Washington Times By Stephen Dinan CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A torrential downpour that struck Charlotte Saturday afternoon damaged the Mount Rushmore-style sand sculpture bust of President Obama — an ominous beginning to what many fear is a plagued conventi… more »

"From Change We Can Believe in to Change We Simply Cannot Believe." The United States of America, a Republic founded on principles of freedom, liberty and opportunity has experienced a crippling series of governmental assaults over the past year-plus tha… more »

Boston Globe / By Verena Dobnik NEW YORK—Families of Sept. 11 victims on Sunday called for congressional hearings to establish federal protocols on how to handle human remains after disasters like the terror acts that took thousands of lives in… more »

The New York Times / By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON—The mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware disposed of some body parts of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by burning them and dumping the ashes in a landfill, an independent pane… more »

The Washington Post / June 28, 2011 / By Jerry Markon and Christian Davenport The Justice Department is investigating the mishandling of remains at Arlington National Cemetery in a broad criminal inquiry that is also seeking evidence of possible con… more »