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"If Patrick Henry thought that taxation without representation was bad, he should see it with representation." -- The Farmer's Almanac
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 1 month ago in News
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has handed in his resignation, The New York Times reported Monday, citing a senior administration official.
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S.C. Republicans to hold earlier primary »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
South Carolina Republicans will move up their 2008 presidential primary, setting the stage for New Hampshire and Iowa to schedule earlier contests to preserve their ...
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Gates: Iraq political reform difficult »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
U.S. officials underestimated how difficult it would be for the Iraqi government to pass political reforms, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, adding that ...
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Can We Pursue Terrorists Without Becoming Like Them? »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
From torture to warrantless wiretapping, the Bush administration's approach to terrorism has defied legal standards at all levels.
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Why Progressives Are Selling Out To Corporate America »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
An interview with author Daniel Brook offers us answers on why so many progressives get roped into the corporate world.
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Rudy: Worse Than Bush? »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
How much worse a president would Rudy Giuliani be than George W. Bush? Novelist Kevin Baker counts the ways.
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Bomber Hits US Coalition Troops in Kabul »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a convoy of U.S. troops on the outskirts of Kabul Tuesday, leaving up to seven civilians ...
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Iranian Intelligence Recruiting Hebrew Speakers »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Regime seeking for Israeli Arabs and Palestinians abroad to teach Hebrew to agents and Hizbullah member, help translate propaganda materials
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In Violation of Federal Law, Ohio's 2004 Presidential Election Records Are Destroyed or Missing »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
In 56 of Ohio's 88 counties, ballots and election records from 2004 have been "accidentally" destroyed, despite a federal order to preserve them -- it ...
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The Politics of Stillbirth »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
A new movement seeks to award special certificates to fetuses that are stillborn, but pro-choice advocates worry that this is yet another step toward fetal ...
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Why Democrats May End Up on the Wrong Side of the Social Security Privatization War »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
The push to cover the planet in trade deals is intended to give foreign investors new "rights." Now these deals are being used to keep ...
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Exposed: The Truth Behind Popular Carbon Offsetting Schemes »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Academics and environmentalists are questioning the ethics and impact of offsetting -- and suggesting that offsetting schemes have not been as effective as claimed.
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America's Best Days Are Over »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
A Rasmussen Reports tracking poll measuring broad perceptions of American society and foreign affairs finds that only 54% of likely voters now view our society ...
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US Pressures Germany to Cut Iran Business Ties »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
The United States is using rough-handed methods to force Germany to impose tougher sanctions against Iran. The government in Berlin is resisting, but German banks ...
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Germany Steps Up Hunt for Nazi War Criminal »
Posted by: SlapALib 1 year, 2 months ago in News
The net is closing in on Aribert Heim, a Nazi war criminal who has been on the run for 45 years. Austria and Germany are ...
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