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Sen. Jim Webb Will Not Run for Re-Election
Senator Jim Webb, Democrat of Virginia, has decided not to run for re-election, avoiding a blockbuster rematch with the man he beat in 2006, George Allen, and giving Senate …
News in Brief: House Fails to Re-Authorize PATRIOT Act, and More
House Fails to Re-Authorize PATRIOT Act
Jim Hightower | Obama Walks in the Wrong Direction
As part of his odd and demeaning determination to hug up America's avaricious corporate powers, President Obama walked across Lafayette Square on Feb. 7 to enter the imperial gates …
Hey, Obama, Read WikiLeaks
After a good start, the Obama administration's response to the democratic revolution in Egypt has begun to exude the odor of betrayal. Now distancing itself from the essential demand …
“Orderly Transition” or “Nothing Burger” Reforms? Benchmarks for US Policy in Egypt
To the disappointment of many, the Obama administration's policy of “orderly transition to democracy” in Egypt, which just a few days ago seemed to be embracing pro-democracy protesters' demand …
Rachel Maddow | Egyptian Protesters to Mubarak: No Deal
Rachel Maddow reports that the anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt are only growing stronger.
Hungry Gazans Feed Egyptian Troops
Rafah - Mustapha Suleiman, 27, from J Block east of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, crosses through gaps in the iron fence on the border carrying bread, water, meat …
High-Speed Rail Becomes First Obama-GOP Budget Battle
Washington - In a preview of the epic budget fight that will kick off in earnest next week, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $53 billion plan for …
Maybe This Time: How We Can Reform the Pentagon and Cut Its Budget
Yesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, put out a statement as he released his 2011 National Military Strategy. In it, he spoke words …
Peak Oil Lessons From the Soviet Union (Video)
Dmitry Orlov, engineer and author, warns that the US's reliance on diminishing fuel supplies might be sending it down the same path the Soviet Union took before it collapsed.