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Scott Walker Shouted Down By Angry Teachers During Speech
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The GOP’s Sick Priorities
How deceptive for politicians to stress “entitlements” when they talk about gutting Social Security and Medicare, two programs long paid for by their beneficiaries. The Republicans make it sound …
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Who Killed the Bluebird of Happiness?
Economists and politicians keep their fingers on the pulse of the Dow Jones Average, following every tick of this narrow measure of Wall Street wealth. But the …
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In Retreat, Murdoch Drops TV Takeover
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief execuive of News Corp., during an interview in his office in New York on Thursday, May 3, 2007. (Photo: James Estrin / The New …
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A People’s History of the Egyptian Revolution
Protesters look on as the Egyptian military forms a line on a road in Cairo, on June 29, 2011. The protesters were said to be angry over the slow …
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Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Ignites National Controversy
On Sunday, May 20, 2011, the Tennessee State Senate passed bill SB0049, also known as the “Don't Say Gay” bill, that would outlaw any discussions on homosexuality in classrooms …
McConnell Offers Way Out of Debt Drama, Drives the Right Nuts
If this makes Michelle Malkin and the folks at Red State mad, it must be good. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is offering a way out of …
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Mitch McConnell: We Must Rewrite the Constitution Because “Elections” Haven’t “Worked“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) speaks at a press conference about the federal budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 27, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
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Assassination of Afghan President’s Half Brother Leaves Void
Kabul, Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of Afghanistan’s president, was assassinated Tuesday, removing from the political scene a divisive power broker who was accused of …
High-Stakes Testing: Lessons Ignored
(Photo: dieselbug2007) The historical and current focus on test-based accountability to drive education evaluation and reform is often situated within another historical and current approach to judging …