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Intelligence Chief Walks Plank Without Ceremony
The term “accountability” was effectively banned inside the Washington Beltway many years ago. So, why was it that the just-jettisoned Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Dennis Blair, was abruptly …
Supreme Court to Hear DNA Testing Case of Texas Death Row Inmate
Austin - A Texas Death Row inmate who came within minutes of being executed for a triple murder in the Panhandle is now at the center of a potentially …
US Congress Slows Unilateral Sanctions Drive Against Iran
Washington - President Barack Obama's efforts to gain greater flexibility in dealing with Iran received a small but potentially important boost here Tuesday when a key Congressional committee announced …
Zach Carter | How BP Will Make Out Like Bandits From Its Massive, Still Gushing Oil Disaster
You've got to hand it to BP. After witnessing the Great Financial Crash of 2008, it seemed like it would be decades before any corporation could eclipse Wall Street's …
Jamaica Attacks: A Legacy of Ties Between Politicians and Gangs
What do Dudus Coke, Jah-T, and Jim Brown all have in common? They're all related, connected to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, and their Kingston gang ties have helped …
Jim Hightower | Disclosing the Meekness of the “Disclose” Bill
At last, after weeks of analyzing, calculating, pondering, consulting and crafting, Democratic leaders in Washington have unveiled their much-awaited legislative response to the Supreme Court's January decision in the …
Deb Price | Martina, Always a Winner
This past Sunday, the kick-off day to the 2010 French Open, tennis legend Martina Navratilova was calling the shots on the Tennis Channel, spinning in a bit of philosophy …
The Case for Socialism
It's obvious that if you repeat something often enough, in an authoritative voice, listeners will begin to believe what you say. That’s the theory behind both advertising and …
Ruth Marcus | Palin the Obfuscator
Washington - Has Sarah Palin learned anything since she was plucked from obscurity almost two years ago? Not that I can tell. It was not Palin's fault that she …
Obama to Send 1,200 National Guard Troops to Border
Washington - President Barack Obama will dispatch up to 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border and will ask Congress for $500 million to shore up …