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House Oversight Committee Expresses “No Confidence” in DEA Administrator Leonhart
The unprecedented move by a group of over twenty bipartisan lawmakers comes a day after her shambolic performance in Congress during a hearing focused on DEA agents.
Former Obama Drone Executive Now Teaches Human Rights Law at NYU
Harold Koh, as the Legal Adviser of the US Department of State, was the leading legal defender of Obama's drone program.
Obama to Remove Cuba From Terror List After Latin American Outcry; Will the Embargo Follow?
Obama's move comes just days after he and Cuban President Raul Castro sat down at a summit in Panama for a historic meeting.
Politics of Dissent and Neutrality
Neither dissent, nor the anti-dissent has changed their historical yin-yang process.
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Dana Rohrabacher’s No Good, Very Bad Weekend
When a social media faux pas can really embarrass you.
House Conservatives Peddle Falsehoods to Justify Repealing Estate Tax
Tax Fairness Coalition Uses Conservatives' Own Words to Expose Hypocrisy and Misinformation
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Is Money in Politics to Blame for Complicated Tax Returns?
With two days left until tax day, most Americans have already spent several hours finalizing their 2014 tax returns.
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Bumps in the Road
Progressive Groups Call for Congress to Let Diplomacy Work
Jewish Voice for Peace joins the call for Senators to reject Corker bill.
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The Collapse of the Obama Doctrine: Yemen War as an Opportunity?
To suggest that the United States policies in Yemen was a “failure” is an understatement.