Mar 27, 2012 – The Syrian government has accepted U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's plan to forge peace and end violence in the volatile nation, Annan's spokesman said Tuesday. Annan is urging the Syrian government "to put its commitments into immediate effect." Annan's six-point plan was the cornerstone of a presidential statement endorsed...

Mar 26, 2012 – Ontario's top court has legalized brothels, saying Canadian prostitution laws unfairly discriminate against prostitutes and their ability to work in safe environments. A panel of five judges wrote that the law banning common bawdy houses "is grossly disproportionate" if all it aims to do is keep public order in...

Mar 26, 2012 – Just hours after the United States warned that North Korea would achieve nothing with threats or provocations, Pyongyang moved a long-range rocket it plans to test fire to a launch pad Monday, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said. A U.S. official said the United States also has seen...

Mar 26, 2012 – The Obama administration on Monday cut off American aid to the government of Mali after last week's coup by soldiers, saying military and other assistance would only resume when the African country's democratic government is restored. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said U.S. humanitarian and food assistance will continue...

Mar 26, 2012 – Robert Bales, the U.S soldier charged with killing 17 Afghan civilians, loves children and would not have committed the murders he is accused of, his wife said. "It's unbelievable to me," Karilyn Bales said of the charge that her husband killed nine children and eight adults. "I have...

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Mar 22, 2012 – Renegade soldiers in Mali declared Thursday that they have seized power in the West African nation and dissolved public institutions because of the government's handling of an insurgency. Soldiers wearing fatigues said on state media that they have suspended the constitution, closed the borders and imposed a curfew in...

Mar 22, 2012 – A Marine sergeant who started a Facebook group that is openly critical of President Barack Obama and posted comments saying he will not follow the unlawful orders of the commander in chief is facing possible dismissal from the Corps. The Marines on Wednesday told Sgt. Gary Stein —...

Mar 22, 2012 – The California Democrat has spoken out on military hazing since the death of her nephew, Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, last year. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), whose nephew committed suicide in Afghanistan after he was hazed by his fellow Marines, will join the House Armed Services Committee Thursday for...

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Mar 22, 2012 – More than 100 Republicans in the House are clamoring for Eric Holder’s head, but GOP leaders are reluctant to vote on a measure suggesting the ouster of the U.S. attorney general. Freshman Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is leading the charge. He said he won’t let up until he gets...

Mar 22, 2012 – Monde-what? Kraft Foods (KFT, Fortune 500) announced Wednesday that it plans to change the name of its snacks division to "Mondelez International" when it splits into two companies later this year. The second company, comprising Kraft's North American grocery division, will become Kraft Foods Group. The move marks...

Mar 22, 2012 – With less than two weeks before federal money runs out for transportation projects across the country, a partisan showdown is developing between Senate Democrats and House Republicans over passing a new bill. The standoff, based on sharply differing views about the overall expense of the bill and how to...

Mar 21, 2012 – A transgender student living as a man is fighting Miami University in Ohio after the school banned him from working in an all-male dorm and instead gave him a position in women's housing. Kaeden Kass, a junior at the prestigious public university, applied to be a resident assistant at the...

Mar 21, 2012 – A Boston University sorority has been suspended following reports of a hazing incident involving alcohol. The Sigma Delta Tau sorority is being investigated by school officials after the Boston University Police Department stopped three men carrying members of the sorority down a street in the city's Allston neighborhood March 3, Fox...

Mar 21, 2012 – While his GOP rivals are with constant Secret Service protection, Ron Paul says he's skipping the government-provided security because it is a "form of welfare." The Texas congressman discussed the ins and outs of the race for the Republican nomination last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno while Mitt...

Mar 21, 2012 – Police and fire authorities in Forth Worth are investigating an arson attack on a Texas state senator's legislative offices, myFOXDFW reported. Officials say two Molotov cocktails were thrown into State Sen. Wendy Davis’ Forth Worth office Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Davis was not in her office at the time, but two of her...

Mar 21, 2012 – Mexican officials were assessing damage Wednesday, a day after a strong earthquake left homes in ruins and rattled residents hundreds of miles away. At least 11 people were injured in the 7.4-magnitude quake, which hit mid-day Tuesday in southern Mexico. Its epicenter was about 15 miles (25 kilometers) east of Ometepec, Guerrero.

Mar 21, 2012 – The Obama administration’s energy policy chief on Tuesday gave himself an A for controlling gas prices that have reached a record high at pumps across the country, drawing criticism and even chortles from Washington Republicans. Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the comment during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing...

Mar 21, 2012 – The U.S. Postal Service wants small businesses to send more direct mail, a.k.a. junk mail, to help the beleaguered agency expand its revenue stream by hundreds of millions of dollars. In a campaign called "Every Door Direct Mail," the Postal Service is touting a year-old online tool to help small businesses...

Mar 21, 2012 – An actor in the Harry Potter movies was jailed for two years Tuesday for his role in riots that swept London last summer. Jamie Waylett, 22, who appeared as Hogwarts school bully Vincent Crabbe in six Harry Potter films, was found guilty of violent disorder at Wood Green Crown Court, in...

Mar 21, 2012 – who is not grounded- if first responders cut the wrong wires or even the right ones, as Stephen Smoot reminded us last week on Townhall…

Mar 21, 2012 – In a letter obtained by Townhall, attorney and former Department of Justice Prosecutor Paul E. … In another letter obtained by Townhall addressed to Issa and Grassley from David Voth’s attorney Joshua A.…

Apr 9, 2012 – ------------------- From Townhall Magazine's EXCLUSIVE April feature, "The Most Outrageous Tax Looopholes," by Helen Whalen-Cohen … While Townhall is not opposed to people keeping their own money in the form of tax credits and deductions, we feel the tax code in … Get the complete list by ordering the April issue of Townhall Magazine.   Subscribe today!…

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