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Preventing War, From Caracas to Kabul
Miami - When we speak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war that Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, wants to start with Colombia, one gets the …
Governor Charged in Philippines Massacre as UN Officials Urge Probe
Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. was charged in last week's massacre in the Phillippines, in which his gunmen allegedly killed political rivals in the worst case of election violence in …
Jim Hightower | Obama’s War
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to war we go! Pound the drums loudly, stand with your country proudly!
Sen. Bernie Sanders Puts Hold on Bernanke Nomination
In a release to the press, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that he had placed a “hold” on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of …
Filmmaker Oliver Stone
PBS Airtime: Friday, December 4, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. EST on PBS (check local listings here).
Obama Administration Struggling to Tackle Mental Health Crisis Plaguing Military
In May 2008, during a campaign stop in Charleston, West Virginia, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a passionate speech about the inadequate care war veterans had received, particularly those …
Deb Price | Arizona Undermines Gay Families
Imagine having family health care one day and having it yanked away the next. Your job hasn't changed. And other public employees in your state — the …
Entitled to Their Own ‘Facts’?
Boston - If you ever wondered why God invented the delete button, let me pass along the e-mail that arrived on the wings of various listservs directed at the …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Obama’s Goldilocks Strategy
Washington - President Obama has bought himself some time on Afghanistan and lived up to his promise to seek policies that fit into no one's philosophical pigeonholes. He has …
Advocacy Groups Ratchet Up Worldwide in Lead-Up to Climate Change Conference
Only one exercise in Washington surpasses the fun of speculating on what may happen next week in Copenhagen: the rush to get in a final word before the climate …