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Obama Can’t Celebrate Yet
Washington - The wounded are especially dangerous fighters. President Obama now occupies the high ground in the debt-ceiling debate, having called the Republicans' bluff on the debt. He showed …
Israeli-Government-Funded Group Wages Lawfare on Anti-Occupation Activists
Silwan, a Palestinian village directly across the Kidron Valley, across from the City of David, in which high-profile settler organization Elad may have used suspect methods to acquire land. …
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Obama Ends Tense Debt Talks With Warning
Washington - President Obama abruptly left debt negotiations with congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House when a top Republican said there was no longer time to engage in …
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Juan Cole Sues FBI and CIA for Suspected Files
The American Civil Liberties Union and a University of Michigan professor filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the CIA and FBI that seeks files related to alleged attempts by the …
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 …