Does the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico mean that the U.S. should not drill there?
Yes
29%
No
48%
Not sure
24%
Total votes: 21
Law
Viewpoint: Religious freedom is not tolerance
Submitted by Newsbyte on Mon, 09/06/2010 - 20:59.Here's an essay question, students: Religious freedom and religious tolerance are not the same thing, or are they? Discuss. read more »
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Netherlands releases Yemen flight suspects
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:59.Neither of the two men, reportedly US residents, was on any watch lists. read more »
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Method to Grade Teachers Provokes Battles
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:58.How good is one teacher compared with another? read more »
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Teen Sues Mom for Hacking Facebook Account
Submitted by Mrs C on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 07:51.An Arkansas boy is suing his mom because she allegedly hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks. read more »
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Health Care Reform Bill Summary: A Look At What's in the Bill
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 10:05.Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally'
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:51.WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. read more »
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Pennsylvania School Accused of Cyberspying on Students
Submitted by Newsbyte on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 12:22.Pennsylvania School Accused of Cyberspying on Students read more »
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Same-sex marriage set for big day in federal court
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 22:01.LOS ANGELES -- After a run of setbacks at the state level, gay rights advocates will take the campaign for same-sex marriage into a federal courtroom on Monday, starting down a treacherous avenue that read more »
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High court to look at life in prison for juveniles
Submitted by newscaster on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 15:26.Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. read more »
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Gay Rights Rebuke May Change Approach
Submitted by Ms. AuCoin on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:41.Read article, and respond.
Injunction by Twitter: Stopping a Web Impostor
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 21:14.British members of Parliament and their prospective challengers are thronging onto social-networking sites with all the enthusiasm and grace of dads getting down on the dance floor. read more »
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NewsHour Extra Video: Young and Uninsured
Submitted by Newsbyte on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 08:38.French, German publishers step up campaign against Google Books
Submitted by Newsbyte on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 19:37.The internet giant’s project to digitize millions of books is up and running, but some in Europe’s book industry are still hoping to cut a better deal. read more »
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FDA Warns On Circumventing Flavored-Cigarette Ban
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 13:42.WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--U.S. read more »
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Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo?
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:03.A Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. read more »
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Don't make a circus of Sotomayor hearing
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 22:49.Just when political junkies were contemplating a long, dry summer, along comes a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy and the prospect of confirmation hearings. read more »
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High school holds 'Pull up your Pants' day
Submitted by newscaster on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 20:13."Pull up your pants." That's what school administrators and teachers are telling the young men of a South Florida high school. read more »
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Sea levels rising faster than predicted
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 10:34.Sea level rises could bust official estimates – that's the first big message to come from the climate change congress that kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark, today. read more »
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Researchers await federal stem cell funds
Submitted by dontlook on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 09:24.For eight years, scientists have taken extreme measures to continue researching how embryonic stem cells could treat illness and injury. read more »
5 Myths of Fertility Treatments
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 12:23.Just as the invention of contraceptives freed sex from the concerns of baby-making, new reproductive technologies have freed baby-making from sex. read more »
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NewsHour Extra Video: California Pioneers Renewable Energy
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 19:41.Home of Marlboro man passes partial smoking ban
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 21:27.Lawmakers in tobacco-friendly Virginia passed a limited ban on smoking in bars and restaurants Thursday. read more »
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NewsHour Extra Video: Senators Divided by Stimulus Bill
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 14:02.Economic stimulus bill passes Senate test vote amid GOP opposition
Submitted by Newsbyte on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 21:22.WASHINGTON – The Senate held a key procedural vote this evening on the $838-billion stimulus bill, setting up Tuesday’s passage and then a conference committee with the House to determine what the read more »
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Obama congratulates Iraq for peaceful polls
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 03:03.(RTTNews) - U.S. president Barack Obama congratulated Iraq for holding a largely peaceful vote for provincial councils across the country and called the elections an "important step forward". read more »
