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BREAKING: Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary
Newt Gingrich upset GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney in South Carolina tonight, beating him by what will likely be a comfortable margin in the the state’s Republican presidential primary. …
A Look Behind the US Drop in Undocumented Immigration
A recent New York Times op-ed by Dowell Myers argues that we need to shift from an “immigration policy,” focused on border enforcement, to an “immigrant policy” focused on the integration …
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Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests
Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to wind up in the more onerous and costly form of consumer bankruptcy as they try to dig out from their …
100% Unverifiable Statewide E-Voting in South Carolina’s 2012 GOP Primary
The voting systems in use for the nation's first three all-important electoral contests in the 2012 primary —- from Iowa to New Hampshire to Saturday's South Carolina Primary —- …
From CEO to Candidate, Romney Flip-Flops on Debt
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo: Andrew Burton / The New York Times) Many people on Wall Street are befuddled. After all, a private equity firm creating …
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Mandate Transparency on the Anniversary
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. (Photo: Josh Haner / The New York Times) If you're not a campaign finance wonk, …
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Study Challenges Supreme Court’s Image as Defender of Free Speech
Washington - The Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., the conventional wisdom goes, is exceptionally supportive of free speech. Leading scholars and practitioners have called the Roberts court …
Remembering Etta James
Etta James stands out as a musical giant and a reminder of what music could be when it's rooted in passion, desire and possibility.
Gingrich Surges With Old, Familiar Ploy: Racist Attacks on Poor People
Newt Gingrich looks to be winning the race-baiting competition this Republican primary season. Fueled by a new version of his well honed attacks on the safety net, Gingrich celebrated …
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Was Charge Leveled Against Military Lawyer to Justify New Guantanamo Inspection Policy?
This is the front cover of a pamphlet produced by a Kuwaiti-based anti-Guantanamo organization to try and win the release of two Kuwaiti prisoners, pictured on the cover of …