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US Contractor Accused of Fraud Still Winning Big Afghan Projects
Washington - On July 31, 2006, an employee of the Louis Berger Group, a contractor handling some of the most important U.S. rebuilding projects in Afghanistan, handed federal investigators …
Christine O
Before she stole the hearts of tea party activists, Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell was best known for her regular and bizarre punditry on 22 different episodes of …
Lawsuit Asks if Science Was Manipulated in BP Oil Spill Estimates
WASHINGTON — An environmental whistleblower group charges in a lawsuit that the Obama administration is withholding documents that would reveal why it issued an estimate on the gravity of …
Hypatia and the Clash of Civilizations in Late Antiquity
When the Greeks spoke of “agora,” they meant a place for political discussion, jury trials, and a market. In other words, agora was the center of Greek life. In …
Amid Violence, Afghans Vote
KABUL, Afghanistan — Despite scattered rocket attacks, kidnappings, and explosions, there was a tangible holiday feel in the air as polls opened Saturday morning in the Afghan capital. Shops …
University Group Raises Concerns About BP Oil Spill Contaminants in Livestock Feed
Over the Labor Day weekend, the Perdido Bay Mullet Festival in Lillian, Alabama had to do something it's never had to do before — substitute catfish for mullet. Why? …
Congress is Back, But Until November 2, It’s All About Elections
WASHINGTON — Congress will use its few remaining weeks in session before the Nov. 2 elections to debate and vote on issues that are less about legislating than they …
Obama: The Republican Corporate Power Grab
In this week’s address, President Obama called out the Republican leadership in Congress for defending the entrenched special interests and the status quo. After the Supreme Court overturned decades …
Tariq Ali and Alexander Cockburn: War and Taxes (Video)
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Veteran Activist Zoe Nicholson Speaks Out on Equality, Politics, Life
Veteran equal rights activist Zoe Nicholson is no stranger to controversy. Recently, she performed an act of civil disobedience in which she yelled at the president - something, she …