Girl’s Tragedy Leads to Stricter Pool Laws

 
In a story that captured the sympathy of so many Minnesotans and people all over the country, the life of Abigail Taylor is one that will not be easily forgotten, and neither will her death Friday morning.
6-year-old Taylor of Edina, Minnesota was swimming in a local wading pool last summer when part of her intestinal [...]

Richardson Endorses Obama

 
Governor of New Mexico and former Democratic presidential hopeful, Bill Richardson, endorsed Barack Obama on Friday.  Both Clinton and Obama lobbied for Richardson’s support after he dropped out of the race earlier this year.  Richardson, who since dropping out has grown an attractive beard, says that he was inspired to endorse Obama after his speech [...]

Bush’s Iraq War cost estimates off by a few hundred billion dollars

With our troops heading into their sixth year in Iraq, it is increasingly obvious that the Bush administration greatly underestimated what a challenge overthrowing and installing a new government can be. At the beginning of the Iraq War, the Bush administration predicted that the war would cost $50 to $60 billion. Five years [...]

Hagel for a third party?

Sen. Chuck Hagel (R.-Neb.) made a comment in his new book “America: Our Next Chapter” elluding to his desire for a third party:
 In the current impasse, an independent candidate for the presidency, or a bipartisan unity ticket… could be appealing to Americans.
Even though Hagel is a Republican, he has been one of Bush’s staunchest critics [...]