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McConnell Offers Way Out of Debt Drama, Drives the Right Nuts
If this makes Michelle Malkin and the folks at Red State mad, it must be good. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is offering a way out of …
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Mitch McConnell: We Must Rewrite the Constitution Because “Elections” Haven’t “Worked“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) speaks at a press conference about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 27, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
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Assassination of Afghan President’s Half Brother Leaves Void
Kabul, Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of Afghanistan’s president, was assassinated Tuesday, removing from the political scene a divisive power broker who was accused of …
High-Stakes Testing: Lessons Ignored
(Photo: dieselbug2007) The historical and current focus on test-based accountability to drive education evaluation and reform is often situated within another historical and current approach to judging …
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Looking at FBI Entrapment
(Photo: Loteria Films) On August 28, 2008, two childhood friends from Midland, Texas, Bradley Crowder and David McKay, traveled north to join thousands of protesters at the …
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The Fall of the House of Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. (Photo: World Economic Forum) New York - During the four decades since the Watergate affair engulfed US President Richard Nixon, politicians have repeatedly …
The Whistleblower From the Madoff Scandal Tells How to Reform the SEC
(Image: JR / Truthout) Harry Markopolos is an American hero for trying to warn the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the infamous Bernie Madoff, who, for …
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Lawsuit Abuse, Indeed
A product malfunctions causing severe injury to your eight year old son. A corporation lays off your neighbor without reason after thirty years of service and age discrimination is …
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Egyptian Revolution Back to Square One
A couple enter Tahrir Square just before dawn to get married, in Cairo, July 11, 2011.Almost 6 months after the Egypt revolution that successfully saw the toppling of former …
Get Mad at Judges, Not Juries!
Last week, an HBO film crew was in my Manhattan neighborhood shooting a movie about legendary record producer Phil Spector, now serving 19 years to life for the 2003 …