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Michael Moore: President Obama: Replace Rahm With Me
Dear President Obama, I understand you may be looking to replace Rahm Emanuel as your chief of staff. I would like to humbly offer myself, yours truly, as his …

Why Can’t Congress Do More to Help Create Jobs?
Washington - Despite reports of relentless job losses, including Friday's news that payrolls shed 36,000 more positions last month, Congress is having trouble approving significant legislation to create jobs. …

Campaign 2010: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Comparisons are odious, the old saying goes, and certainly Democrats are dealing with some smelly, stinky realities as they stare down the next eight months until Election Day 2010 …

Illinois Joins in the Fray, Marches for Public Education
At a series of protests to celebrate National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, staff, students and faculty marched at public universities in California, Louisiana, Boston, Wisconsin, New …

Temple Cats
Americans are obsessed with the notion of control. The control is just an illusion. - Lee Barnes, writer. Bean, the 10-month-old gray tabby, is possessed to leap up on …

Maryland Wades in
Summer has set dates, I'm told, but for me, summer is always defined by when my favorite outdoor lap pool is open. It's in Montgomery County, Md., which is …

Rep. Massa’s Early Exit From House May Ease Passage of Health Care Bill
The planned resignation of Rep. Eric Massa (D) of New York on Monday may ultimately help fulfill President Obama’s goal of passing healthcare reform soon. The freshman congressman voted …

Afghanistan’s My Lai Massacre
When Charlie Company's Lt. William Calley ordered and encouraged his men to rape, maim and slaughter over 400 men, women and children in My Lai in Vietnam back in …

Climate and Jobs: The Same Fight!
There are not many people left today who oppose the environment to jobs. Several recent studies confirm: the more invested in "green conversion," the more jobs can be created. …

Forgotten Bagram Prisoners Turn to US Courts
Four men who have been imprisoned for over a year - some for almost two years - are going to US federal court to challenge their detention at the …