WASHINGTON — One day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four ...
Republicans are using the fillibuster to simply delay for months even those judges who were unanimously approved by both parties in the judiciary committee. I was happy to see Reid showing some spine on this issue earlier, but - surprise surprise - he now seems to be getting wobbly....
"In a blow against the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, the second-largest city in the U.S. sent a strong, if symbolic, message against corporate personhood and unlimited corporate spending on political campaigns.
The federal blood donor agency is lifting its lifetime ban on gay men giving blood.
Canadian Blood Services announced Wednesday it has received approval from Health Canada to reduce its restriction on men who have sex with men donating blood from indefinitel...
BOSTON (CBS) — Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will resign Wednesday.
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‘Sources close to Murray tell WBZ-TV Murray is poised to leave his office as early as today,” Keller said. “There is some speculation he has another position lined up.”
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli witnessed the worst night of clashes since fighting between supporters and opponents of President Bashar Assad in the city erupted over the weekend, amid fears the Lebanese Army might withdraw from th...
The name Freeport McMoRan may ring a bell with some here.
Re. Kissenger :
In 1989, Freeport McMoRan paid Kissinger Associates a retainer of $200,000 and fees of $600,000, not to mention a promise of a 2 percent commission on future earnings. Freeport McMoRan also made Kissinger a member of it...
Kaitlyn Hunt’s parents insist that their daughter, a Central Florida high school senior, is being prosecuted for sex crimes only because her lover was another girl. The state attorney says that gender makes no difference; the age of the two girls is at the crux of...
I know this isn't going to be taken well, but the reality is that we had a choice between an Immigration Bill without a provision for same-sex partners, or no Immigration Bill and no provision for same-sex partners. Progress is being made on marriage equality, and the Immigration Bill can and will ...
In a bipartisan vote of 13 to 5, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws Tuesday evening, sending the legislation onto the floor, where the fight is expected to last through June.
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Bradblog - Brad Friedman Brad Firedman blogger om valgfusk og overgrep mot borgerrettighetene i USA. En skarp og gravende blogger det er verdt å få med seg.
Eschaton (Atrios) - Duncan Bowen Black Atrios er en av de mest kjente bloggerne 'over there', og har mer enn 100.000 daglige treff. Han er tidligere kommentator på Air America radio, og er tilknyttet Media Matters Institute siden 2005.
Rigorous Intuition - Jeff Wells Jeff Wells er av få som kan skrive intelligent om temaer som UFOs, HAARP og andre 'konspirasjonsteorier' uten å ha det konspiratoriske verdensbilde som utgangspunkt. Han graver uansett tema, og kommer med mange kloke betraktninger. Han poster på DU under nick Minstrel Boy.
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Lukery Lukery blogger mest om Sibel Edmonds, og er en person i kretsen rundt henne. Bloggen er vel verdt å ta en kikk på.
Organized Rage Organized Rage er en EU-relatert anglo-irsk blogg som skriver om livet fra arbeiderklassens perspektiv.
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Juan Cole er professor i historie og leder for Global Americana Institute.
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