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Supreme debate: Obama vs. Roberts
March 18, 2010It's not every day that our readers feel so strongly about an article that they file almost 1,500 comments, but that's what's happened as they debate the State of the Union dust-up between President Obama and the Supreme Court over its 5-4 ruling that corporations and unions have a First Amendment right to spend freely on political ads for and against specific candidates. Many, including the President, have been horrified by the January ruling and the money it potentially frees for campaign advertising. The issue was reignited when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was asked in Alabama whether the State of the Union address was the "proper venue" for the president to criticize the Supreme Court. The chief justice's response was that the setting -- where the justices sit quietly while members of the president's party cheer -- was "troubling." A number of readers cheer Obama and castigate both
Today in History
March 18, 2010-- Today is Monday, March 15, the 74th day of 2010. There are 291 days left in the year.
Schools, health care, public safety lose millions in Va. budget
March 18, 2010 RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly adjourned its annual legislative session Sunday evening after adopting a two-year, $82 billion budget that cuts millions from education, health care and public safety -- curtailing state spending more aggressively than any in generations while fulfilling the new Republican governor's promise not to raise taxes.
Feedback for the high court
March 18, 2010Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. expressed doubt about having members of the Supreme Court attend the State of the Union address ["Obama vs. Supreme Court, Round 2," front page, March 11]. He was upset that President Obama directly criticized the court's 5 to 4 decision injecting corporate funding into candidate elections.
Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates
March 18, 2010DENVER -- Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product reviews and advice on hardwood floors.
White House stands ground on high court criticism
March 18, 2010WASHINGTON -- The White House on Sunday defended President Barack Obama's scathing criticism of a Supreme Court decision that allows unions and corporations to funnel unlimited dollars to political campaigns.
Critics: Military trial of terror suspects could open cases to legal uncertainty
March 18, 2010 Using a military commission to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants for their alleged role in the Sept. 11 attacks could open the case to significant legal uncertainty and expose fresh details of detainee abuse in a proceeding that might not get underway for two years or longer, national security experts and plan critics say.
Gay marriage announcement puts Gansler back into spotlight
March 18, 2010The old guard in Annapolis greeted the election result with a measure of dread. Replacing J. Joseph Curran Jr., a lion of Maryland politics with 20 years as attorney general, was Douglas F. Gansler, the brash, unpredictable young Montgomery County prosecutor with a reputation, not all of it good.
Playwright Terrence McNally's love of opera takes center stage at Kennedy Center
March 18, 2010From his aisle seat in the Kennedy Center, dressed in a comfy sweater and corduroy slacks, Terrence McNally is gazing serenely at the Opera House stage.
Despite brashness, Bunning still a hero in Ky.
March 18, 2010HEBRON, Ky. -- Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero.
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