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Answering Helen Thomas on Why They Want to Harm Us
Thank God for Helen Thomas, the only person to show any courage at the White House press briefing after President Barack Obama gave a flaccid account of the intelligence …
Whale Wars: Sea Shepherd Lodges Piracy Charge Against Japanese Whalers
Paul Watson and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society allege piracy following the collision between the antiwhaling ship Ady Gil and Japan's Shonan Maru Number 2 earlier this week. Boston …
Senate’s Tax on High-Cost Health Plans: Democratic Suicide Pact?
A much-vaunted Senate proposal to tax high-cost health plans, once seen as all but inevitable, came under new attacks Wednesday from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, members of the Democratic …
Three Approved GMO’s Linked to Organ Damage
In what is being described as the first ever and most comprehensive study of the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers have linked organ damage with …
Army Imprisons Soldier for Singing Against Stop-Loss Policy
Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the US Army on December 11, 2009, in Liberty County Jail, Georgia, for recording a song that expresses …
After Years in Guantanamo Prison Without Charge, Future Even More Uncertain for Yemeni Detainees
Although President Obama came into office last year promising to close down the infamous prison camp at Guantanamo, nearly 200 men are still imprisoned there. On Tuesday, Obama noted …
Double Standards: How Our Lawlessness Strengthens Our Enemies
We have failed to even investigate torturers, yet we have prosecuted and imprisoned millions for lesser offenses. And we allow mass murderers the benefit of constitutional rights that we …
Fed Delayed Disclosure of Controversial AIG Payout
Washington - In the weeks before Timothy Geithner's confirmation as treasury secretary, his underlings at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York directed American International Group (AIG) to delay …
Pelosi Says Congress Nearing Final Health Bill
On the second day of closed door meetings with President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congressional Democrats are nearing agreement on a merger of the Senate and House …
Economy Loses 85,000 Jobs in December, Ends Decade With Job Loss
Hours worked fell by 3.8 percent over the decade.