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Eugene Robinson | Cheney’s Dose of Reality
Washington - Do you believe in miracles? I do, and here's the proof: Dick Cheney said something reasonable. I heard it with my own ears. In the latest of …
The Folks Who Missed the Bubble Want Your Social Security
If you fail disastrously at most jobs, you get sent packing. But, there are different rules for Washington policy wonks. The same crew who could not see the $8 …
Afghanistan’s No. 2 Taliban Leader Captured in Pakistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Taliban's second in command has been captured in neighboring Pakistan, Taliban, Pakistani and U.S. sources said Tuesday, dealing a serious blow to the insurgency and …
Democracy and the Threat of Authoritarianism: Politics Beyond Barack Obama
"Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume responsibility for it and by the same token save it from ruin which, …
Indigenous Groups, Anti-Poverty Activists and Civil Liberties Advocates Protest 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver
AMY GOODMAN: The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are underway in Vancouver, Canada. The $40 million opening ceremony was held Friday night, kicking off an event that’s covered the host …
Evan Bayh Will Not Seek Re-Election
Sen. Evan Bayh [D-Indiana] will not run for re-election, a decision that will shock Democrats and Republicans alike in Indiana. In prepared remarks, Bayh, 54, cited excessive partisanship that …
In Haiti, Carnival Celebrations Replaced by Mourning
It is a manifestation of the Haitian spirit, the enduring buoyancy and optimism that has guided Haiti for more than 200 years. For as long as anyone can remember, …
Indigenous Peoples Fight for Rights, Buoyed by New Report
New York - A grandmother of seven, Colleen Swan, along with 400 members of her Eskimo community are preparing to leave their homes on the 8-mile barrier reef off …
Hold Onto Your Underwear: This Is Not a National Emergency
Let me put American life in the Age of Terror into some kind of context, and then tell me you’re not ready to get on the nearest plane heading …
Cheney Endorses Effort to Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
On ABC’s This Week today, former Vice President Cheney threw his support behind President Obama’s efforts to change the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, saying that "things have …