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'Partial-Birth Abortion' Ban Upheld

issue 4316 | 04.20.07 | American Voices

The Supreme Court upheld a 2003 Congressional ban on intact dilation and evacuation of a fetus. What do you think? more»
FDA Rarely Inspects Imported Food

issue 4316 | 04.19.07 | American Voices

Despite routinely being rejected as unfit for human consumption, only 1.3 percent of imported fish, vegetables, fruit, and other foods are... more»
Most Popular Tax Write-Offs By State

issue 4316 | 04.18.07 | Statshot
Taxpayer Information At Risk

issue 4316 | 04.16.07 | American Voices

A recent government report concluded that the IRS has not adequately protected the data on 52,000 IRS laptops. What do you think? more»
Mammograms

issue 4315 | 04.11.07 | Infographic

With the highly publicized return of Elizabeth Edwards' breast cancer, American women are being encouraged to take the precautions necessary... more»
U.S. Counter-Counterterrorism Unit Successfully Destroys Washington Monument

issue 4315 | 04.11.07 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—"Now it can never be destroyed by terrorists," said DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, pointing to the blackened stump of... more»
Girls Gone Wild Creator Ordered To Jail

issue 4315 | 04.10.07 | American Voices

Joe Francis, the man who created the Girls Gone Wild home-video franchise, has been ordered to jail for failing to appear in court for a hearing.... more»
'Most E-Mailed' List Tearing New York Times' Newsroom Apart

issue 4314 | 04.07.07 | News

NEW YORK—Nearly two dozen staffers, including four Pulitzer Prize winners and a Baghdad correspondent, have requested transfers to the Times'... more»
Everyday Customers Mistaken For Terrorists

issue 4314 | 04.04.07 | Infographic

Recently, there has been a rash of incidents wherein ordinary people are being denied services, such as flights or car rentals, because they... more»
Naked Chocolate Jesus Nixed

issue 4314 | 04.04.07 | American Voices

A Manhattan art gallery scrapped its plans to exhibit a naked chocolate Jesus in the week preceding Easter, causing the gallery's artistic director... more»