by Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald
The chief of the Guantanamo war court has approved the use of a time delay on public viewing of the Sept. 11 death-penalty trial as well as a censor in his court to make …
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U.S. won’t appeal Ressam’s sentence
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday it will not appeal the 37-year sentence handed down to would-be “millennium bomber” Ahmed Ressam, ending more than a decade of legal wrangling over how long the al-Qaida-trained Algerian should be imprisoned for the …
The Return Of SOPA? Controversial Bill Sponsor Lamar Smith To Chair House Tech Committee
The Stop Online Piracy Act, better known as SOPA, died an embarrassing death in the midst of popular outrage last winter.
Opponents of the controversial bill argued that it would put an unreasonable amount of power over the internet to …
Austin congressman expected to chair homeland security panel
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is expected to be named on Wednesday as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, a high-profile panel that focuses on preventing terrorism and securing the borders.
The House Republican Steering Committee voted Tuesday …
Are Twinkies a Strategic Snack Food?
Is America in danger of losing snack food superiority to China? Does the demise of a cream-filled snack cake signal the decline of a superpower? A pillar of American strength is crumbling, judging by the furor over the impending demise …
Sandy uncovers suspected old bomb at Guantanamo base
MIAMI _ The U.S. military shut down a ferry landing at the Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent for a bomb disposal team from Florida on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy churned up a suspicious object in the bay …