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Has the GOP Collapse Begun? Hypothetical “Tea Party” Outpolls Republicans
Something is afoot among the conservative base — voting Republican doesn't seem to cut it anymore, and incumbents are getting nervous. Establishment Republicans, take notice. The Tea Party is …
Obama Offers Job Proposals, Discusses Improving Economy
President Barack Obama has proposed increasing spending on highway, transportation and other infrastructure projects, as well as increasing tax breaks for small businesses and offering tax incentives to people …
Far-Left Democrats Rule Race for Kennedy
Each of the four Democratic candidates tends to skew pretty far left, and many likely voters are dedicated Democrats as well. Massachusetts holds its primary in the race for …
The Meaning of Copenhagen
Whether the Copenhagen meeting concludes in “failure” or “success” is a rather secondary question. For this dramatic moment is no finale, but the moment when the powerful forces moving …
Why Are We Sending Thousands of Military Personnel to Guam?
Why are we sending thousands of military personnel to Guam? Next on “NOW.”
EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Dangers, Plans Regulation
Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that global warming pollution endangered the health and welfare of Americans and must be reduced, a move that seemed timed to …
Helping Americans Escape Domestic Violence Abroad
The prominent backers of a growing non-profit recognize the legal and practical complexity of escaping domestic violence while abroad. Paris, France — Richard Branson, Yoko Ono and Doris …
Former Guantanamo Prosecutor Wrongly Fired for Speaking Out
A former Guantanamo prosecutor was wrongfully fired by a government agency for writing critical op-eds about military commissions, according to the ACLU. The civil rights organization alleges that the …
ACORN Did Nothing Illegal, Independent Probe Finds
The Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) doesn't show a pattern of intentional and illegal behavior in undercover videos that conservatives shot of ACORN staffers. That's according …
Climate Change: Scientists Say This Decade Likely Hottest on Record
At Copenhagen climate change talks, a research group says this decade is likely to prove the hottest on record.