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Broad Provision in Immigration Law Results in Refugees, Asylum Seekers Being Labeled Terrorists
Thousands of legitimate refugees and asylum seekers — who pose no danger to the United States and who have committed no acts of wrongdoing — are being labeled “terrorists” …

Aging Coal Plants Take a Heavy Environmental Toll
U.S. power plants dumped 2.56 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the environment in 2007 — and much of that came from the nation's older coal-fired plants.

Elections in Honduras: Whitewashing the Path to a Past of Horrors
I came to Honduras with the School of the Americas Watch/Quixote Center Accompaniment Delegation to participate as a human rights observer of the electoral climate in a delegation organized …

A Humanitarian Disaster in the Making Along the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline – Who’s Watching?
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Documents Reveal New Information About Destruction of Torture Tapes
Alex Abdo, The Hill reports that the American Civil Liberties Union claims documents show new information about destroyed videotapes of interrogations and of White House participation dating back to …

Lula to “Gringos”: Spare Us Your Advice
“Let no gringo come here and tell us that we should let a resident of the Amazon die of hunger.”

Senate Healthcare Debate Day 2: Partisan Warfare by Amendment
The US Senate began voting Tuesday on amendments and counter-amendments to the healthcare reform bill, as senators battle to shape the final product. Tuesday was a big day …

The Worst Is Coming for Us Like a Silent Predator
When will people finally realize that the discourse of many leaders over months now about the return of growth, the effectiveness of the G-20 and the end of the …

Gareth Porter | Obama Had Rejected His Own Speech’s Surge Rationale
President Barack Obama presented a case Tuesday for sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan that included both soaring rhetoric and a new emphasis on its necessity for U.S. …

President Obama, Afghanistan and US National Security
President Barack Obama announced last night that he will send 30,000 additional U.S. soldiers and marines to Afghanistan over the next seven months and that additional resources will be …