US wants shoot-to-kill permission in Britain, gets shot down Home Secretary David Blunkett has refused to grant diplomatic immunity to armed American special agents and snipers travelling to Britain as part of President Bush’s entourage this week. Let’s hope our…

Now I really don’t trust Diebold Dan Wientraub reports that the California Secretary of State has released the official results of the recall election. Perusing the results by county, one notices something odd: Alameda, Kern, and Plumas county report 0…

The Culture War escalates High court in Massachusetts rules Gays have right to marry. Massachusetts’ highest court ruled today that same-sex couples are legally entitled to wed under the state constitution. This ruling, which has been expected for months, will set…

A sad tale gets ugly Police search Michael Jackson’s ranch. Californian police search the home of Michael Jackson after authorities issue a search warrant relating to a criminal investigation. Search warrants can only be obtained if police can convince the judge…

Turnabout is fair play A Democratic Loophole?. “Republicans fear left-leaning advocacy groups will raise up to $420 million in unregulated contributions,” The Hill reports. One of the those groups, Moveon.org, is profiled in the New York Times today. Because of…

Breaking news: Grocery unions to sue grocery companies for anti-trust Over the weekend.,  Deep Audit, our resident forensic accountant, mentioned the KNX news website said Ralphs had an hidden agreement to share profits with the other grocery firms in the strike, and…

Arnold reinvents history! Soviet tanks invade Austria!! From his inagural speech “To an immigrant like me, who, as a boy, saw Soviet tanks rolling through the streets of Austria, to someone like me who came here with absolutely nothing, and…

Bush is afraid. Very afraid Kos, as always, gets it right This is sadly typical from our chickenshit commander-in-chief: George Bush was last night branded chicken for scrapping his speech to Parliament because he feared being heckled by anti-war MPs.…