KABUL, Afghanistan — For all the fighting that lies ahead over the next several days, no one doubts that the American and Afghan troops swarming into the Taliban redoubt of Marja will ultimately clear it of insurgents. [Read More]

Lt. Dan Choi came out publicly as gay on the Rachel Maddow Show and received a discharge notification shortly after his appearance.  Since then, he has been advocating for the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.  Lt. Dan Choi is an Arabic translator, which is a highly needed and understaffed profession in the military.  It was reported by [...]

The following press release was sent from the office of John Murtha. “Congressman John Murtha Passes Away at Age 77 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family. Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the [...]

There have been many indicators that the U.S. is slowly pulling out of the current recession.  December 2009 was the first month since December 2007 that more jobs were added to the economy than lost.  Unemployment went down last month from 10 to 9.7 percent, and jobs were added in the health, education and professional [...]

Gays and lesbians are forbidden from volunteering or being a part of the Boy Scouts of America as a leader or as a youth member.  The organization also discriminates against atheists and anyone who does not believe in a god or gods.  Girls are also excluded from the organization. In recent years the U.S. Mint produced [...]