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Obama’s Home Energy-Efficiency Pitch: Insulation Is “Sexy“
President Obama on Tuesday pressed the importance of green home remodeling in the aisles of a Home Depot in Washington D.C. Tuesday as a way toward economic savings and …
What Planet Are Netanyahu and Obama Living on?
I scan three Israeli newspapers every day (well, actually, their web sites, in English). It's less like visiting a foreign country than like visiting a foreign planet. The obsession …
Did New Orleans SWAT Cops Shoot an Unarmed Man?
The tip came in on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, as disorder was spreading through the devastated city: Somebody had stolen a Kentwood Springs bottled water truck …
EU/IMF Revolt: Greece, Iceland, Latvia May Lead the Way
Europe's small, debt-strapped countries could follow the lead of Argentina and simply walk away from their debts. That would shift the burden to the creditor countries, which could solve …
Work Visa Program Is Rife With Problems
Editors Note: This story is the third in a five-part series by the Kansas City Star. Part one in this special investigation provided an overview of a broken US …
One Small Soldier in a Big War
Richard Lee rolls down the street in his wheelchair, popping in on any number of his businesses located in the “Oaksterdam district” of downtown Oakland, California. Once known for …
Crucifixes and Minarets: Europe at a Crossroads
In her book, “The Rage and The Pride,” with words now made prophetic, the late Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci wrote: "Our cultural identity cannot support a wave of migration …
The World Is a Village Without a Mayor
Copenhagen is like Geneva and Pittsburgh. Obviously, the Scandinavian capital connected with the Little Mermaid does not look like the Swiss city or the American steel metropolis. The first …
Thomson Correctional Center to House Guantanamo Bay Detainees
President Barack Obama has directed the federal government to buy the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois, to house Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainees. News of the arrangement leaked out …
Gareth Porter | US Silent About Taliban Guarantee Offer on al-Qaeda
The Barack Obama administration is refusing to acknowledge an offer by the leadership of the Taliban in early December to give “legal guarantees” that it will not allow Afghanistan …