Nation

From USAToday.com: Is each White House tweet one for the record books?

MIAMI — Eight American missionaries charged with child kidnapping in Haiti were back in the U.S. Thursday and looking forward to homecomings, even as two others remained in a Haitian jail in an ordeal sparked by the group’s attempt to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country.

From MSNBC: A Haitian judge said he would order the release on Wednesday of eight of 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children, while the remaining two would be held for further questioning.

From the NY Post: The NYPD performed 575,304 “stop-and-frisk” patdowns last year — the most since the numbers have been released, the department revealed yesterday.

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons seems to feel that banks are not treating the poor in a proper fashion. This week, in a rant on his site, “The Global Grind,” Simmons had this to say: “They trick customers into doing things that are not good for them through lack of transparency, and surprise them with […]

From WashingtonTimes.com: D.C. Council member Marion Barry, the Ward 8 Democrat who is a former mayor of Washington, violated city law by awarding a $15,000 contract to his then-girlfriend, according to findings in an independent investigation released Tuesday.

From the Huffington Post: I’m a late learner. Although I have heard about banks robbing the poor for a long time, it’s only recently that I have seen it first hand and have been forced to take a close look into the tragic reality that is unfolding during the most difficult economic time we have […]

From the Huffington Post: Do you think Barack Obama deserves to be re-elected, or not? If you’re like most Americans, your answer is “No,” according to a poll released on Tuesday by CNN.