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Author of Torture Memos Admits Some Techniques Were Not Approved By DOJ
Jay Bybee, who as a senior Justice Department lawyer signed two memos in 2002 authorizing CIA interrogators to torture “war on terror” prisoners, told a congressional panel that more …
“We’ve Lost the Battle, but We Haven’t Lost the War:" Haiti Six Months After the Earthquake
Haiti during the World Cup is much like my hometown of New Orleans was during the Superbowl. Don't try to make plans with anyone to do anything during a …
Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was reportedly “completely shocked and outraged” when he learned that his nephew, who suffers from epilepsy and was reportedly suicidal, was beate
Is Stimulus Plan Working? The Arguments Pro and Con
The Obama administration said in a report Wednesday that its stimulus plan is working to bolster economy, but Republicans fired back that Americans aren't feeling what Vice President Joe …
President Obama’s Most Inexplicable Failure
President Barack Obama has been a major disappointment to a liberal community that rallied to his call for genuine change. His administration has made no attempt to investigate the …
Poll Tapes, Other Evidence Discovered Missing in Long-Disputed “Fixed” Arizona Election
The mystery surrounding a long-questioned and allegedly “fixed” non-partisan 2006 Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) bond election in Pima County, AZ continues to deepen as troubling new details have now …
Robert Reich | Why We Can
Fred Hochberg, president of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., thinks I’m wrong to worry about a trade war, and that the President’s goal for doubling U.S. exports over …
Gulf Spill Raises Questions About Role of Oil Consultants
Washington - The names, locations and geographical coordinates are different. Otherwise the drilling plans for three oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico contain identical fonts, footnotes, overly optimistic …
Froma Harrop | Democrats Can Avoid Rout – It’s Up to Them
When the pollster calls and asks whether I think the country is going in the right direction, I will say “no.” When she asks if I approve of the …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The NAACP and the Tea Party’s Flag
Washington - Good for the NAACP. We need an honest conversation about the role of race and racism in the Tea Party. Thanks to a resolution passed this week …