Army investigators suspect drugs played a role in the death of a 16-year-old girl found unconscious with another teenage girl at a closed barracks, a spokesman for the investigation said Wednesday. The incident happened last weekend at Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington, as the girls were visiting an acquaintance at the barracks, which are closed to the public, according to Chris Grey, a spokesman for the base’s Criminal Investigation Command.
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Will Burris Be the Next to Fall in the Blagojevich Scandal?
One can forgive the voting public of Illinois for not knowing whether to laugh or cry these days. Just when it seemed that the Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal might actually recede from the spotlight, with the accused governor booted out of office and his seemingly unimpeachable Senate pick Roland Burris firmly ensconced in Washington, comes another baffling chapter in the saga.
When Health Coverage Determines How Much Pain You Feel
Close readers may have wondered how Octuplet Mom Nadya Suleman was able to manage multiple pregnancies and the resulting child rearing while suffering from a back injury so serious that she has been unable to return to work and collected $167,000 in workers compensation in recent years.
Ex-Border Patrol agents released early from prison
Two former U.S. Border Patrol agents — whose cases became flashpoints in the controversy over border security — were released early from prison Tuesday, one of their attorneys and a congressman said
Commentary: Stimulus bill a sorry spectacle
What a joke. Your Congress has voted to spend almost $790 billion of your money on a stimulus package that not a single member of either chamber has read
Saying No to a Car Czar: Obama’s Smart First Step on Detroit
Times are tough, but imagine how much worse they would be if the United States were dependent on foreign oil or Americans were still using illegal drugs. Fortunately, our leaders solved those problems long ago, by boldly appointing czars to clean them up. So naturally, now faced with the near death of the U.S
Barely Bipartisan, a Stimulus Deal Is Done
The U.S. Senate looks to be on track to pass a bill that sounds almost exactly like what President Barack Obama asked for last month
PR exec: Death threats forced firm to drop octuplet mom
Joann Killeen is president of the Killeen Furtney Group, the Los Angeles, California-based public relations firm that represented octuplet mom Nadya Suleman.
Postcard from Savannah
As America’s first black president settles into the Oval Office, it seems an odd time for Georgia to be up in arms over school integration again. In 1961, when a federal court ordered the University of Georgia to admit two black students, 1,000 white rioters hurled firecrackers, bricks and racial epithets through dorm windows. But 1961 this is not: today a white Republican is leading the charge, and black students and lawmakers are fighting for the status quo
A Historian’s Take on Obama
Last year’s gripping campaign and the wave of popularity behind Barack Obama have focused tremendous attention on the White House and the presidency. As the country marks Presidents Day, TIME spoke with author and historian Richard Norton Smith about America’s “schizoid” relationship with its President, the lofty expectations for Obama and the way history’s verdicts can shift over time. What interests you as a historian about our new President There is a theory, and I think it holds some credence, that every 30 years or so America is in a regenerative mood