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Obama Invokes Reagan to Push START Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia
President Obama is invoking his inner Ronald Reagan to push for a new arms control treaty with Russia. Will it work? Possibly, but it’s an uphill sled. On his …
Lonely Stand for Hispanic Republicans
CHICAGO — Traitor. Sellout. Lino (Latino in name only). These are some of the epithets Latino Republicans are called by fellow Hispanics who can't imagine why any self-respecting descendant …
Inside the Mortgage Monster
Back in the days of the home-loan boom, loan officers at Ameriquest Mortgage worked hard and played hard. They put in ten- and twelve-hour days punctuated by “Power Hours”—frenzied …
Richard Holbrooke: A Statesman’s Statesman – if You Take Your Diplomacy Straight up Without Principles as a Chaser
Now that he’s dead, Richard Holbrooke takes up the halo that is the natural prerogative of deceased American public figures. However, there have been few less qualified than he …
Froma Harrop | So You Thought Health Care Was Fixed …
So you thought health care was fixed. Well, maybe not “fixed,” but you assumed that the new law had put us on the path to solving one of America's …
Deadly Chile Prison Fire Puts Heat on Latin America’s Crowded Jails
Santiago, Chile; and Mexico City — On the morning of Dec. 8, 81 inmates at the San Miguel prison in Santiago died when rioting prisoners set their overcrowded penitentiary …
Senate Paves Way for End of Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell“
Editor's Note: By a vote of 65-31, the Senate on Saturday voted to repeal “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the Clinton-era policy that prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly …
In “Shameful Act,” Republicans Kill Bill to Prevent Child Marriage
In an act that Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said “brought shame to Capitol Hill” last night, the House Republican leadership banded together at the last minute, and on purely …
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Achieves Major Victory, Passes Senate Cloture Vote 63-33
Moments ago, in a vote of 63-33 the Senate invoked cloture on a bill to repeal the 17-year-old Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, paving the way for final passage …
As DREAM Act Fails, Graham Tells Undocumented Youth They Wasted Their Time
Today, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Fourty-one mostly Republican senators voted against a bill which would have …