2007

Nifong, Gitmo and the Topless Undercover: The Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories of 2007

David Feige | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Duke, Warantless Eavesdropping, Crime, New Year, Crack Cocaine, Padilla, Policing, 2007, Libby, Criminal Justice, Pot, Topless Undercover, Michael Vick, Gitmo, Habeas Corpus, Home News

If there is one truism about America it is this: we are obsessed with crime and punishment. Every lurid tragedy produces calls for tougher laws and ...

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New Year's 2008: Should Auld Administrations Be Forgot...

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

As we ring out 2007, and ring in 2008, our bloggers are looking back on the year that was (goodbye "wide stance," bald Britney, juiced up ballplayers, Melamine-tainted pet food, recalled toys, heavily-armed school shooters, Karl Rove's historical revisionism, Miss Teen USA's views on education ("like such as..."), Bill Clinton's fears of "rolling the dice," Don Imus apologizing, Michael Vick apologizing, David Vitter apologizing, Marie Osmond dancing, Lindsay Lohan rehabbing, Alberto Gonzales testi-lying, Blackwater thugs, and fired US Attorneys) and looking ahead at the year to come (hello primaries, conventions, November 4, and the end of the Bush presidency), as well as offering up their New Year's resolutions. Click here to read my resolutions.

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2007 - Political Winners and Losers

Bob Burnett | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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In 2007, the big losers were mainstream Americans. The war dragged on and the economy faltered; meanwhile, we were confronted with the daunting twin challenges of global climate change and reduced energy supplies.

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Best Prison Escape Movie Ever? And Other 2007 Pleasures

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 12.30.2007 | Entertainment

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From 2007 encounters, some of the film, books, art, blogs, etc. that linger in my own mind:

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The Ten Best Public Policies of 2007

Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

From DMI's Year In Review 2007 1. Arbitrary Dispute Resolution The Seventh Amendment hasn't been repealed. So how did Americans lose the right to tr...

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Condi: 2007 A "Positive" Year For US Foreign Policy

CNN | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that 2007 was a "busy and challenging year, but also a positive one" for U.S. foreign policy. In a ye...

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, President, Al Gore, Inconvenient Truth, Mitchell Report, 2007, Mccain, Iraq, Awards, China, Most Original Thinker, Lieberman, Turncoat of the Year, Bush, Iran, Bush Countdown Clock, Enough Already, Surge, Bummest Rap, Katie Couric, Most Stagnant Thinker, Turncoat, Current TV, Most Defining Political Moment, America Does Not Torture, Karl Rove, Petraeus, Barry Bonds, Communist China, Nobel, Biggest Loser, Person of the Year, McLaughlin Group, Most Boring, Edwards, Nobel Peace Prize, Congress, Oscar, Worst Lie, Roadblock Republicans, Capitalist of the Year, Democrats, Best Photo Op, Gonzales, Bomb Iran, Biggest Winner, Trent Lott, Best Comeback, Best Politician, Live Earth, Harry Reid, Republicans, Fairest Rap, Worst Politician, Maliki, Senate, Feinstein, Antarctica, Mclaughlin, Emmy, Politics News

For those of you who have been reading this column long enough, you may remember a fun set of columns (Part 1 and Part 2) I wrote last year, giving my...

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Ten Worst Telco Moments of 2007

Timothy Karr | Posted 12.20.2007 | Media

Read More: Iphone, Fcc, 2007, Media, Fisa, Verizon Censoring, Telecoms, Kevin Martin FCC, Net Neutrality, Media News

#2. Telcos Spy on Millions of Americans. #4. AT&T and Verizon Censor Free Speech. #8. Bush's Justice Dept. Files Against Net Neutrality.

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2007 Deadliest Year For Journalists In A Decade

AP | RICHARD PYLE | Posted 12.17.2007 | Media

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A media watchdog group said Monday that 64 journalists in 17 countries have died while covering the news in 2007 _ the deadliest year in more than a d...

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