Town hall meeting
‘They Want to Kill You; They Want to Kill Me; They Want to Kill Our Families’
“They want to kill you; they want to kill me; they want to kill our families,” said the chief steward for the union representing workers at Standish Maximum Correctional Facility in Standish, Mich., referring to Guantanamo Bay detainees. The steward, Tom Kerrins, spoke at a “town hall” meeting held in a local church yesterday to [...]
Tort Reform Unlikely to Cut Health Care Costs
Little evidence backs claims that medical malpractice suits are driving up health care costs.
McCain Fakes Out Audience, Doesn’t Take Questions
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The sight of a troubling sign on the way to Sen. John McCain’s stop here at Cape Fear Community College didn’t presage an eventful rally — sort of.
The event was much smaller than the morning rally in Virginia Beach, where McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared. Fewer than 2,000 were attendance [...]
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