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From National Public Radio, a peek into the battlefield and how what was thought to be uneventful journey turned out to be a poignant experience as war often is. Read more »

Generals and presidents have not always gotten along on chummy terms in America. Who can forget the forays of Gen. MacArthur after WWII and Gen. Patton, two WWII veterans to say the least of the men. Both were accomplished military leaders and strategist but both came to butt heads with the policies of United States Presidents.  Read more »

The Supreme Court recently decided it was ok for the government to hold what it dub's "Dangerous Sexual Predators." Justices, in the 7-2 ruling, said that some sexual predators are just too dangerous to be release into society after their prison sentences end. The court claims civil commitment laws being used to keep so called predators locked up after their prison sentences ends is not a violation of due process under the constitution. Read more »

Obama has already made his decision on a replacement for Supreme Court justice, John Paul Stevens. He has said he wants a bridge builder who can sway a consensus on the issues. His current pick, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, meets this goal to a certain degree but leaves many questions unanswered to say the least. Sure, she is a so called "liberal" who would at least guarantee a replacement voice for Stevens but she may indeed not be the kind of liberal light like Thurgood Marshall or Warren Burger. Read more »