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Taking High-Speed Trains Into the Future
On March 11, 2004, at the height of the morning rush hour in Madrid’s stately Atocha train station, 10 improvised explosive devices, like those used in Iraq and Afghanistan, …
William J. Astore | A “No Fault” Divorce From the Costs of Our Wars
Lately I've been thinking about my visits to the battlefields of Antietam and Gettysburg. Antietam was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War; Gettysburg, fought over three days …
Appeals Court Blocks Same-Sex Marriages in California Until December
Sacramento - Gay couples looking to get married will have to wait longer. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals on Monday blocked same-sex unions until at …
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Soldier at WikiLeaks Scene Says No Attack Was Being Planned
The soldier in a now-famous WikiLeaks video, who found a rocket launcher at the scene of a controversial 2007 Apache helicopter attack, in Baghdad, said in a radio interview …
“Patriot” Paranoia: A Look at the Top Ten Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theorizing has flourished as a virtual art form in all nations and across all political persuasions. But the American radical right has to be considered a strong contender …
By US Deaths, as of Today, Afghanistan Is Obama’s War
Five hundred seventy-five: That's how many US soldiers have lost their lives in the Afghanistan war since Barack Obama became president at noon on January 20, 2009, according to …
Petraeus Indicates He’ll Delay Afghanistan Drawdown Deadline
New Delhi — With the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan surpassing 2,000 this weekend, what does the road ahead in Afghanistan look like? The tally – now …
Forget a Double Dip. We’re Still in One Long Big Dipper.
It’s nonsense to think of the economy heading downward again into a double dip when most Americans never emerged from the first dip. We’re still in one long Big …
Eugene Robinson | Pandering Over a Mosque
Washington - Lies, distortions, jingoism, xenophobia — another day, another campaign issue that Republicans can use to bash President Obama and the Democrats. First it was illegal immigration. Now …