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After Years in Guantanamo Prison Without Charge, Future Even More Uncertain for Yemeni Detainees
Although President Obama came into office last year promising to close down the infamous prison camp at Guantanamo, nearly 200 men are still imprisoned there. On Tuesday, Obama noted …
Double Standards: How Our Lawlessness Strengthens Our Enemies
We have failed to even investigate torturers, yet we have prosecuted and imprisoned millions for lesser offenses. And we allow mass murderers the benefit of constitutional rights that we …
Fed Delayed Disclosure of Controversial AIG Payout
Washington - In the weeks before Timothy Geithner's confirmation as treasury secretary, his underlings at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York directed American International Group (AIG) to delay …
Pelosi Says Congress Nearing Final Health Bill
On the second day of closed door meetings with President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congressional Democrats are nearing agreement on a merger of the Senate and House …
Economy Loses 85,000 Jobs in December, Ends Decade With Job Loss
Hours worked fell by 3.8 percent over the decade.
Avatar Obama and the United States of Hype
We live in the era of hype. The word, which bounces and bounds throughout the matrices of our information age, refers to a cultural product that has been so …
President Obama’s Foreign Policy Report Card: A Gentleman’s “C“
Nearly a year into the Obama presidency, it is time to gauge Barack Obama's performance in the foreign and national security arena, assessing his policy, personnel and process. The …
President Barack Obama | On Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security
State Dining Room, 4:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. The immediate reviews that I ordered after the failed Christmas terrorist attack are now complete. I was just …
OPR Torture Report Still Under Review, Should Be Released “Soon“
The Department of Justice is still working on the report prepared by an agency watchdog that probed several legal opinions John Yoo and two other former attorneys who worked …
Ruth Marcus | A Case for Presidential Power
Washington - Much of the criticism of the Obama administration's decision to bring criminal charges against the failed Christmas Day bomber is ill-informed, ill-intentioned or both. The move to …