Senate holds hearing into DNA backlog at crime labs

Major Texas city crime labs, such as those in Houston and Dallas, have significant backlogs of untested DNA material from sexual assaults, witnesses told the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice during a Tuesday hearing. Harris County, which contains part of Houston, has no backlog of forensic materials and could take up the slack for the state’s biggest cities, but that would require $20 ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

America is graying due to lower birthrates after the baby boomers came to be. That means relatively fewer people will be paying taxes to support older Americans on Social Security and Medicare. And Medicare in particular is a ticking time bomb.

A Conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

September 08, 2010, Washington D.C. Council on Foreign Relations RICHARD N. HAASS: Well, good morning. I'm Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and I want to welcome all of you here to the Washington offices of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Press Releases: Remarks on United States Foreign Policy

Remarks on United States Foreign Policy Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Council on Foreign Relations Washington, DC September 8, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Richard. And it is a pleasure to be back here at the Council with two working arms. That is something that I am very happy and grateful for, and I thank you for referencing what has been the most difficult ...