Conservative Refocus Notes: The US is slowly turning itself into a police state, like it or not, where prosecutors are more concerned with politically gaining a conviction than finding out the truth. As Benjamin Franklin long ago stated, "those who would… more »

The Wall Street Journal / By ERICA ORDEN and EMILY STEEL An Internet video seeking to draw attention to fugitive African rebel leader Joseph Kony now stands as the fastest-growing viral phenomenon in Web history, thanks to informal celebrity advocat… more »

100%NY MagazineBy Jonathan Chait In a few weeks, the two-month payroll tax holiday extension Congress granted expires, and House Republicans have to decide whether to stop it or capitulate. The showdown approaches as the Repub… more »

   TG Daily / by Trent Nouveau   In the current issue of Science, the researchers showed - for the first time - how a virus known as "Lambda" evolved to find a new way to attack host cells, which ultimately took four mutations to accomplish.&… more »

Washington Post By Jason Ukman Two weeks after a mysterious explosion at an Iranian missile base, a Washington-based research group has released a satellite image showing extensive damage to the site. The image of the compound, near the city of… more »