WASHINGTON - January 20, 2009 - Today, we have seen the end of the Great Experiment: government of the People, by the People and for the People.

GLASGOW, Montana - January 19, 2009 - There was a shooting incident in Glasgow, Montana on Saturday afternoon.  Besides the shooter, one person was killed and two were injured.  Police locked down the community, warned people to lock doors and stay inside, and followed a blood trail that eventually led to the deceased shooter.

WASHINGTON - January 20, 2009 - Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

WASHINGTON - January 15, 2009 - A federal "hate crimes" bill that officially is to enhance punishments for "violence motivated by bias that is a relic of slavery" but is feared by Christians as a potential bludgeon against basic biblical teachings has been returned to the congressional agenda by Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas.

OAKLAND, Kalifornia - January 15, 2009 - A white former transit police officer was charged with murder Wednesday in the New Year’s Day shooting death of a young unarmed black man that provoked a week of public outrage and occasionally violent protest.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - January 14, 2009 - A former jail guard has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a man in custody, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - January 13, 2009 - President Bush sounded alarms about Barack Obama during the campaign season. On Tuesday, Bush went one step further: He declared Obama’s inauguration an actual emergency.