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White House Drafts Executive Order for Indefinite Detention
The White House is preparing an Executive Order on indefinite detention that will provide periodic reviews of evidence against dozens of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, according to several …

Mexico Activists Vow to Press Ahead After Mother Seeking Justice Is Murdered
Human rights activists in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico's most violent city, say their cause will not be silenced by the death of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz, who was shot dead last …

Egg Salad Surprise! Congress Votes to Clean Up Food Supply
It's a Christmas-week miracle! The Senate, in a vote that astonished everyone, brought the Food Safety and Modernization Act back from the dead on Monday, as Siddhartha Mahanta reports …

On the Historical Necessity of WikiLeaks
Historical Precedent Given the ahistorical nature of the public mind, few people will recall that as the United States prepared to enter World War I, American citizens were quite …

News in Brief: President Obama Signs Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Into Law, and More
President Obama Signs Repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Into Law

Michael Whitney: Bradley Manning’s Detention (Video)
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Family Escalates Fight Against Air Force Academy for Allowing On-Campus Proselytizing
New evidence has surfaced that the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) may have endorsed on-campus proselytizing by fundamentalist and evangelical organizations, particularly the Cadets for Christ ministry. The …

Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves: Further Adventures in the Territories of Hope
After the Macondo well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, it was easy enough (on your choice of screen) to see a flaming oil platform, the very sea itself …

Iraq’s New Government Raises Hopes Even as Key Ministries Go Unfilled
Baghdad - Iraq unveiled a new and broad-based government Tuesday that comprised all its major religious and ethnic factions and raised hope that the country's nine-month political impasse could …

Finning Ban Caps Busy Year for Shark Conservation
Washington - The U.S. Congress banned shark finning in all U.S. waters Tuesday, a victory environmental advocates are hoping sends a message to international regulators. The law will require …