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Barack Obama
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US Suspends More Military Aid to Egypt, Arousing Skepticism
The Obama administration announced Wednesday it was freezing hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Egyptian military pending u201ccredible progressu201d toward a return to democratic rule.
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Netanyahu’s Scheme for Palestine
This geopolitical line dance ignores Netanyahuu2019s stomping on the Palestinians, as Max Blumenthal tells Dennis J Bernstein.
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US Accused of Unprecedented Assault on Press Freedom
Government officials are becoming increasingly wary of speaking with journalists, and reporters fear future criminal prosecutions over leaked information.
All of the Possible Outcomes of the Debt Ceiling Fight Explained
The result of the government shutdown could be catastrophic or the political epiphany this country needs. Here are some possible outcomes.
The Standoff: The House and Obama
They're crazy too. Iu2019m going to shoot you. That will be the method.
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Old Game, New Obsession, New Enemy: Now it’s China
More than jihadism or Iran, China is now Washington's obsession in Africa and beyond.
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Why Are Republicans Changing Their Reason for Shutting Government?
Wait. What happened to the complaints about Obamacare? Now itu2019s u201cspending?u201d
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It May Be Hard to Believe, but GOP Will Become Even More Extreme, Respected Political Forecasters Say
Focus groups find the GOP in a battle for its political survival.
The Koch Brothers’ “Samson Option“
The fiscal crisis in Washington is not simply a threat to economic and government stability, it is a premeditated scheme to carve out a new constitutional structure that gives …
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Ask a Keynesian: With US Borrowing Capped, Won’t More Pentagon Spending Destroy Jobs?
In the current federal budget political context, unnecessary Pentagon spending destroys American jobs.