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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 …
Proposition Eight Trial Tape Might Be Shown on Web
Pending approval by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the public will be able to see delayed tapes of the high-profile federal trial on Proposition 8 that begins Monday …
Energy Department, NRC Back Nuclear, Ignore Industry
Edith Hood isn’t part of the grand debate over climate change as leading environmental groups and President Obama’s secretary of energy increasingly accept nuclear power as a necessary part …
Guantánamo Recidivism: Mainstream Media Parrot Pentagon Propaganda (Again)
Last May, The New York Times uncritically published a front-page story entitled, “1 In 7 Detainees Rejoined Jihad, Pentagon Finds,” in which Elisabeth Bumiller, relying on an unpublished Pentagon …
Lieberman Tanks
Want to know how far Joe Lieberman has fallen in the wake of the health care vote last month? Barack Obama's approval rating with Connecticut Republicans is higher than …
Lieberman Tanks (2)
Want to know how far Joe Lieberman has fallen in the wake of the health care vote last month? Barack Obama's approval rating with Connecticut Republicans is higher than …