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Libya Rebels Want US Recognition to Help Pay Bills
As fellow rebels back in Libya plot fresh attacks against embattled leader Moammar Kadafi, the chief of the Libyan insurgency's American outpost sits in a tiny, borrowed Washington office …
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Activists Converge on Kansas Base, Demand Fair Trial for Manning
Activists marched on Saturday, June 4, to protest the treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning. (Photo: Bradley Manning Support Network) Activists from across the country converged outside of …
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Steeper Pullout Is Raised as Option for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s national security team is contemplating troop reductions in Afghanistan that would be steeper than those discussed even a few weeks ago, with some officials arguing …
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Austan Goolsbee to Leave Obama’s Economic Team
For the second time in less than a year, the White House is looking for a new head of the Council of Economic Advisers after Austan Goolsbee said late …
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Five American Soldiers Are Killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD – Five American soldiers were killed Monday in an attack that marked one of the deadliest days in two years for American military in Iraq and underscored the …
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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 …
Selling the Anti-Immigrant Story
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (not to be confused with the media watch group FAIR), recently held its fourth “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” event in Washington, …
Did The Cable Industry Pay Ralph Reed Millions of Dollars to Orchestrate Tea Party Opposition to Net Neutrality?
As the New York Times and ThinkProgress have reported, Ralph Reed has returned as a force in the political world. A decade ago, Reed was a kingmaker in Republican politics and a corporate lobbyist who …
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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 …
Seeking Justice and Police Accountability in Jamaica
In May 2010, New York prosecutors issued an extradition request for Jamaican Kingpin Christopher Coke – gangster to some, local hero to others. The search for Coke triggered a …