Reid’s Romney Source, Maddow Demands AP Apology, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 11, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings including Mitt Romney's new campaign strategy and a key Obama campaign adviser makes his VP prediction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Abortion Doctor’s Killer Found Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 After just 37 minutes of deliberation, a Kansas jury found Scott Roeder, the man who admitted killing abortion doctor George Tiller, guilty of first-degree murder, rejecting his defense that the killing was justified to stop the death of the unborn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maddow Exposes Scott Roeder’s Connections

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2009 On Wednesday, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow revealed the ties between Scott Roeder, Dr. George Tiller's alleged assassin, and the extremist anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, and how Roeder repeatedly got away with violating federal laws protecting abortion clinics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Domestic Terrorism by Any Standard

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 4, 2009 If right-wing broadcasters don't want to be blamed when someone murders a person they have demonized repeatedly -- as in the case of George Tiller, the doctor shot dead in his Wichita, Kan., church last Sunday -- then they ought to moderate their rhetoric. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Rhetoric Won’t Cure

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 4, 2009 The murder of Dr. George Tiller cannot be smoothed over with a speech. This is the lesson the Obama administration must learn from it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

O’Reilly: ‘If I Could Get My Hands on Tiller … ‘

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2009 Back in 2006, here's what Bill O'Reilly had to say about the recently murdered Dr. George Tiller: "[I]f I could get my hands on Tiller -- well, you know. Can't be vigilantes. Can't do that. It's just a figure of speech. But despicable? Oh, my God. It doesn't get worse. Does it get worse? No." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dr. George Tiller Didn’t Have to Die

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 3, 2009 He was assassinated while in church in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday, targeted for legally performing abortions. His death might have been prevented simply through enforcement of existing laws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kansas Residents React to Dr. Tiller’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2009 To show public response other than the gleeful, hateful crap some right-wingers are spewing on Dr. George Tiller only hours after his assassination, here is how residents of Kansas -- where the victim was from -- are reacting to the abortion doctor's murder during a Sunday church service. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abortion Doctor Murdered in Church

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2009 Dr. George Tiller was volunteering at his Kansas church Sunday when a gunman shot him dead. Republicans in Congress recently made a villain of Tiller when they stalled the confirmation of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )