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Tea Party Ousts Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah
Three-term Republican Senator Bob Bennett lost his reelection bid at the GOP nominating convention in Salt Lake City. Other Republican incumbents are feeling the Tea Party heat. The "tea …
Tea Party Ousts Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah (2)
Three-term Republican Senator Bob Bennett lost his reelection bid at the GOP nominating convention in Salt Lake City. Other Republican incumbents are feeling the Tea Party heat. The "tea …
Red State Road Trip 2 – Part 8: The War on the Streets (Video)
From the heartland to the heart of urban America, guns are everywhere. Decades of propaganda by the gun industry have created a deadly environment in places like inner city …
Kent and Jackson State: Protest and Death; Hope and Defeat
I was 17 and a college dropout in May, 1970, the month of the Kent and Jackson State killing of protesting students. For me, these events came at the …
Amy Goodman Strikes Back Against RNC Arrest, Files Lawsuit
Amy Goodman, host of the "Democracy Now!" news program and two of her producers filed a federal lawsuit against the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Wednesday, following …
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Study Links Soaring Oil and Gas Profits to Lobbying, Political Expenditures
While a growing number of Republicans are on the record backing an end to oil and gas subsidies, key Republican committee members continue to bluch such efforts, including House …
As BP Oil Spill Fight Continues, More Areas Closed to the Public (2)
With confirmed sightings of oil across a 50-mile chain of islands that line Louisiana's Southwestern coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has ordered the affected area closed …
Lessons From the Past: Arizona, Immigration and Ethnic Studies
In a little less than two weeks, my son's fourth-grade class will visit a historic site called the Eight Square Schoolhouse in Dryden, New York. Designed by a local …
Will Obama Say Yes to Afghan Peace Talks?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is coming to Washington next week to meet with President Obama. Afghan government officials have said that their top priority for these talks is to …
David Ignatius: CIA’s Senior Apologist Strikes Again (2)
David Ignatius, The Washington Post's self-appointed apologist for the Central Intelligence Agency, has struck again. Last year, Ignatius argued that it was "just plain nuts" to investigate the CIA's …