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Sen. Mike Lee: I Want America’s “House to Come Down” Unless Congress Votes to Rewrite Constitution
In an interview on MSNBC’s Hardball Monday evening, tenther Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) admitted that he is using the threat of a catastrophic default to extort the nation into …
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Murdoch Veterans Portray an Engaged Boss
It was the political scoop of the year, a damning, serialized exposé in The Daily Telegraph about how British politicians were abusing their parliamentary expense accounts to pay for …
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Glenn Greenwald: Norway Attacks Expose U.S. Media’s Double Standard on “Terrorism“
Numerous news outlets and commentators initially blamed the attacks in Norway on Islamic militants. Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper, The Sun, ran a front-page headline that read, "'Al-Qaeda' Massacre: Norway’s …
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Obama’s Latest Debt Ceiling Offer Is to the Right of Gang of Six and Simpson-Bowles – GOP Still Says No
As the Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen noted today, Democrats have bent over backwards to craft a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, only to berebuffed at every turn …
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FAA in Partial Shutdown; Air Traffic Unaffected
Reporting from Washington - The Federal Aviation Administration was forced into a partial shutdown Monday after Congress failed to temporarily extend its funding. The agency was ordered to furlough …
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Emails Show White House Promotes Genetically Engineered Crops in Wildlife Refuges
Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, are working to develop new soybean varieties in this July 2006 file photo. According to PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch, "The White House is …
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Harry Reid Calls House Republicans’ Bluff
Something you often see in negotiations is a mismatch between one side’s stated sticking points and its real sticking points. In the debate over the debt ceiling, for example, …
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Former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor: David Hicks’ War Crimes Charge Was a “Favor” for Australia
David Hicks, author of “Guantanamo: My Journey.” (Image: Random House Australia) Last week, the Australian government announced that it would initiate legal proceedings to try and seize …
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Black Chicago Divided
Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: quinn.anya) Martavius (Mark) Carter is both the product and perpetrator of a growing class divide in black America. He is a resident of Chicago’s …
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Arrivederci, Water Profiteers: Why 96 Percent of Italian Voters Rejected Their Government’s Push for Water Privatization
Rome, Italy. (Photo: laszlo-photo) "Water—whether we treat it as a public good or as a commodity that can be bought and sold—will in large part determine whether …