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Welcome Home, War! How America’s Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties
Don't ever claim that nobody told you this could happen.
Bring Them Home, Mr. President
Washington - The most dreadful burden of the presidency - the power to send men and women to die for their country - seems to weigh heavily on …
US Must Solve Its Own Economic Problems
President Obama will go to Asia next week and has promised to say something about the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar. It would be …
ACORN Sues Federal Government Over Congress’ “Unconstitutional” Move to Defund Group
Last September, just as Congress was getting ready to pass a Republican-sponsored initiative to withhold federal funds from the community advocacy group ACORN, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New …
Advocates for the Mentally Ill Criticize Illinois Nursing Homes, Housing Options
Advocates for the mentally ill say that mixing felons, mentally ill people, the elderly and disabled people at nursing homes in Illinois doesn't help serve …
A Fiasco
It's time to stop the verbal pretense. In the Near East, there is no negotiation “process” underway. Furthermore, there is also no prospect for peace. …
VIDEO: Maddow and Seymour Hersh on Pakistan’s Nukes and Afghanistan
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Another Problem for Obama: Prison Corruption in Afghanistan
Amid the near-constant speculation over President Barack Obama's strategy for Afghanistan, there appears to be virtually universal consensus that rooting out corruption has to be a top priority if …
The Race for Carbon Neutrality
San Jose, Costa Rica - Long heralded as a tiny country with a tenacious commitment to bettering the environment, Costa Rica now intends to win the greenest of honors: …
White House Counsel Greg Craig Resigns
Updated 9:22 a.m. PDT: White House Counsel Greg Craig resigned Friday morning, due in large part to the administration's dissatisfaction over his handling of Guantanamo policy, according to published …