Month September 2005

A U.S. Senate committee has adopted an amendment to the VAWA legislation that would add the DNA of anyone detained by the cops to a federal DNA database called “CODIS. Note that it doesn’t require that you’re convicted of a…

From TheOilDrum In order to beach one of these rigs, ALL THREE of their 150’ legs must be broken off by the storm. So to fix these rigs, they would require 3 new legs, a new derrick, a new block…

On Thursday, a federal judge ordered the release of dozens more pictures of abuse from the infamous Baghdad prison. Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had argued in court papers that releasing the photographs would…

William Bennett: Black abortions would lower crime “But I do know that it’s true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your…

From Steve Lopez in the LA Times Drop everything, folks. Call in sick, cancel the kids’ soccer games, load them into the Bronco and head for Northridge. O.J. Simpson is back in town. The former USC and pro football superstar…