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Project Struggles to Create Gaza City’s First “Tourist” Map
It's a common English “truism” that when a place is considered important, it is “put on the map.” By that definition, the people of Gaza have been in limbo …
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The Real Meaning of Memorial Day 2010
On Memorial Day veterans have a much greater responsibility than usual to tell the truth and to remind Americans what it is that we are supposed to be remembering. …
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Rep. Jason Altmire: Job Killing Deficit Hawk
Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was the object of considerable ridicule for his support of the infamous $400 million “Bridge to Nowhere.” This played a big role in his …
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Weekly Audit: Why Democrats Must Focus on Jobs Now
The job market in its worst state since the Great Depression and is putting tremendous strain on millions of Americans. Without action from Washington, D.C., the unemployment rate will …
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Eugene Robinson | Admiral Cool in a Very Hot Seat
Washington — Adm. Thad Allen is an expert on thankless jobs. After the initial response to Hurricane Katrina had been botched, President Bush assigned him to clean up the …
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Robert Parry | Time to Turn to Jeb?
It was as if the mainstream journalists were following an unwritten rule: that is, whatever the relevance, the former President was not to be mentioned as a culprit in …
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Froma Harrop | Ban the Burqa
Belgium has banned the burqa, the head-to-toe veil worn in parts of the Muslim world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants his country to follow suit. What's an open-minded person …
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E.J. Dionne Jr. | Memorial Day and Our Discontents
Washington -Why is it that every Memorial Day, we note that a holiday set aside for honoring our war dead has become instead an occasion for beach-going, barbecues and …
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Israel Murders Human Rights Workers Delivering Humanitarian Aid
On Sunday, Israel murdered human rights workers who were attempting to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, because Gaza has been virtually cut off …
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James Howard Kunstler | Welcome Home to Slum Nation
It's sad to be a citizen of a nation that can't do anything right. While BP was fumbling its “kill shot” into the Deepwater Horizon hole, and the dying …