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Matthew Hoh thinks there is no good reason. And his opinion is significant, because he is the U.S. Government’s Senior Civilian Representive in the Afghan province of Zabul — or […]
The Chamber of Commerce is set to run TV advertising warning against Obama’s proposed healthcare reforms.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has allegedly sent a hidden “f*** you” to one of his critics.
Reported ties between the Afghan president’s brother and the CIA call into question America’s strategy in the region.
When soldiers talk about being “in the shit,” they sometimes mean it literally. This week Iraq veteran Jason Christopher Hartley, author of “Just Another Soldier: A Year on the Ground […]
The memoirs of Juanita Castro reveal she spied for the US against her brother Fidel in the 1960s.
Is the government prepared for internet clogging during the swine flu pandemic?
Michigan representative Jim Slezak is lobbying for an amendment to state law that would make abortion illegal.
Is signing a petition a public act or a secret ballot? And should signatories be subject to exposure?
Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski called this week for the agency to formally adopt a set of rules governing access to the Internet. The proposed rules are meant to […]
After the Office of the President went eight years without tackling many of our contemporary crises, there’s a lot to be done. It makes you wish Hillary had won and […]
America’s private insurance trade group is appealing to Republicans to block Obama’s healthcare reform plans and reassure its interests.
America’s new defence spending bill raises concerns about US interference in Pakistan’s domestic affairs.
As I wrote yesterday, momentum continues to build in Washington for a health-care reform that includes a provision for a government-sponsored program which would compete with private insurance companies. Greg […]
The House is considering a move to limit domestic spying powers which allow a security services to obtain information without evidence.
George F. Will compare’s Obama’s social policies to the COLA manifesto promulgated by Wilbur Mills a century ago.
The White House is pushing for 50 per cent pay cuts for biggest bailed-out companies.
After hearing for months that the so-called “public option” was dead, it looks like it might yet make a miracle recovery. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid finally seem to be […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says healthcare reform would actually reduce the US budget deficit over 20 years.
Congress was overrun by calls from 200,000 constituents yesterday in support of Obama’s healthcare plan.
Karzai’s assent to an election runoff is apparently the result of some seriously high profile arm bending.
The new FTC guidelines for cyberspace advertising not ‘intended to patrol the blogosphere.’
A scientist who helped discover water on the moon has been arrested on charges of spying for Israel.
Terrorist groups the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are reportedly expanding their recruiting bases to Europe and the US.
Obama can earn his Nobel Peace Prize through action in Latin America, writes The Guardian.
Before arriving in New England in 1630, John Winthrop famously told his shipmates that their colony would be like “a city upon hill.” Evoking a passage from the Sermon on […]
Clinton and other US envoys will lead America’s long awaited Sudan policy. But where’s Obama?
Democrats must work to wake up young voters, says E.J Dionne Jr.
A new federal policy will be launched today advocating dope for medical use.