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Occupy Protesters Build Igloos in Switzerland to Protest Economic Summit
The eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park in November left protesters without the physical birthplace of the movement around which to rally, and put something of a …
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Afghanistan’s Poppy War
For a symbol of how America's decade-long war is going in faraway Afghanistan, look at the beautiful fields of red poppies flowering so bountifully there. Unfortunately, that bounty symbolizes …
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Why Keep the Capital Gains Tax Break?
Mitt Romney's ultra-low tax rate on his ultra-high income is reviving questions about the breaks and perks that the wealthiest of the 1% receive from the rest of us. …
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Scott Walker’s Texas Rangers
It has been a tough holiday season for Scott Walker. The state lost 14,600 jobs in November and a new government report indicates that Wisconsin leads the nation in …
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“Any President Would Have Done” the Same as Obama?
During recent interviews, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said “any president” would have given the order that launched the raid that killed Osama bin Laden last year. Republican candidates know they cannot be opposed …
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Weapons R Us: Making Warbirds Instead of Thunderbirds
Perhaps you’ve heard of “Makin’ Thunderbirds,” a hard-bitten rock & roll song by Bob Seger that I listened to 30 years ago while in college. It’s about auto …
Romney’s Immigration Reform: Force “Self-Deportation” by Making Immigrants’ Lives Miserable
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), pressed by reporter Adam Smith to offer his plan for immigration reform at [last night's] NBC debate in Florida, said he would support …
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Obama to Frame Re-Election Themes Tuesday in State of the Union Address
Washington - President Barack Obama delivers an election-year State of the Union address Tuesday night at a moment when the country is worried about the economy and his own …
Why Spend Billions on an Unnecessary Nuclear Weapons Facility?
The CMRR Facility plans, also on LANL web site. (Photo: LANL / LANS under US Department of Energy) By all accounts, the cold war came to an …
A Tale of Three Speeches About Separation of Church and State
Separation of church and state is a defining issue for Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.