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Boehner’s Perpetual Tan and Other Scary Stories
John Boehner is known for his ties and his tan. You've probably never heard of this Ohio Republican, who's been the minority leader for four years, but he has …
Nine Years Later
For Muslim Americans, this year's anniversary of September 11, may be the most stressful one yet, and possibly the most consequential. A confluence of events and political developments has …
Richard Trumka: Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs
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Big Pharma: Reports of Its Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
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James Kwak | Five Arguments Against Tax “Increases“
Last week, a professor making more than $250,000 per year (with his wife's income) put up a blog post (since taken down) criticizing President Obama for wanting to “raise” …
Operation Save America Targets Mosques
The litany of atrocities in this, the Season of Scapegoating, is long and vile: Qurans burned in East Lansing, Knoxville and San Francisco; a pipe bomb exploding in a …
This Modern World: Conservative Jones and the Mystery of Sharia Law
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KBR Under Pressure From Congress Over Allegations of Poisoning Soldiers
If a Congressman from Oregon has his way, then American taxpayers would not be expected to foot the legal bills for private military contractors like the former Halliburton subsidiary …
US Mideast Envoy Heads to Jerusalem in Attempt to Save Peace Talks
Jerusalem - Washington's special Mideast envoy, former Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, sped to Jerusalem Tuesday in an attempt to keep the U.S.-led Israeli-Palestinian talks from collapsing weeks after they …
Congress Considers Expanding Fraud Laws (Again)
When the Supreme Court reversed the “honest services” fraud statute on June 24 in Skilling v. United States, it ruled that the legislation could only apply to bribery and …