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Senators Press Holder to Declassify Key Facts about Patriot Act
We believe that the information we referenced in those paragraphs – specifically about the use of section 215 – ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Obama Web site claims stimulus jobs in non-existent places
The federal Web site that tracks spending from the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus program ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
General Electric Pursues Pot of Government Stimulus Gold
The financial crisis hasn't been kind to General Electric Co. Its stock has lost almost half its value, the ... -
How General Electric Engineered Its Presence on Capitol Hill
Many companies have offices in Washington D.C. for lobbying purposes, have employee-funded political-action ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Chamber’s Donohue Keeps Cash Coming After PG&E, Apple Defect
Apple Inc. and three other members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce quit over its opposition to climate-change ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Big costs weigh on troop debate
even if Obama chooses a lower troop commitment, Afghanistan's new costs could wash out the projected $26 billion ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Army Suicides Hit Record and Will Likely Continue to Rise
Suicides among veterans and soldiers have reached a record high this year and are set to continue rising, Pentagon ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Legislation to Limit Use of State Secrets Privilege an Uphill Battle
The problems President Obama will likely face in this area may stem from his pledges - both during the campaign and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
I’d Like the Same Plan Better If It Was Bill Clinton’s
(Blog Post) Even among the most extreme opponents of President Obama's push for health care reform — those who equate his ...Posted by Michael Todd -
Obama China Trip: Human Rights Activists Face Detention, Warnings
While President Obama meets Chinese leaders and converses with handpicked groups of youths on his visit to China ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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The real reason Obama is not making much progress
So far, Obama has tried to co-opt the corporations into his agenda by ensuring they will profit from any changes, ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
The Deadline Presidency
As a professor of constitutional law, Barack Obama gave his students eight hours to complete his exam—even though ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Kerry: Afghan handoff may take 4-5 years
In the past year Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has become a more prominent force in Washington. As chairman of the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Copenhagen summit: Change we can't yet believe in
Confirming yesterday what had already been apparent for some months, Barack Obama and other leaders yesterday said ...via AllTop -
The Copenhagen Collapse
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Does Obama need to speak more harshly about Islam?
Obama's olive-branch strategy may make America safer over the long term. In the short term, there's no empirical ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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The Logic of the 9/11 Trials, the Madness of the Military Commissions
the very existence of a two-tier judicial system should be enough to set alarm bells ringing, as it suggests - ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Karzai’s Paranoid World
(Blog Post) When Hamid Karzai is re-inaugurated as president today after one of the world’s dodgiest elections, everyone from ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Geithner Should Step Down
The problem with Geithner is not that he is by nature a corrupt man.Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Israel's "Pathology"
From the outside, it looks like Obama and his advisers are drifting without a rudder, unable to guide themselves, ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Chamber’s Donohue Keeps Cash Coming After PG&E, Apple Defect
Apple Inc. and three other members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce quit over its opposition to climate-change ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Russian Deal on Afghan Supply Route Not Done Yet
When he met President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia in April, President Obama sought to open an important new supply ...Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV
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I’d Like the Same Plan Better If It Was Bill Clinton’s
(Blog Post) Even among the most extreme opponents of President Obama's push for health care reform — those who equate his ...Posted by Michael Todd
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Copenhagen summit: Change we can't yet believe in
Confirming yesterday what had already been apparent for some months, Barack Obama and other leaders yesterday said ...via Google News
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The Drama Was In The History
(Blog Post) Do not be fooled by the Beltway conventional wisdom, which has repeatedly treated House legislation as inferior to ...via Jonathan Cohn -
EPA orders employees to remove YouTube Climate Video
The video, entitled “The Huge Mistake”, is by Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel, two EPA enforcement attorneys ...Posted by Ben Ross -
What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do
(Blog Post) There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
