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With US-South Korea War Games, a Signal to North Korea
Washington - The joint military exercises the US will conduct with South Korea's navy on Sunday, off the Korean peninsula in the Yellow Sea, are taking on added significance …
Next Chapter in the “Republican War Against Women“
Republican women have become a not-so-subtle weapon for breaking apart the Democratic coalition, grounded in the women's vote, that gave Democrats control of the House and Senate in 2006 …
Fear of Violence in Haiti as Elections Begin
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — When her husband ran for president in 1987, Mirlande Manigat saw Haiti implode in violence: Troops massacred voters on election day. He later won the election, …
DREAM Act Students Defy Deportations, Demand Vote in Congress
Oakland, California - This coming week, if Sen. Harry Reid keeps his word, Congress may get a chance to vote on the DREAM Act. First introduced in 2003, the …
Surviving in Haiti
Haiti is a reminder of a lesson we in New Orleans got after Hurricane Katrina and the broken levees: the capacity of humanity to survive, sustain culture and create …
I-Word Triggers Boycott Campaign Against Fresno Bee Newspaper
Controversy is brewing in a central California city over the use of the term “illegal” when identifying immigrants without papers, sparking a temporary boycott of a local newspaper that …
Former National Security Advisor on START: “Partisan” GOP Don
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) has been the leading Senate Republican urging the upper chamber of Congress to ratify the New START arms control treaty with Russia. However, the Republican …
Bid to Knock Rahm Emanuel Off Ballot for Chicago Mayor: Can it Succeed?
Chicago - A challenge filed Friday to invalidate Rahm Emanuel’s candidacy in the Chicago mayoral race, says Mr. Emanuel's campaign, is a political trick by forces looking to “hijack” …
For Women, Cyber Crimes Are All Too Real
Karachi, Pakistan - The Grade 10 student was first drugged, and then four men raped her. The group then apparently tried to extort money from her family. When the …
How Earmark Ban is Already Changing Capitol Hill
Washington - The freshly minted Republican ban on earmarks is already having an outsize impact on the culture of spending in Washington.