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After 4 Years, Egypt Reopens Its Border With Gaza
A watch tower at the Gaza/Egypt border crossing. (Photo: Marius Arnesen / Flickr) Rafah Border Crossing, between Egypt and Gaza — Hundreds of Palestinian residents of the …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 8 at Pakistan Restaurant
Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: Waqas Ahmed / Flickr) Islamabad, Pakistan - At least eight people were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber ripped through a restaurant in …
Defaulting on US Debt Dangerous to Even Consider, Say Experts
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) Washington - Congress is playing a game of "chicken" with the nation's finances, and the U.S. economy …
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Netanyahu’s Border War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with President Barack Obama during Middle East peace talks in Washington, on September 1, 2010. (Photo: Drew Angerer / The New York Times) …
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Awakening to the Limits of the Obama Presidency
(Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) There are folks who seem to keep hoping that Obama has a "progressive" side which we will all …
Will Indignation Salvage Spain?
Indignation is the catch phrase in Spain these days, most feel it and most express it, but the collective shouting seems to fall into a vacuum that can soon …
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Disabled Abandon Wheelchairs, Protest Medicaid Cuts
(Photo: moni / Flickr) When Sheela Gunn-Cushman decided to take part in a die-in at the California Republican Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento in March, …
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The Crisis in America’s Ghettos
In case you didn't know it, what's called a "recession" in White America is called a "depression" in Black America. During much of last year white unemployment held steady …
Inviting Chaos: The Perils of Toying With the Debt Ceiling
Crowd at New York's American Union Bank during a bank run early in the Great Depression. (Photo: Public Domain) A game of Russian roulette is being played …
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Poll: Americans Don’t Approve of Ryan’s Plan for Medicaid, Either
On Tuesday, New Yorkers in the state’s 26th Congressional District delivered House Republicans a clear message that House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan to end Medicare won’t fly. …