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Obama Moves to Curb Federal Secrets
More than 400 million pages of Cold War-era documents could be declassified as the federal government responds to President Barack Obama's order to rethink the way it protects the …
Sen. Reid Vows to Force Vote on TSA Nominee DeMint Blocked
After the attempted plane bombing over Detroit, the majority leader says he will file a motion to limit debate on the confirmation of Erroll Southers. Washington - Senate …
What Iranian Women Do in Hard Times
Another cause for dissent in Iran, and one which has forced many women onto the Tehran subway to hawk trinkets, is economic hardship. Tehran, Iran — The train stops …
Are Environmentalists an Endangered Species?
Rome - Way back during the first decade of this century, the Earth was roamed by a beast that will soon be extinct. Environmentalists, it seemed, were everywhere: at …
Eugene Robinson | Winning Ugly
Washington - When all is said and done — and, yes, there is a bit more saying and doing to endure, which means that anything can happen — the …
New Year’s Memo to South Asia: Don’t Trust Everyone
“There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots. What is it? Distrust.” This …
Gaza Freedom March Rumbles Into Egyptian Security Services
Cairo, Egypt - Lines of black-clad Egyptian riot police descended upon hundreds of French activists lining up in front of a rank of riot barriers separating the street and …
Report Says ACORN Didn’t Commit Voter Fraud or Misuse Federal Funding
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) did not commit voter fraud, and it didn't misuse federal funding in the last five years, according to a recently …
The Foreign Policy of Optimism
Times are trying for American exceptionalism, that peculiar notion that the United States is unique in its attributes and qualitatively different from the rest of the international community. For …
Anti-Mining Activists Killed in El Salvador
For the second time in a week, a prominent anti-mining activist has been assassinated in El Salvador. On Saturday, thirty-two-year-old Dora “Alicia” Recinos Sorto was shot dead near her …