Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black

Nov 11, 2009 - On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases that could have major implications for the way juvenile offenders are treated in our criminal justice system. Sullivan v. - 4 Comments

Paws up: All-pet airline hits skies

Jul 14, 2009 - NEW YORK – One trip for their Jack Russell terrier in a plane's cargo hold was enough to convince Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that owners needed a better option to get their pets from one city to another. On Tuesday, the first flight for the husband-and-wife team's Pet Airways, the first-ever all-pet airline, took off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y. All commercial airlines allow a limited number of small pets to fly in the cabin. - 14 Comments

AIG won't cough up cash due to Miracle on the Hudson Survivors

Jun 13, 2009 - http://finance.yahoo.com/insurance/article/107188/aig-balks-at-Claims-from-jet-ditching-in-hudson For the first couple of days after his flight ditched into the Hudson River, Paul Jorgenson was just glad to be alive. But then he started to need his laptop, his wallet, his car keys -- all the essentials he had stowed under his seat and left behind in the sinking plane. A pleasant woman at US Airways told him not to worry; he would be made whole for his losses. - 12 Comments

The Obamas' Date Night in NYC - Do You Care?

May 30, 2009 - After taking in Malia's soccer game this morning, the Obamas are headed to Manhattan for dinner and a Broadway show (“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”). The RNC issued this statement from spokeswoman Gail Gitcho: “As President Obama prepares to wing into Manhattan’s theater district on Air Force One to take in a Broadway show, GM is preparing to file bankruptcy and families across America continue to struggle to pay their bills. Have a great Saturday evening — even if you’re not jetting off somewhere at taxpayer expense.” And for the opposing team, a White House spokesperson read this statement: ""I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished." - 50 Comments

49 Million to Five

Jun 08, 2009 - by Ann Coulter 06/03/2009 In the wake of the shooting of late-term abortionist George Tiller, President Barack Obama sent out a welcome message that this nation would not tolerate attacks on pro-lifers or any other Americans because of their religion or beliefs. Ha ha! Just kidding. - 5 Comments

A 'Classified' Photo Op Turns Into a Soaring Blunder for the White House

Apr 27, 2009 - By SUZANNE SATALINE, JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF and CHRISTOPHER CONKEY As secret missions go, this one was a flop. On Monday morning, one of the 747s used to ferry around the president of the U.S. - 31 Comments

Obama Aide Resigns Over Plane Incident

May 08, 2009 - A senior White House aide has quit over his role in a presidential plane's low-level fly-past that caused panic among New York office workers. The White House said President Barack Obama had accepted the resignation of military office director Louis Caldera. The photo opportunity fly-past prompted the evacuation of a number of offices. - 9 Comments

Obama orders review of New York City flyover

Apr 28, 2009 - < a href='http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090428/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_low_flying_plane_obama;_ylt=As.wi4hTIpO2n6UyENrYU5as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJybGlicGc1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNDI4L3VzX2xvd19mbHlpbmdfcGxhbmVfb2JhbWEEY3BvcwM3BHBvcwMxNgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNvYmFtYW9yZGVyc3I-'>Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has ordered an internal review to determine how the decision was made to send of one of his official airplanes on a low-flying photo op past the New York City skyline. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that deputy chief of staff Jim Messina will lead the review. Gibbs said the point is to determine "why that decision was made and to ensure that it never happens again." - 7 Comments