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The GOP’s History of “Hostage Taking“
Since the 1960s, the Republican and Democratic parties have diverged in behavior – as well as over issues such as war and social programs – with the Republicans sometimes …
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Debunking the Iran “Terror Plot“
At a press conference on October 11, the Obama administration unveiled a spectacular charge against the government of Iran: The Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had …
Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election
Americans are usually forgiving when they vote a man into the White House and he wants a second term. Of the last eight elected presidents, all but two — …
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Movement Brewing to Divest Money From Big Banks
Jenny Do started a pro bono foreclosure clinic at her law firm in 2009 after she noticed that many of her clients filing workers’ compensation claims were also facing …
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The Way Forward for Occupy Portland
In Portland, Oregon, all the promise and pitfalls of the Occupy Movement are on public display. Portland is second only to New York when it comes to sustained Occupy …
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Greek Leaders Reach Deal to Form a New Government
Athens — Greeks awaited word on Monday on the formation of a unity government under a new leader after Prime Minister George A. Papandreou and his chief rival agreed …
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Is Capitalism Losing the Debate?
A remarkable shift in mass public opinion is occurring right before our eyes. It does not happen often. Normally, only when there is a severe breakdown in public confidence …
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Lobbying the Supercommittee
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For Markets in Europe, the Focus of Fear Moves to Italy
European efforts to solve a growing sovereign debt crisis have failed to quell market unease on the Continent, and the skepticism over Greece points to continued volatility this week.
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The Politics of the Heavenly and Unheavenly
Washington - We have embarked on yet another presidential campaign in which religion will play an important role without any agreement over what the ground rules for that engagement …