By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
When Richard Petty casts his ballot for the NASCAR Hall of Fame's next class, the seven-time champion driver knows one name that will certainly be on his _ Maurice Petty, his brother and chief engine builder.
NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett headlined the 25 nominees announced Wednesday for next year's Hall of Fame class _ a list that finally includes track magnate Bruton Smith.

Skole and younger brother Jake, a first-round pick by the Texas Rangers in 2010, share an apartment in the offseason and talk nearly every day during the season.
British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, has died. He was 68.
British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, has died. He was 68.

As a young adult, Kathleen Cheramie visited her grandmother's grave in a tree-lined cemetery where white concrete crosses dotted a plot of lush green grass just off Louisiana Highway 1.
Families may have to watch for dings in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys _ but there's new evidence that doctors could have more of an influence on one of the most wrenching decisions facing a rapidly aging population.
Families may have to watch for dings in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys _ but there's new evidence that doctors could have more of an influence on one of the most wrenching decisions facing a rapidly aging population.
The International Criminal Court sentenced a Congolese warlord to 14 years in prison on Tuesday, a watershed moment for the 10-year-old tribunal and a potential landmark in the struggle to protect children during wartime.

Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and considered him a friend, but the director said even he learned a lot combing through footage of the icon for a planned documentary about the singer's "Bad" album.
It was just a couple of fast laps for Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose. It was a lot more than that to NASCAR's "King."
The widow of a Florida tabloid photo editor who died in the 2001 anthrax mailings has reached a settlement in her $50 million lawsuit against the U.S. government.
If you asked the average American what he thinks when you say the word "empire," he'd probably say something about exploitation, oppression and the heavy hand of intrusive government - a leviathan-like state we're steering toward yet desperately need to avoid.

Jennifer 8. Lee will talk about her book "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles" and the soon-to-be-released film "The Search for General Tso: A Documentary Film About Chinese Food in America" on Wednesday at the National Archives.

Pop quiz: when is it okay for two male friends to share dessert at a restaurant?
Mr. Lee, who won a best director Oscar for his gay cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain" in 2006, said this month the film "depends" on its young star.
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"He still says occasionally, `I can still drive, you know,'" Pat Sneller said.