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On October 1, with Congress unable to reach an agreement on the appropriation bills that fund various government agencies, the United States government shutdown for the first time since 1995. …

Bernie Madoff is probably best known for screwing $65 billion out of investors in the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.  The fraudster, who in 2009 was sentenced to 150 years…

In President Obama’s September 10 speech about the possibility of a U.S. strike in Syria, he made it clear that, while he is seeking the approval of Congress, his position…

We all know texting while driving is a terrible idea, and in recent years, states have been seriously cracking down drivers caught doing so.  New Jersey, in particular, has been…

When he steps up to plate, a chorus of boos drowns out all other sounds.  His increasing unpopularity with fans, though (not that he was ever particularly popular) is probably…

Earlier in August, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied the motion for class certification for a lawsuit against Wal-Mart.  The lawsuit alleged gender discrimination…

In the age of digital media, it seems everyone has an opinion.  Granted, this has probably been true throughout the history of mankind—the difference now, though, is that virtually everyone…

In March of 2013, the state of Michigan hired Kevin Orr as “Emergency Manager” to get Detroit’s fiscal affairs in order.  Orr is a bankruptcy expert, who, with his assembled…

Of all Congressional procedures, the filibuster is the most contentious.  Fittingly, the word itself is two derivations away from the Dutch word for privateer (vrijbuiter).  In the United States Senate,…