Attorney General and Justice Minister Cecil Clarke has announced the appointment of Pierre Muise of Tusket, Yarmouth Co., as the newest judge of the family and provincial courts. Mr. Muise was appointed today, June 5.

Le procureur général et ministre de la Justice Cecil Clarke a annoncé la nomination de Pierre Muise, originaire de Tusket dans le comté de Yarmouth, comme juge au tribunal de la famille et à la cour provinciale. M. Muise a

Premier Rodney MacDonald expressed sadness today, June 2, at the passing of long-time MLA Dr. Gerald Sheehy. Dr. Sheehy died suddenly on June 1.

This week's murder of Dr.George Tiller was a reminder that the United States stands alone in thelevel of vitriol and violence provoked by the issue of abortion. But,increasingly, a U.S.-style fight is heating up in other countries aswell.

On Thursday, the U.S. president hopes to send a message to the Arab world. The site of his address -- Egypt's premier public university -- plans to send one too.

There's one big problem with addressing the Muslim world: it doesn't exist.

General Motors is on government-provided life support. Here are some of the cars better-suited for the 21st century's fast lane that are picking up speed and sending GM to the junkyard.

Bush's push for democracy in the Arab world's most populous country showed glimmers of success. So why does Obama seem ready to give up on it now?

Why the Chinese obsess over Nanjing, not Tiananmen Square.

Until the Israel-Palestine issue is solved, there's only so much rhetoric can do.

Today's undemocratic governments are smarter and more sophisticated than ever before.

The United States cannot win in Afghanistan while ignoring Central Asia.

Judge Vaughn Walker had a busy FISA related day yesterday, dismissing one set of lawsuits and refusing administration attempts to--yet again--kill another case via state secrets. In the first instance, , and upheld the telco immunity provisions of FISAAA. Walker's

A lot to get to this Thursday, so let's get right after it: NATIONAL: Two New Polls Show Obama in Strong Position; GOP Weak A pair of national surveys continue an ongoing narrative: President Obama remaining in enviable position while

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Senator Ben Nelson (WTFK-NE) is : The Omaha World-Herald reports that Nelson -- arguably the most conservative Dem in the upper chamber -- is joining the pack of R's taking issue with Sotomayor's "wise Latina" remark: "What I want to

Via at The Atlantic, we get a visual on what dreaded state of encroaching socialism in the United States looks like after government intervention in American industry: One-fifth of 1 percent of us are all socialists now! Let the right-wing

it's racism, reverse racism, whatever, but it's still racism. And she would bring a form of racism, bigotry to the court. But as I said yesterday, folks, I may look past that. I've got a whole stack on Sotomayor today.

President Obama, from Cairo, Egypt: Full text below the fold.

Sempra Generation's 10 megawatt solar power-generation facility in Boulder City, Nevada, with 167,000 solar panels on 88 acres, is the largest thin-film, solar-power project in North America, generating enough electricity to power 6,400 homes. (Photo courtesy PG&E)Four California utilities ranked