Sightings
Report of the Preliminary Inquiry Into the Matter of Senator John E. Ensign
"Further, although concealment is part of the anatomy of an affair, the concealment conduct in this case by Senator Ensign exceeded the normal acts of discretion and created a web of deceit that entangled and compromised numerous people, including a loyal Chief of Staff, was an abuse of the Senator's power, and raised serious issues of violations within the Committee's jurisdiction" more »
PBS' Frontline Presents Kill/Capture
Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1st was one of the US military's best kept secrets: an extraordinary campaign by elite US soldiers to take out thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. A six-month investigation by Frontline has gone inside the "kill/capture" program to discover new evidence of the program's impact — and its costs more »
No Taypayer Funding for Abortion Act and Repealing Funding for State Health Exchanges
Abortion Funding Bill Clears House Floor after defeating, 192-235, a motion to recommit by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) to prevent federal officials from reviewing the the medical records of victims of rape or incest more »
Woman of Note: Charlotte Salomon's Life? or Theatre?
A 23-year-old Jewish artist who fled to the south of France spending two years feverishly painting the history of her life, a sort of autobiographical operetta on paper. One year after she completed it the pregnant 26-year-old was transported to Auschwitz and killed more »