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Witnesses of Border Killing Dispersed
At dusk on June 7, Bobbie McDow and her husband were heading south across the busy Paso Del Norte foot-bridge, which connects El Paso, Texas, to Juarez, Mexico. In …
President Outlines Plan for the Gulf; Congress Members Push for Accountability From BP and Government
Back from his latest trip to the Gulf, President Obama outlined his plan for handling the recent oil spill, as well as his goals for the country's energy ambitions, …
Tom Engelhardt | Entering the Soviet Era in America
Mark it on your calendar. It seems we've finally entered the Soviet era in America. You remember the Soviet Union, now almost 20 years in its grave. But who …
BP’s Other Ticking Time Bomb: Prudhoe Bay
Four years ago, BP's then-Chairman and President Robert Malone, during testimony before Congress, offered lawmakers a mea culpa.
Petreaus Collapses During Afghanistan Testimony
Washington, DC - An hour into testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. David H. Petreaus collapsed and was escorted from the ground-floor auditorium by his aides, who …
Kyrgyzstan Crisis Spreads as 100,000 Uzbeks Try to Flee
As China and Turkey send in planes to retrieve their nationals from Kyrgyzstan, ethnic Uzbeks are being told they can't flee despite deadly violence that has so far killed …
News in Brief: US Oil Firms as Unprepared for Spill as BP, and More
A number of major oil companies who drill off the US coastline are just as unprepared for a leak or spill as BP, Henry Waxman, the chairman of the …
The World Cup of Economic and Military Warfare
Islamabad - “Our situation is like a football match. The superpower countries are the players and we are just the ball to be kicked around.” This sentiment, expressed by …
Financial Reform Makes Headway; Jobs and Social Security in Jeopardy
Two critical Wall Street reforms, once declared dead by U.S. megabanks, are suddenly close to Congressional approval.
Why Does the EPA Have a Criminal Program?
The answer is simple; because it works. The criminal program was established in the early/mid 1980s primarily because of the efforts of Rep. John Dingell. The Environmental Protection Agency …