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Peter M. Shane: President Obama’s Signing Statements and Congress’s Response: A Return to Separation of Powers Sanity?

The intriguing debate continues on President Obama’s use of signing statements to protest provisions of statutes he is signing into law.

Fish Are Shrinking In Response To Global Warming

CHICAGO (AFP) — Fish have lost half their average body mass and smaller species are making up a larger proportion of European fish stocks as a result of global warming, a study published Monday has found.

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Michael Brenner: The Blame Should Be Placed Squarely Where It Belongs: The Oval Office

Obama, for all the razamataz, is a conventional thinker, instinctively deferential to the powers that be.

Michael Brenner: The Blame Should Be Placed Squarely Where It Belongs: The Oval Office

Obama, for all the razamataz, is a conventional thinker, instinctively deferential to the powers that be.

Early to Bed, Er . . . Never Mind

We’ve all heard Ben Franklin’s saying: “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”.It may not be true.A new study published in the Journal Science says that late risers have more mental stamina and can outperform early birds.A…

Obama to probe response to mass killings

U.S. Pres. Barack Obama said he has ordered a probe of the U.S. response to mass killings of Taliban prisoners of war by forces of an American-backed warlord. In an interview with CNN, Obama said the investigation would focus on reports the Bush administration resisted calls for a probe into the deaths of as many as 2,000 Taliban POWs in 2001, during the early days of the war in Afghanistan.

Iran dismisses G-8 declaration

Teheran has offered a flat response to a declaration issued by G-8 leaders, in which they voiced concern over Iran’s handling of the post-election violence. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the statement by the world leaders at the G-8 summit in L’Aguila, Italy had contained “no new message.”