Duke Reinstating Lacrosse Team

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 Duke University President Richard Brodhead said about his decision: "I am, I know, taking a risk in reinstating men's lacrosse [but] if we did not allow these players the chance to take responsibility for creating a new history for their sport at Duke, we would be denying another very fundamental value: the belief in the possibility of learning from experience, the belief in education itself" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CIA Nominee Hayden Linked to Bribery Scandal Company

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 Gen. Michael Hayden, whom Bush has tapped to lead the CIA, contracted the services of a company at the center of the Cunningham bribery scandal, reports TPM Muckraker. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )