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Libya’s Next Fight: The West
At a press conference in Tripoli on Aug. 26, a statement read aloud by top Libyan rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj was reassuring. Just a few months ago, disorganized …
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Jobs Report Message: Now Obama Has Zero Choice but to Go Bold on Jobs
Zero. That was the number of net jobs produced by the economy in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Zero is the number that looms …
Was There an Alternative? Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later
The Jihadi movement, much of it highly critical of bin Laden, could have been split and undermined after 9/11.
Creating the Intelligence Bureaucracy
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, 1924-1972. Hoover's list of 200,000 “radicals” foreshadowed today's watch lists. (Photo: FBI) What a difference a century makes. One …
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Asking for What Obama Promised
It’s hard to get away from corporations’ influence in Washington, D.C. Even at the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial this weekend, I noted that the sponsors list, etched …
Perry Courts Radical Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Continues Rightward Move on Immigration
During his time as the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry has staked out one of the most reasonable and moderate positions on immigration reform in the entire Republican Party. …
Getting Those Republican Attacks Right
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks to the press about the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 15, 2011. While Republicans claim that higher taxes and regulation would …
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Reports Say Loyalists Are Fleeing From Libya to Niger
Tripoli, Libya — As rebel negotiators press loyalists in the desert town of Bani Walid to surrender peacefully before a Sept. 10 deadline, a long convoy of Libyan Army …
Scott Walker Blues
Scott Walker Blues from Bonobo Secret Handshake on Vimeo.