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“Vietnam Ambush”: A Cautionary Tale
(Image: PublishAmerica) Vietnam Ambush Daniel Seidenberg Jr. PublishAmerica Baltimore, 2010 In the 1960s, the United States of America conscripted young men …
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A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
Protesters chant slogans against the political party of former President Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on January 21, 2011. The city was where Mohamed Bouazizi, a …
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Supporters of Accused WikiLeaks Source Rally as Hearing Continues
Washington - Hundreds of people gathered Saturday outside a U.S. military base where evidence against Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified information to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, …
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Vaclav Havel, Dissident Playwright Who Led Czechoslovakia, Dead at 75
Vaclav Havel, the writer and dissident whose eloquent dissections of Communist rule helped to destroy it in revolutions that brought down the Berlin Wall and swept Havel himself into …
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The European Central Bank Fear Factor
The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo: slolee) Panic is beginning to overwhelm the eurozone. Italy and Spain are caught in the maelstrom. Belgium is slipping …
Why a Constitutional Law Professor Should Not Sign an Unconstitutional Military Detention Bill
President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, Dec. 2, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New …
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Senate Votes to Extend Payroll Tax Cut
Washington - In the ultimate cap to a year of last-minute, half-loaf legislation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for a …
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Death Toll Rises from Clashes in Cairo
Cairo - The death toll from renewed violence in Egypt’s capital rose overnight as clashes between Egyptian soldiers and protesters entered a second day on Saturday. According …
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SEC Sues Former Fannie and Freddie Execs for Fraud
Washington - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a dramatic lawsuit on Friday alleging that six former top executives of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac committed …
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Health Care Law Will Let States Tailor Benefits
Washington - In a major surprise on the politically charged new health care law, the Obama administration said Friday that it would not define a single uniform set of …