By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
In a March 15 story about the documentary "An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story," The Associated Press made two errors when reporting that John Bradley emailed Eric Morton about his father's likely release from prison. John Raley sent the email, not John Bradley, and Morton's son had changed his name by then from Eric Morton to Eric Olson.
Indicators that an OSS Society event is under way: the official party favor is an elegant martini glass, strolling violinists play "The Ballad of the Green Berets" and multiple conversations begin with such phrases as "General, I haven't seen you since Afghanistan."
While New Hampshire rejected the notion of D.C. statehood, despite the personal pleas of council members and the mayor, a jurisdiction closer to home is supporting the District's statehood bid.
Horse racing returns to Rosecroft Raceway for the first time in three years on Friday, but the new owner of the track says it is unlikely to survive long-term without slot machines, a tough sell in Prince George's County.
Polished, agile Mitt Romney is a pollster's darling.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for President Obama to respond to Republicans in what he calls "a very powerful way" during the upcoming presidential election.
The kind of mission that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May is "routine" for U.S. special forces, who conduct a dozen or so such missions every night in Afghanistan and Iraq, their commander said Wednesday.
Prince George's County Council member Leslie E. Johnson pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that she flushed a $100,000 check down a toilet and hid tens of thousands of dollars in her bra to keep the money from federal investigators closing in on her husband, former County Executive Jack B. Johnson.
The military commander who directed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is warning that the escalating demands on U.S. special operations forces are hampering their training and could slowly eat away at their combat readiness.
The military commander who directed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is warning that the escalating demands on U.S. special operations forces are hampering their training and could slowly eat away at their combat readiness.
Special-operations troops think the elite force is facing difficulties by accepting open gays into one of the military's more politically conservative communities.
When DNA testing finally confirmed the truth, Raley emailed Eric Olson to tell him his father was likely to be released.
He said he was also grieving his wife and worrying about possibly losing his job and his home _ which didn't leave him with much emotion left to display for the jury.
