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US Boat to Gaza Is a Quarter Jewish – “Not Too Shabby!“
Hedy Epstein is an 86-year-old US Boat to Gaza passenger whose parents died in the Holocaust. (Photo: marx21de) According to The New York Times, a quarter of …
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Make Companies’ Political Spending Transparent
President Obama is mulling an executive order to force big government contractors to disclose their political spending. He should issue it immediately. But he should go further - banning …
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Who Created This Mess?
Not us, say the Republicans. “We didn't create this mess,” a Republican said to Tim Geithner in a meeting recently, referring to the national debt and the need to …
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Romney: The Canary in the GOP Coal Mine
Stratham, N.H.- The bales of hay were stacked strategically in the hope that they'd make it into the television screen. The sturdy white barn nearby provided an image worthy …
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Are We in the Process of Creating a New and Enduring American Underclass?
Corporate America appears to be prospering with far fewer workers than it employed before the crash. Wages are down, the stock market is up and firms are expanding their …
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Political Advice to Republicans on Medicare
Seniors listen to a presentation at Rigden Farm Senior Living facility in Fort Collins, Colorado. Medicare has the greatest support among the over-65 age group that currently depends on …
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Why Washington Isn’t Doing Squat About Jobs and Wages
Tony Harrington waits in line to talk with potential employers at a job fair, which drew more than 250 people, in Bloomington, Minn., May 2, 2011. (Photo: Craig Lassig …
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Why the Free Trade Agreement With Colombia Is Still a Bad Idea
For five years, the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiated between the administrations of George Bush and Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was stalled in the US Congress because of …
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How Fraudulent Is the GOP Budget Plan? It Wouldn’t Even Make a Dent in the Deficit
The Republican budget plan is the purest expression of the Right's longstanding desire to dismantle the social safety net. It's not about the budget deficit—that's simply a premise — …
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A Tale of Two Raids
They were both responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in causes they believed were righteous. They both occupied top spots on the World's Most Wanted list. They were both …