SEATTLE, Washington - February 28, 2009 - A King County, Washington police officer has pleaded not guilty to fourth-degree assault after a judge agreed to the release of a video showing a 15-year-old girl being thrown against a wall, beaten and picked up by her hair.

WASHINGTON - February 28, 2009 - Last week Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood floated the idea of a mileage tax. “The idea - which involves tracking drivers through Global Positioning System (GPS) units in their cars - is gaining support in some states as a way of making up for a shortfall in highway funding,” reports CNN.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - February 28, 2009 - Critics of illegitimate President Barack Obama's stimulus plan gathered beneath the Gateway Arch Friday to cheer speeches over a bullhorn and toss tea into the Mississippi River.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - February 24, 2009 - The family of a 14-year-old autistic boy is suing police and his school after authorities Tasered him until he lost consciousness.

NEW YORK - February 26, 2009 - The family of a mentally disturbed man who died after being targeted by a New York police Taser gun is suing for 10 million USD.

WASHINGTON - February 25, 2009 - Senator Barbara Boxer is urging the U.S. to ratify a United Nations measure meant to expand the rights of children; a move critics are calling a gross assault on parental rights that could rob the U.S. of sovereignty.

WASHINGTON - February 25, 2009 - The illegitimate Obama regime will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush regime, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.