Placerville, El Dorado County: where Jaycee Dugard and Annie Le cases collide
The case of alleged kidnapper Phillip Garrido and the murder of Annie Le are linked through a Californian townFirst Posted September 15, 2009
Charles Laurence
has reported from every corner of the USA and the New World. He currently lives with his teenage son and a dog in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, and Woodstock, New York.
Jaycee Lee Dugard case lifts lid on the boondocks, where men like Phillip Garrido prey
The discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard and her abductor lifts the lid on the 'other' AmericaFirst Posted September 1, 2009
Americans: Interest rises in Sheila Bair, head of the FDIC
Forbes has named Sheila Bair America's most powerful woman. Who is she?First Posted August 20, 2009
Is Frank Gehry’s reputation as a ‘starchitect’ on the wane?
The rejection of his stadium design could be final nail in the coffin of his reputationFirst Posted May 11, 2009
Aaron Million's Green River pipe dream is an opening shot in the water wars
An 'environmentalist' has angered water barons with his plan to pipe Wyoming's Green River to thirsty ColoradoFirst Posted May 5, 2009
How Carrie Prejean knocked Sarah Palin off her pedestal
Miss California has become the pin-up of the Republican Right with her traditonal views on gay marriageFirst Posted April 27, 2009
Michael T Duke and Wal-Mart make a killing from the gun boom
While murder and suicide numbers soar, the Wal-Mart CEO watches his supermarket giant capitalise on booming weapons salesFirst Posted April 20, 2009
Newt Gingrich lines up for 2012 run
Former Republican speaker is back on the radar and hoping for a run at the presidencyFirst Posted April 14, 2009
