Aug 24 Watch Alabama's Immigration Law: Radical or Within Reason? A federal judge in Alabama heard arguments Wednesday over whether to block the state's new controversial immigration law from going into effect on Sept. 1. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's toughest state measure on illegal immigration with the Southern Poverty… Continue watching
Aug 24 Battle for the Black Hills By Francine Uenuma Members of the Great Sioux Nation in South Dakota are refusing $1.3 billion in federal funds, held in trust after parts of the resource-rich Black Hills were taken from them in 1877. Now, tribal leaders are fighting to reclaim some… Continue reading
Aug 24 Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3 Billion Members of the Great Sioux Nation could pocket a large sum set aside by the government for taking the resource-rich Black Hills away from the tribes in 1877. But leaders say the sacred land was never, and still isn't, for… Continue reading
Aug 24 Poll: Perry Moves to Front of GOP Pack By Quinn Bowman Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigns in Iowa on Aug. 14. Photo by AFP/Getty. Gallup released a new poll Wednesday that changes -- at least for the moment -- the dynamics of the budding Republican presidential nomination fight: Texas Gov. Continue reading
Aug 24 Jeb Bush to Republican Candidates: 'You Can't Just Be Against the President' By Terence Burlij Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush listens to the president speak about education at a Miami high school in March. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Democrats may have used the strategy to win elections in 2006 and 2008, but Jeb Bush… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch How Fairly Were Strauss-Kahn, Diallo Treated by Justice System? Were the Legalities of the Strauss Kahn Case Handled Correctly?… Continue watching
Aug 23 President Obama's Shelf Awareness Like many Americans, presidents often turn to a good book to ease a troubled mind, and dissecting their summer reading lists has become a bit of an annual tradition. Continue reading
Aug 23 Charges Against Former IMF Head Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dropped By News Desk A New York judge has formally dropped sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, bringing the highly publicized criminal complaint against him to a close. Prosecutors had filed for dismissal because of concerns that… Continue reading
Aug 23 Republican Presidential Hopefuls Cautiously Cheer Gadhafi's Downfall By David Chalian Libyans gather in front of the White House Sunday night to celebrate the rebel advance on Tripoli. Photo by Stephane Jourdain/AFP/Getty Images. One of Mitt Romney's guiding principles for his 2012 run for the White House is to avoid weighing… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program In other news Tuesday, Wall Street shot back up amid speculations that the Federal Reserve might try a new stimulus program. Also, Hurricane Irene swept past the Turks and Caicos Islands with the southeastern Bahamas next in its path. It… Continue watching