Los Angeles Electoral Crisis Looms
[What's the matter with Los Angeles? Double bubble ballot that disenfranchised tens of thousands cost Regisrar her job, but the replacement is worse: the 2004 King County, WA election chief who counted illegal votes but not legal ones. LA County is the largest election district in America. The votes cast and counted here significantly affect the outcome of every election--statewide and nationwide.
Savage Hiding Behind Hyperbole and Other Literary Devices
[Last week my son Ryan and I wrote of talk show host Michael Savage'sremarks concerning Autism. Ryan's beautiful eight-year old daughter hasbeen diagnosed with Autism. Ryan and his wife fight for Rebecca's rightsand happiness nearly everyday. We've received some supportive email, butwe have also been subjected to rather nasty attacks from Savageapologists.
Obama Coverage � When it's a Better Product, it's not Bias
[One of the things that are most surprising is that McCain and his campaign staff haven't been able to dream up anything to put out there that distinguishes him from President Bush
Vigorous debate held on 'don't ask, don't tell'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Opponents of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military denounced it as cruel and unpatriotic Wednesday. Supporters insisted it was needed to maintain military morale, and raised the prospect of a rise of HIV infection among service members if gays are allowed to serve openly....
Injured Tyson Gay pulls out of London GP
LONDON (AP) -- Sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Wednesday, insisting the hamstring he injured at the U.S. Olympic trials won't rule him out of next month's Beijing Games....
SC gay group to pay for ads after state balks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A gay pride organization said Thursday it plans to raise $5,000 to pay for an advertising campaign that proclaimed "South Carolina is so gay" after the state refused to pick up the tab....
Calif. court rejects gay-marriage-initiative case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge to a ballot initiative that seeks to ban same-sex marriages....
Sri Lanka protesters stop trains to halt evictions
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Angry protesters halted trains and clashed with policemen in Sri Lanka's capital Friday as authorities began demolishing their homes, saying they were unauthorized constructions that encroached on government lands....
More than 100 Chinese villagers protest man's death
BEIJING (AP) -- More than a hundred Chinese villagers attacked a police station to protest the death of a man they say was beaten by local Communist Party security guards, police said Friday, the latest in a recent spate of violence triggered by discontent with authorities....
Violence erupts as Pakistan stocks drop
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Violent protests erupted at Pakistan's main stock market Thursday as growing economic and political uncertainty pushed Pakistani shares to a new 18-month low....
Japan fishermen go on national strike
TOKYO (AP) -- Fishermen across Japan went on a massive one-day strike Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, the latest blow to the country's foundering fishing industry....
