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Congressman: Women Should Be Forced To Give Birth To Fetuses With No Brain Function

At a congressional committee hearing to discuss a proposed measure to criminalize abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a Texas lawmaker told a woman who made the difficult choice to terminate a non-viable pregnancy that she should have carried the fetus to term anyway — even though an MRI ha

Yet Another Anti-Patent Troll Bill Introduced In Congress

We were just talking about the third attempt by someone in Congress to deal with some aspect of patent trolling, and already we have a fourth bill.

Will New Yorkers want a Mayor Weiner?

Errol Louis says even with ideas, the shamed congressman--and Park Ave. denizen--may have a tough time selling himself anew as a middle class champion to a city and its media

U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in recent years.

Obama details drone policy in speech outlining counter-terrorism doctrine

Increased oversight designed to bring killing programme out of legal shadows as president defends use of strikes in the past

Special courts would be asked to decide on targeted assassinations of terrorism suspects under a clutch of new legal checks proposed by Barack Obama to bring an end t

Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations who pleaded the Fifth Amendment

Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations who pleaded the Fifth Amendment before a Congressional committee yesterday, has been placed on administrative leave.

IRS replaces Lois Lerner amid controversy over Tea Party targeting

Ken Corbin to take over as acting commissioner of division that oversees tax agency's exemptions division

A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted

Partisanship Over Spying On Journalists Is Stupid: Spying On Journalists Is Bad, Period

I've said many times before that I'm not a member of any political party, nor a fan of partisanship in general, and that means most political parties are a ridiculous concept to me, because they're more focused on "beating the other guy" than doing what's right.

Lambda Labs Is Launching A Facial Recognition API For Google Glass

Lambda Labs, an early-stage startup out of San Francisco, is preparing to release a facial recognition API for developers working on Google Glass apps. The API will be available to interested developers within a week, company co-founder Stephen Balaban says.

Ten State Legislatures That Have Beaten The NRA After Newtown

As Congress fails to make progress on reforming the nation’s gun laws, state legislatures have filled the void. A number of states around the country, and not just deep-blue ones, have taken steps to crack down on gun violence.