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NYT Attacks “Border” With False Rant of Pro-Coup Reporter
No reasonable person would have bet serious money that news editors at The New York Times would be huge fans of Oliver Stone's new documentary about South America, "South …
News in Brief: At Confirmation Hearing, Kagan Tries to Keep Quiet, and More …
At the start of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan has backtracked on her past calls for court nominees to be open about their …
McChrystal Tells Pentagon He’ll Retire
Washington - Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal told the Army Monday that he intends to retire, military officials said, less than a week after President Barack Obama fired him as …
Drugsters in Academia: How Big Pharma “Educates” American Doctors
The pharmaceutical industry has wormed its way into the hearts and minds of the medical professions in any number of ways—wining and dining doctors, sending them off to vacation …
WATCH LIVE: Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Day Two
Live coverage of the Senate confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan's appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. If you have trouble with the stream, please refresh the …
Facebook and Muslim Outrage: Gleaning the Wrong Lesson, Again
“Any depictions of the prophet are considered blasphemous by Muslims,” wrote Agencies, as reported readily by Aljazeera.net English. The above statement is meant to fully summarize the reason behind …
Sowing Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous people and peasants have detailed knowledge of nature. Their religion is a spiritual form of farming - pleading to the gods to bring them a good harvest. Their …
BP in the Gulf – the Persian Gulf
To frustrated Americans who have begun boycotting BP: Welcome to the club. It's great not to be the only member any more! Does boycotting BP really make sense? …
General Petraeus Hearing to Put Afghanistan War, Not Him, in Hot Seat
Kabul, Afghanistan - Gen. David Petraeus’s confirmation as the new commander for the Afghanistan war is virtually assured at the Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday, but not before he takes …
BP Killing Endangered Sea Turtles in “Burn Fields” (Video)
Editor's Note: On Friday, the Obama administration confirmed that endangered sea turtles and other marine animals were being burnt alive in BP's “burn fields.” The Guardian UK reports that …