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Obama, at UN, Explains Rationale for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid
United Nations - President Obama declared his opposition to the Palestinian Authority’s bid for statehood through the Security Council on Wednesday, throwing the weight of the United States directly …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The United States May Execute an Innocent Man Today, and More
In Today's on the News segment: Troy Davis is now just hours away from death by lethal injection, Republicans are holding victims of natural disasters for ransom, US …
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Finding Opportunity in a World of Seven Billion
United Nations - Next month, the world's population will reach seven billion people, a landmark that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is hailing in its drive to raise …
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Light at End of Afghan Tunnel Recedes With Brazen Taliban Attacks, Army Desertion and Flourishing Opium Trade
Dear Lord, what is about generals that seem to make them so particularly immune to history’s lessons? Gen. Navarre had a sure-fire plan to draw the Vietnamese …
Republicans Battling Windmills Instead of Budgeting
The question that everyone should be asking is: Why is the House GOP only proposing a short-term continuing resolution? This should be the moment when either individual …
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat… They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost 7 billion …
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Political Shift in California Trips Brown
Sacramento - Jerry Brown ran for governor on the argument that his age and experience — the son of a governor, he has spent a lifetime in politics, including …
Fate of Troy Anthony Davis Hangs in the Balance as Supporters Seek Last-Minute Halt to Execution (2)
The State of Georgia is preparing to execute Troy Anthony Davis in one of the most high-profile executions in the United States in years. Davis is scheduled to be …
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Fox News Largely Ignores Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal
Yesterday marked the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t — an 18-year-old policy that prohibited gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military and forced more than 14,000 qualified …
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Graphic Foreign Policy
Living in Japan in the late 1990s, I was struck by the sheer number and variety ofmanga or comic books. You could go to a manga store and find an entire aisle …