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Netanyahu’s Speech and Congressional Democrats’ Embrace of Extremism
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. (Photo: IsraelMFA / Flickr) As Israeli opposition parties, peace and human rights activists, and editorialists denounced their prime minister's intransigence in the …
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Yemen’s President Is “Lightly” Injured in Shelling of Palace
Sana, Yemen - Yemen’s embattled leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was lightly injured Friday in an opposition mortar attack on the presidential palace that killed three guards and a cleric, …
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Weak Job Growth Leads to Further Rise in Unemployment
The unemployment rate edged up again in May, reaching 9.1 percent, as the rate of private-sector job growth slowed to just 83,000. There were also downward revisions to the …
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Peru’s Presidential Election: A Battle Over Memory and Justice
When Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori arrived at a plaza in the city of Cajamarca for a recent campaign speech, she was met by a barrage of eggs thrown …
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The Triumph of Political Derangement
(Photo: thierry ehrmann / Flickr) There are many familiar symbols that represent the United States of America. There is the flag, of course. There is the strange …
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Decriminalising Drugs Moves Into the Mainstream
Several years ago, anyone calling for an end to Washington's “war on drugs” would be considered a heretic. Today, high-level politicians and business people, backed by thousands of regular …
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Boehner Moves to Quell Bipartisan Uprising Over US Role in Libya
Seeking to stave off a brewing bipartisan revolt over the US role in NATO operations over Libya, House Speaker John Boehner Thursday unveiled a resolution that would give the …
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News in Brief: Troops Continue to Fire on Protesters in Yemen as Internet Blackout Begins in Syria, and More …
Troops Continue to Fire on Protesters in Yemen as Internet Blackout Begins in Syria
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Reckless Endangerment: Making Debt “Owe-nership” Easy
Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, DC (Photo: assortedstuff / Flickr) In search of a new angle on the financial crisis, Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner’s (M&R) new …
Rifts Appear as Syrian Opposition Struggles to Maintain Momentum
Two months into the uprisings that have shaken the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, the outcome remains largely unclear. The Syrian government's repressive measures, complete with mass arrests, torture, …