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Why We Need to Rein In Government Contractors That Use Taxpayer Money for Political Advantage
President Obama is mulling an executive order to force big government contractors to disclose details of their political spending. Big businesses are already telling their political patrons in Congress …

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We’ve Got Each Other
Dear Reader, When it comes to upholding progressive American values, most of our institutions are in decline, if not already defunct. It’s pretty clear that we can’t …

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Seeking to Disrupt Protesters, Syria Cracks Down on Social Media
The Syrian government is cracking down on protesters' use of social media and the Internet to promote their rebellion just three months after allowing citizens to have open access …

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Changing Marriage Patterns Reflect Economics and Class
New research shows that women are getting married at later ages – and that the divorce rate is going down. The results reflect some good news — later marriages …

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Why Some Liberals Attack Prophets Like Cornel West
The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege to justice, …

Wall Street Banker Peter Peterson and the Deficit Ostriches
Last spring, Wall Street investment banker Peter Peterson hosted a lavish, daylong conference devoted to the budget deficit. One of the highlights was an appearance by President Clinton. Clinton …

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Thousands of Spaniards Continue Protest to Overhaul Political System
Madrid - The governing Socialist Party suffered heavy losses on Sunday in regional and municipal elections, even as tens of thousands of Spaniards calling themselves the “indignant” said they …

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Pakistan Fighting Off US Aid
Karachi - The killing of Osama Bin Laden on May 2 in a covert operation by the United States has prompted strident calls by many in Pakistan to see …

There Is Much More to Say
On May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his virtually unprotected compound by a raiding mission of 79 Navy Seals.

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Report: Intelligence Unit Told Before 9/11 to Stop Tracking Bin Laden
Smoke billows from the World Trade Center in New York, on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Ruth Fremson / The New York Times) A great deal of controversy …