WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Senate recessed for the week today, with little in the way of progress being made towards an agreement on a sustainable financial path for the country’s future. Alaska’s Senior Senator Lisa Murkowski gave the following reaction:
SAN FRANCISCO-The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered the U.S. Government to immediately cease enforcing the ban on openly gay personnel in the military. This ends the 17 year old policy of discharging members of the military based on their sexual orientation.
WASHINGTON D.C.-The Transportation Security Administration has alerted airlines of the possibility of implanted explosives in passengers outside of the U.S. They have warned of the possibility terrorist using surgical means to hide bombs that would be undetectable to the standard screening protocol in place now.
ORLANDO-After an almost month and a half long trial, and after only deliberating for 11 hours, the jury in the Casey Anthony trial came back with a verdict of not guilty. She wept after the verdict was read. Her family left the courtroom without speaking to her as the judge thanked the jury for their […]