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Anti-Rape Legal Experts Mobilize for Change in Haiti
Images of Port-au-Prince, Haiti under massive death, destruction and rubble are starting to fade from the media, but conditions of squalor and psychological aftershocks remain as Haiti deals with …
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The IMF after DSK
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leader of the International Monetary Fund, appears in court for an arraignment over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a maid in New York, May 16, …
After Bin Laden’s Demise, Are US-Latin American Relations at Bay Again?
On Thursday, May 19, President Obama took the bold step of publically proposing a solution to the current Israeli-Palestinian peace deliberations, reverting to the terms of Israel’s pre-1967 borders. …
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Politico Has Not Heard About the Collapse of the Housing Bubble and Economic Crisis
That is the conclusion that readers of a Politico article headlined, "budget surplus to deficit: how we got here,"must conclude. This article attributes the increase in the deficit in …
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Wisconsin’s “Dog-and-Pony Show” Faith-Based Supreme Court Election “Recount“
An ‘Official Paper Record’ of a touch-screen vote from Waukesha County, WI, dated March 30th, 2011, from their April 5th, 2011 Supreme Court Election. (Photo: Barbara With) …
Obama Troop Surge Decision Ignored Pak-Taliban Ties
WASHINGTON - The unilateral U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden created a spike in mutual recriminations between U.S. and Pakistani politicians, but their fundamental conflict of interest over …
Union’s Hawkish Foreign Policy Agenda Hampers Defense of Teachers
A high school senior speaks at Washington Teachers Union Rally for Respect, which also featured members from the American Federation of Teachers. (Photo: mar is sea Y) …
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Obama Addresses Jewish Group, Just Days After Mideast Speech
Washington — The last time President Obama spoke to the annual conference of the nation’s foremost pro-Israel lobby, he was the presumed Democratic presidential nominee heading into a campaign …
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“Professional Left” – and Proud of It
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Meltdown On the Launch Pad
Former Congressman Newt Gingrich of Georgia speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Washington - "I want to make sure every House Republican is …