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Time to Sever the Saudi Ties That Bind
Apparently, King Abdullah of the House of Saud (the man with the unseemly title “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques”) got his feelings hurt that America objected when the …
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Bin Laden’s Death: Triumph or Tumult Ahead?
On September 11, 2001, I stood on the perimeter of Lafayette Park, gazing across the lawn to the White House for a good long while, on my walk home …
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Bin Laden Raid Years in the Making, Minutes in Execution
It took years for the US military to track Osama bin Laden down, finding him not in a cave in the inaccessible tribal regions of Pakistan, but in a …
Why Does Senator McCaskill Want to Bankrupt Our Children?
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) is authoring a budget proposal that could radically alter government. (Photo: Dave Winer/Flickr) That is what people should be asking Missouri Sen. …
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Chris Hedges Speaks on Osama bin Laden’s Death
The remains of the crumbling Colosseum in Rome, also a once-crumbling empire. (Photo: permanently scatterbrained (Eric Molina)/Flickr) I know that because of this announcement, that reportedly …
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Two Years After a Bankruptcy, Chrysler Posts a Profit
The Chrysler Group posted on Monday its first quarterly profit since going through bankruptcy reorganization in 2009, as the company sold more cars at higher prices. Chrysler, …
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Arab Spring Weather Report
Justice or Vengeance?
Amman, Jordan - U.S. agents killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, apparently without cooperation from the government in Islamabad. The al-Qaeda leader was responsible for great suffering; I do …
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Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says
Washington - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in …
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China as No. 1? Don’t Bet Your Bottom Dollar
The minute China’s economy falters, the country’s rulers have a problem on their hands that could potentially make the Arab Spring look mild by comparison. (Photo: M Shades/Flickr) …