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The Obama Wars: Why Do We Tear Each Other Apart Over Whether the President Is a Failure or Success?
What, if anything, is the matter with Obama? This is a question that sharply divides progressives today, the central front on what has become known as the “Obama Wars.” …
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Obama Calls for Syrian President to Step Down
Washington - President Obama called on Thursday for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to leave power, and issued a new executive order providing for additional sanctions. It is the …
Biological Weapons: Bargaining With the Devil
(Photo: TylerIngram; Edited: JR / Truthout) The earliest recorded use of biological warfare was that of Romans putting dead horses into an enemy's water supply. Other documented …
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Cutting Out the Social Safety Net Is No Sign of Bravery
In today’s New York Times, Helene Cooper wrote a news analysis advocating that President Obama slash Medicare and Social Security even though it might cost him reelection. The reporter, …
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Israeli Vehicles Are Attacked Near Egyptian Border
Jerusalem - Attackers mounted at least three separate strikes on Israeli civilians and soldiers around the popular Red Sea resort of Eilat on Thursday, killing five and wounding at …
Human Rights Watch: Abuses by All Sides Fueling Crisis in Somalia
A new report by Human Rights Watch accuses all sides in the Somali conflict of committing war crimes. The report, "'You Don't Know Who to Blame’: War Crimes in …
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Pledge of Euro Unity May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Markets
Paris - The leaders of France and Germany on Tuesday promised to take concrete steps toward a closer political and economic union of the 17 countries that use the …
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How Austerity Is Ushering in a Global Recession
Not only is the United States slouching toward a double dip, but so is Europe. New data out today show even Europe’s strongest core economies – Germany, France, and …
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ACLU Sues Kansas Over Limits on Abortion Insurance
Kansas City, Mo. - A new Kansas law that bans insurers from providing elective abortion coverage is the state's third abortion-related measure to draw a legal challenge in recent …