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News in Brief: Bradley Manning’s Supporters Confront Obama, and More …
Bradley Manning's Supporters Confront Obama
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Hedging, Delusion and Dishonesty in Afghanistan
“The Americans have not been honest about this, even among themselves.” That's how Mullah Attullah Lodin, deputy chairman of the High Peace Council of Afghanistan, sees our …
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The Best Remedy for the Price of Gas
There is no magic wand that will bring down the price of gasoline, which has once again crossed the $4 mark in California. But there is a long-term solution …
Marching for Anzac in the 51st State
(Photo: Mel Green / Flickr) The street where I grew up in Sydney was a war street. There were long silences, then the smashing of glass and …
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Senator Ensign to Resign Amid Inquiry
Washington - Senator John Ensign of Nevada, the subject of an ethics investigation related to his affair with the wife of a former top aide, announced Thursday evening that …
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Knock, Knock – “It’s the IMF …“
For years we have read reports about the International Monetary Fund telling Mexico, Argentina, Greece, Lithuania, Russia ... whoever... to get their economic house in order. Invariably, these reports …
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The Draft – the Disconnect Between the US Military, Its Wars and the American Public
There's a new push to reinstate a Selective Service draft again. Two mainstream authors familiar with military history have put forth the reasons a reinstituted draft could solve a …
Dissent Continues One Year After BP Disaster
(Photo: Phillip Langer) Gulf Coast resident Cherri Foytlin still can't get used to being called an activist. "A year ago, I was just a mom trying to …
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Beware of Vampire Squids and Their Stadium Schemes
When it comes to media voyeurism and the economic insights it can provide, the ads in Vanity Fair rival Charlie Rose's television program as the best peep show of …
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The Trouble With Trump
Everything we really need to know about the character of Donald Trump was revealed when the wannabe president frivolously accused Barack Obama's late grandparents of committing fraud with his …