Judge Sonia Sotomayor still looks headed for confirmation to the Supreme Court. But the 5-to-4 Supreme Court decision in a controversial reverse discrimination case could make the last few steps up to the nation’s highest court just a little bit more slippery for the nominee.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Violence Spikes as U.S. Troops Withdraw From Iraq’s Cities
Militants in Iraq staged a series of bomb and machine gun attacks in the past ten days that left more than 250 dead and the country on edge. The spasm of violence comes on the eve of two pivotal events, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from urban centers and the distribution of major oil...
Tweets From Iran Read ‘Round the World
Social networking ran into social upheaval last week when the State Department called on Twitter to delay previously scheduled maintenance of its popular online service because it was being extensively used by demonstrators in Iran.
The Secret History of the National Security Agency
The National Security Agency is one of the most secretive fiefdoms inside the American government and is probably familiar to most people only as the guys who may or may not be listening to your phone calls and reading your E-mails as they surveil terrorists.
