Germans Making 'Green' Bombs

American Voices

May 29, 2008 | ISSUE 44•22

Scientists in Germany are experimenting with new environmentally friendly explosives to use in combat. What do you think?

That's smart since peace talks spawn such a huge waste of paper.

Logan Richardson
Wedding Planner
Well, if it's anything like the 'green' dishwashing liquid my wife makes us use, you'll have to use a ton of these 'green' bombs to have the same effect as one regular one.

Matthew Moore
Graphic Designer
Well that solves all of the issues that I have with warfare.

Anna Hartsell
Custodian

U.S. Census Overcounted By 36,000

05.24.12 | ISSUE 48•21

A survey revealed that the 2010 census counted an extra 36,000 people, or 0.01 percent, because of duplicate forms and deaths, which is down from the 0.49 percent overcount in the 2000 census.
Egypt Holds First Presidential Elections

05.23.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Fifteen months after Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak was deposed, Egyptians voted in their first-ever free presidential elections.
Catholic Orgs Sue Over Birth-Control Rule

05.23.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Several Catholic institutions, including Notre Dame, are suing the federal government over the Obama administration’s birth control funding mandate.
Posthumously-Conceived Children Get No Benefits

05.22.12 | ISSUE 48•21

The Supreme Court ruled that a set of twins conceived with frozen sperm through in vitro fertilization 18 months after the father's death are not eligible for Social Security survivor benefits.
Karzai Thanks U.S. Taxpayers For Covering Cost Of War

05.22.12 | ISSUE 48•21

In an address given during the NATO summit in Chicago, Afghan president Hamid Karzai thanked the people of the United States for bearing the cost of the war.