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Romney Spokesperson Demoted for Blocking Questions About Abortion; Helped Scott Walker in the Recall
A communications director for Mitt Romney's campaign, Ciara Matthews, has been demoted after prohibiting reporters from asking the GOP presidential candidate questions about Todd Akin or abortion.
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The Republican “Small Government” Fraud
One of the most widely-advertised but falsest claims in American politics is that the modern Republican Party stands for u201csmall government.u201d
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George W. Bush as Hurricane Isaac
There is nothing Republicans would rather the American people forget more than George W. Bush, who doesnu2019t even have a bit-part at the GOP convention opening in Tampa.
Evidence in Delhi Embassy Bombing Suggests Journalist Was Framed
In “The Delhi Car Bombing: How the Police Built a False Case”, a three-part series beginning today, award-winning investigative journalist Gareth Porter dissects the Delhi police accusation against an …
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Changing Minds, But Not Policy
Fiscal austerity while the economy is depressed, and in particular when conventional monetary policy has reached its limits, was an obviously bad idea from day one.
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Rape and Women’s Voice
You have to pinch yourself sometimes to remind yourself that it's 2012 and we still don't know how to talk about rape in this country. Who would have thought …
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The 99% Take on the Republican National Convention
olitics is an elaborate chess match, and in St, Petersburg one small strike was staged against the Republican National convention on Aug. 26 that revealed the thrust of President …
A Move to Free the Cuban Five
People stop in Victorville California 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles because they have to see someone at one of its several prisons (federal, state, county and city) or …
Election Countdown 2012: Hundreds Take to the Streets in Tampa for the RNC, and More
Police outnumbered demonstrators Monday as hundreds took to Tampau2019s streets to protest the Republican convention.
Trembling on the Verge: An Interview With China Miéville (Part Two)
In the second part of our interview with author China Miu00e9ville, he talks about why the leftu2019s mission isnu2019t to reveal truths or shake peopleu2019s illusions, and why weu2019re …