The red-light camera company at the center of a federal bribery investigation established branches of a consulting firm and a nonprofit “traffic safety” group in Columbus to help defend the cameras against opposition in the Ohio legislature.

The groups worked with Columbus officials to keep the city’s Redflex cameras flashing, though city officials said this week that they didn’t know Redflex was behind either the consultant or the nonprofit.

City records requested by The…

Georgia man was filming cops during traffic stop

Paul Joseph Watson

Infowars.com

November 26, 2012

A U.S. Army serviceman was arrested by Georgia police for “obstruction of law enforcement” despite the fact that his crime amounted to nothing more than asking questions while filming cops during a traffic stop.

19-year-old Andrew Ogiba, a two year member of the U.S. Army, was charged, arrested and hauled off…

Miss…

Mackinac.org

August 10, 2012

Several weeks after a city zoning officer shut downhis hot dog business, 13-year-old Nathan Duszynski and his parents are homeless.

The family was hoping Nathan’s hot dog cart could help them…

US 'foils new underwear bomb plot' by al-Qaeda in Yemen

Leon Panetta said security services would "do everything necessary to keep America safe"

A plot by al-Qaeda in Yemen to detonate an upgraded version of the failed 2009 "underwear bomb" has been disrupted, US officials say.

The device was seized by intelligence operatives and is in US custody…

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Passengers on board a JetBlue flight were forced to subdue the captain Tuesday after he began to exhibit "erratic behavior," including screaming…

Ron Paul in South Carolina: “Beginning of a Long, Hard Slog”

Ron Paul: 'This is the beginning of a long, hard slog'

By Daniel Strauss - 01/21/12 08:41 PM ET

Ron Paul made clear he had no plans to drop out of the presidential race despite placing fourth in the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday.

In a speech where the Texas congressman touched on most of his libertarian talking points, Paul said that supporter numbers for his campaign…

IOWA CITY, Iowa – With two weeks remaining before Iowa kicks off the 2012 campaign with its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, the state Republican Party is taking steps to secure its electronic vote collection system after receiving a mysterious threat to its computers.

A video claiming to be from a collective of computer hackers has jolted party officials with a worst-case scenario: an Iowa caucus marred by…

Flashback: Jury Nullification : Peers Refuse to Convict Disabled Vet in Pot Bust

MIAMI, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Florida Highway Patrol says it is investigating whether feces dumped on one of its patrol cars stemmed from a trooper's arrest of a Miami police officer.

Highway Patrol union chief William Smith said the cruiser used by Trooper Joe Sanchez was found covered in feces outside his home Sunday, WPLG-TV, Miami, reported Wednesday. Sanchez…

Why The Los Zetas Ranch Story Matters - Confirmation And Why A Media Blackout?

By The Associated Press ADVERTISEMENT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - McDonald's in the U.S. is recalling 12 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses because of cadmium in the painted design.



The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned consumers early Friday to immediately stop using the glasses. It was not yet clear if the recall extended to McDonald's in…

Commander Prefers 40,000 for Afghanistan, but His Report Gives Obama 3 Options

WASHINGTON -- The request for troops sent to President Barack Obama by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan includes three different options, with the largest alternative including a request for more than 60,000 troops, according to a U.S. official familiar with the document.

Although the top option is more than the 40,000 soldiers previously understood to be the…