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Froma Harrop | Time to Call the Tea Party’s Bluff
I'm done trying to hack through the tea party thicket of self-contradiction, self-delusion and self-serving positions. My last straw is Rand Paul, a tea party favorite and now Republican …
Joe Conason | Israel From 10,000 Feet
The government of Israel is supposedly run by the Jewish state's toughest and most ardent defenders, but so far they have inflicted worse damage on its security and its …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Souter’s Challenge to Scalia
Washington - It should become the philosophical shot heard 'round the country. In a remarkable speech that received far too little attention, former Supreme Court Justice David Souter took …
Privatization of Public Housing Shelved – for Now
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) attempt to privatize all of America's public housing has been put on hold - for now. You played an important role. …
Sierra Club Tells EPA to Make Texas Clean Up Air or Face Lawsuit
The Sierra Club gave the EPA official notice Wednesday that the federal agency has 60 days to make Texas comply with the Clean Air Act or it will be …
As BP’s Spill Efforts Stall, Oil Creeps Toward Other States
Washington - As BP's latest attempt to capture leaking oil from its crippled rig in the Gulf of Mexico stalled Wednesday, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi braced for what officials …
Ruth Marcus | Intoxicated on Fundraising
Washington - “You don't have to drink. You just have to pay.” Has there ever been a better summary of how Washington works — and the need for campaign …
Oil Spill Jail Time for BP Officials? It Could Happen
Washington - The US Department of Justice has launched civil and criminal investigations into the events surrounding the BP oil spill. Does that mean people who helped cause the …
Gaza, the Mavi Marmara and the Prospects of Fighting Back (Video)
Many of us with sympathies—and therefore blinders—on the side of the Free Gaza Movement’s work have been reluctant to accept the possibility that, indeed, people aboard the Mavi Marmara …
Taliban Attack Afghan Peace Conference as Karzai Speaks
Kabul, Afghanistan - Would-be Taliban suicide bombers staged a jarring attack Wednesday morning on a closely watched national peace conference as President Hamid Karzai opened the gathering with an …