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The Cult of Death
Attendees clap during the CNN Tea Party Republican Debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 12, 2011. Eight Republican presidential candidates squared off with host …
Not Since the War of 1812
The horrifying atrocities of September 11 are new in world affairs, not in their scale and character, but in the target.
Noam Chomsky: Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later
Ten years ago, at a time when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle joined together to authorize endless war, Noam Chomsky’s was the leading voice to call for …
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Stimulus Tax Cuts Did Spur Growth and Create Jobs
Washington - There is a serious debate over the impact of President Obama’s stimulus. Stanford Economics Professor John Taylor, who served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International …
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A Lost Decade
"To govern is to choose, and the choices made [by the Bush Administration] in 2002 were fateful. The United States began that year shocked and wounded, but with tremendous …
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In Suburb, Battle Goes Public on Bullying Gay Students
Anoka, Minnesota - This sprawling suburban school system, much of it within Michele Bachmann’s Congressional district, is caught in the eye of one of the country’s hottest culture wars …
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Militants Launch Attack on US Embassy in Kabul
Kabul, Afghanistan - Insurgents launched a complex assault against the American Embassy and the nearby NATO headquarters on Tuesday, pelting the heavily guarded compounds with rockets in an attack …
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US Poverty Rate, One in Six at Highest Level in Years
Washington — The portion of Americans living in poverty last year rose to the highest level since 1993, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, fresh evidence that the sluggish economic …
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Growing Up Muslim in a Post-9/11 World
San Francisco - For Muslim and Sikh youth growing into adolescence in the past decade, 9/11 has either been a menacing specter or just a perceived threat. But either …
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Older Hispanics Unable to Recover from Recession
Florida - Alberto Tarud would like to treat your lawn for pests, notarize your will or provide security at your office. Really, he’d like any kind of …