Source: project-syndicate.org
Since he took office in 2001, President George W. Bush has increased America's regular military budget by 30%, again not taking into account the cost of the wars he launched. Last year, America's entire military and counterterrorism expenditures topped $600 billion.
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
A 15-year-old girl who stopped her out-of-control school bus was hit with a Saturday detention because she was supposed to be in class when the accident happened.