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Entire US-Mexico Border to Be Guarded by Predator Drones
The entire 2,000-mile US-Mexico border will be monitored by drones starting Wednesday when a new Predator drone begins flying from Corpus Christi, Texas, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said. …
“Between the Fences”: A Review
Periodically, glimpses of life inside American-run detention centers emerge, usually through the efforts of individuals whose names and faces disappear into history, while the gruesome acts they helped uncover …
Can the Democrats’ Ground Game Overcome GOP Fervor?
On the same weekend that Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin addressed thousands of followers on the mall in Washington, DC, with a religiously cloaked Tea Party message to "restore …
Food Crisis Looms After Floods in Pakistan
Washington - The worst floods in Pakistan's history already have swept through the nation's most important breadbasket provinces, destroying cotton and corn crops, vegetables and orchards, and leaving many …
The August Day Plutocracy Would Love Us To Forget
Ex-Presidents almost always follow a small number of well-worn scripts. Some rush to cash in on their celebrity. Some do charitable good deeds. Some just lay low. Exactly one …
US Social Forum to Target Long-Term Progressive Goals (2)
"We are meeting at a moment of world history that is in many ways unique - a moment that is ominous, but also full of hope. The most powerful …
After Saddam, America’s Next Fake Enemy: Deficits
Were Americans misled into the Iraq war? Yes. But Karl Rove, who served as senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, argued in the …
Obama’s Iraq Speech: Don’t Expect Him to Say the War Is Over
Is the Iraq war over? Not at all. President Obama will give a major speech on Iraq today. The oval office speech is expected to declare an end to …
The Speech Glenn Beck Meant to Give
I was inspired by Glenn Beck’s speech at his “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington to write the speech he intended to make: I have a dream that one day …
News in Brief: Obama Promises New Jobs Aid, and More
Obama Promises New Jobs Aid