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Demanding the Impossible
Washington - Far-right Republicans are winning the budget wars because they understand something that nobody else in Washington seems to grasp: The old truism about politics being the art …
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Pakistan Tells US It Must Sharply Cut CIA Activities
CIA Director Leon Panetta during a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on February 16, 2011. Pakistan's demand that the US scale back …
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News in Brief: Vicente Fox Calls on Mexico to Legalize Drugs, and More
Vicente Fox Calls on Mexico to Legalize Drugs
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The Geopolitics of Stupid
He's an activist who has used the Internet to fight for what he believes in. He is a member of civil society committed to living in truth. He doesn't …
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Lines Drawn for Next Big Budget Battle, the Debt Ceiling
Washington - House Republicans, fresh from their showdown with Democrats over cuts in the current federal budget, promised Sunday to take an even tougher stand on spending next month …
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A Change Maker’s Guide to Economic Paradigms
We are in the midst of a collapsing economic paradigm. This is evident in the widespread wealth inequality, absence of strong civic institutions, corrosive infusion of money into …
Government Calls Native American Resistance of 1800s “Much Like Modern-Day Al-Qaeda“
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued a statement concerning the hearing before the United States Court of Military Commission Review in United States v. Al Bahlul, before its …
Aetna CEO: I Would Be Turned Down for Health Insurance
Washington - To a greater degree than most insurance company chiefs, Mark Bertolini has encountered his own personal challenges with the health care system. Bertolini, the head …
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Bailout for Portugal Will Put Politicians in a Vise
Lisbon - To secure a bailout worth about €80 billion, Portugal may have to agree to international creditors’ demands that it impose tougher austerity measures than those its own …