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Mubarak Resigns, Setting Off Wild Celebrations in Egypt
Cairo - Bowing to 18 days of a popular revolt that showed no sign of slowing down, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned Friday and handed over power to the …
Paul Ryan Criticizes Bernanke for Failing to Contain Tooth Fairy
In a Congressional hearing today, Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), chair of the House Budget Committee, strongly criticized Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke for failing to contain the severe inflation …
America’s Stay-at-Home Ex-President (2)
As the news broke on Saturday that former President George W. Bush had abruptly canceled his scheduled appearance this week in Geneva to avoid the risk of arrest on …
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Ryan Grim on the State of the Media (Video)
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Medea Benjamin | Obama Must Take a Stand and Demand That Mubarak Step Down
The Egyptian people have been betrayed yet again by Hosni Mubarak, who still refuses to step down. Furious, they have responded in a loud and clear voice: MUBARAK MUST …
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Discover the Network Out to Crush Our Public Workers
It is difficult to read, watch or listen to the news without hearing that public employees are paid too much and get “lucrative” pensions and this is “bankrupting” your …
Obama Is Hurting Poor People in Ways ACORN Blocked Bush From Achieving
Obama is seeking to cut off poor people's heat in the winter and AC in the summer, in a move that Bush attempted and saw blocked by ACORN.
Backward, Christian Soldiers
Late last summer, Mikey Weinstein broke up a fight between Crystal and Ginger, the guard dogs trained to protect him and his family from a violent reckoning with Christian …
Pakistan Sinking Into Water Crisis
Vienna - Pakistan is still reeling from flooding that caused one of the world’s costliest natural disasters in 2010, with millions of people lacking shelter, infrastructure in ruins and …