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Woolsey and Payne Coddle Dictator in Bahrain
Folks who claim that it doesn't matter who we elect to represent us in the House of Representatives or how we press them once they get there should be …
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Death Toll in Turkey Earthquake Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Trapped Survivors
Istanbul - The death toll from a deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey over the weekend has risen to more than 360, the government said Tuesday. Rescue teams were working …
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Challenging the Old Boys Network in the Vatican
We never thought it would end up on a hard wooden bench inside a police station in Piazza Cavour. Maryknoll priest Fr. Roy Bourgeois, young Erin Saiz Hannah of …
Interview With Julie Doucet
Last week in Ladydrawers, we talked to established and celebrated Alison Bechdel about challenges she faces in the comics industry. But what about the creators that find those challenges …
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What’s Next for US-Libyan Relations?
After Muammar Gaddafi's demise, the future of Libya's relationship with the United States remains uncertain. Libya ousted its longtime leader in essentially a civil war in which …
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The Invisible Wounds of War
As a former Marine Corps Officer, Vietnam veteran, and philosopher with a focus in social and political theory and ethics, I have spent the last 40 years of my …
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New Hampshire Poll Shows Both Sides of the Aisle Agree on Something
Today the business leaders of the Committee for Economic Development and the bipartisan Americans for Campaign Reform released a new poll showing that almost 2/3 of likely Republican Primary …
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Hundreds Die as Eastern Turkey Is Jolted by Quake
Istanbul - At least 240 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured after a powerful earthquake shook eastern Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said on Monday. …
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Food System Pays Dearly as Wall Street Occupies Washington
Despite the Occupy Wall Street movement's now month-long direct challenge to corporate and financial industry power, the machine keeps rolling along. The 1 percent recently racked up …
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Neocon Chickenhawks Looking to Spin Iraq Withdrawal Into Confrontation With Iran
You might think that by now I would be so used to infuriating neocon drivel that, to preserve my own sanity, I would avoid looking at the Washington Post …