Hugh Pickens writes "Ben Sheffner writes that both sides in Don Henley's lawsuit against California US Senate candidate Chuck DeVore (R) over campaign 'parody' videos that used Henley's tunes set to lyrics mocking Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) have now filed cross-motions for summary judgment, teeing up a case that will likely clarify the rules for political uses of third-party material.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Dressed in matching black skirts and masks, dozens gathered on
Saturday evening for an anti-capitalist Take Back the Night march, stopping traffic on
Bedford Avenue, overturning trashcans, and breaking windows.

As unusual a coalition as can be crafted in the Senate plans to
fight for an amendment to the Wall Street reform bill that would open
the Federal Reserve to a serious audit by the Government Accountability
Office. Sponsored by Sen.

On the eve of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, the CCPA is releasing two studies highlighting the need for improved health and safety enforcement and regulation. »  Read more | 259 reads «

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The United Nations said on Tuesday it had temporarily withdrawn foreign staff and shut its mission in Kandahar, the Afghan city where security has deteriorated ahead of a major military offensive.