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Missoula’s Supremely Important Vote
In November's elections, the national media gave extensive coverage to a proposed “personhood amendment” to Mississippi's state constitution. This extremist, anti-choice ballot initiative declared that a person's life begins …
The War on Drug Addicts – and Everyone Else
Needle supplies at the Down East AIDS Network needle exchange in Ellsworth, Maine, Thursday, October 29, 2009. (Photo: Craig Dilger / The New York Times) When Congressional …
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The Four Occupations of Planet Earth
Demonstrators protest the government of Vladimir Putin and results of the recent parliamentary elections, in Moscow, December 10, 2011. (Photo: James Hill/The New York Times) On the …
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If We Listened to the Pundits, We Would Still Be British Subjects
Protesters hold signs during a rally at the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, California, November 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) …
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Extension of Tax Cut Stalls in House as GOP Objects
Washington - The House Republican leader on Sunday flatly rejected a short-term, bipartisan Senate measure to extend a payroll tax break and unemployment insurance, setting the stage for a …
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New Documents Released of 2007 Iraq Atrocity by Troops
Every American should read this letter:
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Kim Jong-il, North Korean Leader, Dies
Kim Jong-il, the reclusive North Korean leader who has been battling ill health following a reported stroke in 2008, has died, the North’s official news media reported on Monday. …
DJs Against Climate Change Create Localized Cap-and-Trade
Let's say... you're a DJ. And you're pretty progressive, so you think about things like the carbon footprint you leave, flying between gigs. DJs Against Climate Change has a …
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The Black Vote is Still the President’s Trump Card
That black voters will again give President Obama a sky-high percentage of their vote in 2012 was never in doubt. What is in doubt is how many will make …
Kenya’s Criminal Assault on Famine-Stricken Somalia
A view of the skyline beyond the northern suburbs of Mogadishu is seen through a bullet hole in the window of a hotel in Yaaqshiid District, where Al Shabaab …