Law
Federal Agents Accuse Two Of Plotting Deadly X-Ray Weapon
()Officials say the suspects did not acquire a radiation source for a weapon, but they finished building a remote control that was meant to operate it.
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Snowden Reportedly In 'Informal' Asylum Talks With Iceland()
After initial reports that an asylum-seeker would have to be in Iceland for their application to be considered, the AP says Edward Snowden is in "informal talks" with Iceland about applying for asylum.
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A Dry Reservation Clashes With Its Liquor Store Neighbors()
SDPBA conflict over alcohol is escalating in the tiny town of Whiteclay, Neb., which sells millions of cans of beer annually to residents of the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation. While protesters are trying to block beer deliveries to the town, some tribal leaders are considering legalizing alcohol at Pine Ridge.
It's All Politics
Nina Totenberg Answers Your Supreme Court Questions()
Want to know how the justices decide who writes the big opinions? Or when they decide to release them to the public? What about whether the justices hang out after work? Get your answers here.
It's All Politics
Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration()
June 18, 2013 House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.
The Two-Way
Google Files First-Amendment Request With FISA Court()
June 18, 2013 The court filing comes one week after Google asked the U.S. government's permission to provide the public with information about the national security requests it receives.
The Salt
The Mystery Of the Ridiculously Pricey Bag Of Potatoes()
June 18, 2013 Did a 10-pound bag of potatoes really cost $15 back in 2008? We get to the bottom of some puzzling numbers in the lawsuit alleging America's potato growers have become a spud cartel.
Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be()
June 18, 2013 President Obama says federal judges have been "overseeing" the recently exposed government surveillance programs. But few, if any, experts in the Bush or Obama administrations believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has the enforcement teeth it once had.
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Navy Football Players To Be Charged In Sex Assault Case()
June 17, 2013 The case dates from April of 2012, when a female midshipman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by three men after she went to a party in Annapolis. The men have not been identified publicly.
It's All Politics
Voting Rights Groups Get High Court Win As Bigger Case Looms()
June 17, 2013 The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law that required proof of citizenship to register to vote. But while celebrating a victory, voting-rights organizations are still waiting for the superstar voting case of the current term: a challenge to the Voting Rights Act.
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Sentenced To Death At 16, Indiana Woman Is Now Free()
June 17, 2013 Paula Cooper admitted to killing a Bible studies teacher as part of a robbery in 1985. Back then, Cooper was 15 — and she was 16 when she was sentenced to die.
