Friedman and Freedom  —  The man who made free markets popular again.  —  There are some public figures whose obituaries can be written years in advance.  Milton Friedman was not one of them.  —  Arguably the greatest economist of the 20th century, he won his Nobel Prize 30 years ago.

Community responds to Taser use in Powell  —  RAW FOOTAGE  —  of the taser incident.  —  An incident late Tuesday night in which a UCLA student was stunned at least four times with a Taser has left the UCLA community questioning whether the university police officers' use of force was an appropriate response to the situation.

Why Murtha Lost  —  "Talk is cheap," Jack Murtha wrote in a letter declaring his candidacy for House Majority Leader, "which is why, up until Iraq forced me to, I didn't do a lot of it."  The sixteen-term Congressman and former Marine from rural, blue-collar Western Pennsylvania preferred …

APF  —  Edwards acknowledges staff asked Wal-Mart for Playstation 3  —  Last Updated:November 16.  —  Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards acknowledged Thursday that amid his criticism of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a volunteer member of his staff asked the world's largest retailer …

Military may ask $127B for wars  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is preparing its largest spending request yet for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a proposal that could make the conflict the most expensive since World War II.  —  The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion …

HamNation: The Dysfunctional Exes of American Politics  —  In light of the ridiculousness from both sides of the aisle during leadership elections this week, I thought I'd analyze the motivations of a "dumped" political party, and how they respond to rejection.  I'm no Dr. Phil, but I do what I can.

Man Stopped at Port of Entry With Large Cash Sums and Laptop With Nuclear Information  —  Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan Report:  —  A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent was arrested as he came into the U.S. on a flight from Amsterdam on Tuesday.  —  Sisayehiticha Dinssa was arrested …

The Right Coalition  —  Which bipartisanship will Bush choose?  —  The election results pose two enormous strategic choices for America.  First, the obvious outcome of a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Republican White House is the need for bipartisan cooperation in order to get anything done.

REGAN: 'I DID NOT PAY OJ'  —  Full Statement From Publisher Judith Regan:  —  Why I Did It  —  I was sitting with Howard Stern, of all people, when the verdict came down.  Many of you probably remember where you were at that moment.  It was a moment I, like so many others, was dreading.

Senate Dems plan overhaul of military tribunals bill  —  Gearing up for a major clash with the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress, several key Senate Democrats are planning to overhaul the newly minted legislation governing military tribunals of detainees.

Iraq pullout talk makes Iran uneasy  —  Although officially opposed to the American presence, the Islamic Republic fears the repercussions of a dangerously unstable neighbor.  —  LONDON — Iran has consistently opposed the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq, but new prospects of a stepped …

Wanted: man to land on killer asteroid and gently nudge it from path to Earth  —  It is the stuff of nightmares and, until now, Hollywood thrillers.  A huge asteroid is on a catastrophic collision course with Earth and mankind is poised to go the way of the dinosaurs.

Movers, shakers gather to help Time select person of the year  —  IHAVE to divorce Harvey Weinstein first!" quips actor-producer-director Emilio Estevez when I ask if his long engagement to Sonja Magdevski will soon end in marriage?  —  This wonderful guy from a big show business family …