Opinion

A highly-effective vaccine against cervical cancer debuted last year, but most parents have neglected to protect their daughters from the virus.

“Alaska Governor Palin addresses Alaskan Independence Party Statewide Convention March 2008”

Gen. Petraeus explains why it is important to talk to enemies.

A US drone fired a missile in Northern Pakistan again today. In other news, the US presidential candidates continue to talk about hypothetical attacks in Pakistan as if the attacks are not already occurring.

President Bush has personally claimed that the only phone calls the US spies on are those that include a terrorist. Instead, we are spying on military officers, journalists, and aid workers. Watch the video.

Nebraska passed a law allowing any guardian to leave a child at a hospital without fear of prosecution. Since July, 17 children (9 from one family) have been left at hospitals. Why are people complaining that some people are using the law? Would they rather no one use it?

AIG has spent $61 billion of the original $85 billion already, and investors and credit raters went nuts. The Fed loaned another $37.8 billion to keep AIG from going bankrupt.

A judge ordered that 17 Chinese Uighurs held in Gitmo must be brought to the US by Friday. The US appealed and the appeals court stayed the order so it can hear arguments.

“Among mortgages on one- to four-family homes, 9.16 percent were a month or more overdue or were in foreclosure in the second quarter.”

The Pentagon confirmed today that two more Guantanamo Bay prisoners were released. No charges were filled against the alleged dangerous enemy combatants. The Pentagon did not release the cost of imprisoning them for so long.