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E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The End of the Fox News Era?
Washington - The smearing of Shirley Sherrod ought to be a turning point in American politics. This is not, as the now trivialized phrase has it, a “teachable moment.” …
“Netroots” Disappointed in Obama, but Want Him to Succeed
Las Vegas - The netroots, the liberal Democrats who've been instrumental in making the Internet an important political tool, are disappointed in President Barack Obama. While the left is …
US Farmers May Face Crackdown on Pesticide Use
Washington - The nation's farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge in Washington state, want the …
Disabled Oil Rig Alarm Points to Human Failures in Gulf Oil Disaster
As investigators probe the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, it's becoming clearer that human decisions regarding key safety equipment were part of the nation's largest oil spill.
Climate: Controlled
Geoengineering Threatens to Save the Planet from Global Warming
How Breitbart Won and Why We Must Rethink “Racism“
We've trod a familiar path in the past week. It started with credulous acceptance of Andrew Breitbart's latest round of lies, moved to the subsequent debate about who's a …
Are iPads, Smartphones and the Mobile Web Rewiring the Way We Think?
It took an offer to appear on a national TV show for Wade Warren to reluctantly give up what he calls his “technology” for a week. That was the …
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Grisly Mass Graves in Mexico Yield 50 Casualties of Drug War
Mexico City - The number of bodies pulled from mass graves in a rocky field outside the northern city of Monterrey rose to 50 Saturday, authorities said, marking one …
Anger Rises Over US Tax Dollars for Settlements
Ramallah - Anger has arisen in Palestinian areas over reports that millions of tax-exempt dollars from the U.S. are being funneled towards Israel's illegal settlement building in the Palestinian …