level at 1-1 as the teams head to St. Lucia for the final two matches next Friday and Sunday. The West Indies, on the back of an inspired display from its fast bowlers, scored a convincing eight-wicket victory over India on Sunday in the second one-day cricket international at Sabina […]
Slumdog Millionaire : two ways of looking
A question that will never be quite settled is related to the extent of realism in cinema: should cinema expose harsh truth or should it portray a carefully sanitized picture of society. This question has again come to the fore front with release of Slum dog Millionaire , which on one hand was nominated for […]
Obama Named Time Magazine ‘Person Of The Year’
Time magazine has given its annual Person of the Year award to US President-elect Barack Obama. Mr Obama was awarded the title "for having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour," said the US-based magazine. It said he showed "the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off". Recent […]
Battle for America’s soul not over yet
Reading your front page recounting increasing endorsements and money for Barack Obama (Obama’s perfect weekend: Ahead in polls, record fundraising – and Colin Powell too, October 20) might lead the reader to think that the Democratic candidate is closing in more and more on the presidency. But despite all the endorsements and money, Obama’s lead […]
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