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Blacks sue Iowa for discrimination  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) In a case closely watched by civil rights activists, an Iowa judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages for hiring practices used by Iowa state government that they say have disadvantaged them.
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In Washington state, Paul decries 'war on drugs' VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul decried the "war on drugs" Thursday night, telling supporters in Washington state that people should be able to make their own decisions on such matters.
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6 of 10 on Ethics Panel Drop Out of Waters Case WASHINGTON (AP) In an extraordinary development, six of the House Ethics Committee's 10 members Friday dropped out of the investigation of longtime Democratic lawmaker Maxine Waters of California, saying they wanted to ensure there was no bias in the case.
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Terror suspect arrested near Capitol in FBI sting WASHINGTON (AP) A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested Friday in an FBI sting operation near the U.S. Capitol while planning to detonate what police say he thought were live explosives.
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Crackdown on barbers brings Latino backlash WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) A crackdown on unlicensed barbers in Waterbury is stirring a backlash among Latinos, who represent most of the violators. More established barbers are cheering the hard line taken by Mayor Neil O'Leary, a former police chief, who announced this week that unlicensed shops in the Brass City may be forced to close.
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Grammy Stupidity Meter off the Charts The shocking death of pop star Whitney Houston built a massive audience for the Grammy Awards telecast Sunday night on CBS. It attracted 39.9 million viewers, making it the most watched non-sports program of the season.
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Out with the old friends, no new ones in Egypt WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is losing old friends and can't win new ones in the new Egypt. Trying to secure a way home for seven American democracy experts trapped in the country, the Obama administration is facing a wrathful campaign of retribution from Hosni Mubarak's old allies of the dictatorship, which the U.S. long supported but then turned away from last year.
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Raiding Social Security Extending the payroll tax cut -- as the GOP leadership has now agreed with Democrats to do -- may be good politics, but it is lousy policy.
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