Top Picks ~ Week of December 17, 2007

On August 12, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times that Hillary Clinton is planning on staging a commotion at the Democratic convention at

By Dennis Cauchon Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. The

By Carrie Tyler My brother Timothy Tyler was just 25 years old when he was sentenced to die in prison for a nonviolent drug offense.

By Anna Roth The internet’s all in a tizzy the past few days thanks to a Wednesday ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

(Artwork: Mark Clifford) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing