British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, America's great ally, addressed Congress three times during and after World War II. South African President Nelson Mandela was honored for destroying apartheid and freeing South Africa.
The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular forces -- coinciding, fortuitously, with a remarkable uprising of tens of thousands in support of working people and democracy in Madison, Wisconsin, and othe …
From the article, Thus, radiation from a meltdown in the reactor core of reactor No. 2 is leaking out into the water and soil, with other reactors continuing to experience problems.
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"As part of their overall embargo plan against Gaza, Israeli officials have confirmed to (U.S. embassy economic officers) on multiple occasions that they intend to keep the Gazan economy on the brink of collapse without quite pushing it over the edge," one of the cables read.
"This should be considered a watershed event," said Mehmood Shah, an analyst who was the top security official for the tribal area. "They [Nato] must be warned: the next time you do this, it can lead to war. Our units should be deployed to fire upon them. This border has sanctity.
(31 July 2010 – hydrocomgeo@gmail.com) Return to main article: Why is BP's Macondo blowout so disastrous & Beyond Patch-up.
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Wonkette operative "Evan B." writes: "The debate over the planned mosque at Ground Zero seems a bit retarded to me; I work directly between the planned mosque and a mosque that has existed before 9/11 and continues to operate to this day.
Weimar Germany is not a subject with which the average Briton can claim much familiarity.
The fire came as police investigated letters sent to black families Tuesday on Sprenger Avenue.
I love that its a toxic stew in Washington DC. Too bad it didnt read, 'Toxic stew' causes 4 in 5 Congressmen to carry eggs in their testes. Anyway, its incredibly alarming in that these conditions have been typically found in closed bodies of water like lakes and or ponds near …
Blistering historical analysis by Juan Cole on Salon.com with regards to the claims by Israeli PM Netanyahu of historical precedent for the continued settlement of East Jerusalem.
"In the wake of Vice President Joe Biden's ill-fated trip to Israel last week, many people would agree with the Israeli ambassador Michael Oren's remark that 'Israel's ties with the United States are in their worst crisis since 1975… a crisis of historic proportions.' …
The political action committee behind the Tea Party Express (TPE) -- which already has been slammed as inauthentic and corporate-controlled by rival factions in the Tea Party movement -- directed almost two thirds of its spending during a recent reporting period back to the Repub …
Finally something gets accomplished. Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina, 3rd woman and 111th Supreme Court Justice following a 68-31 vote by the Senate this afternoon.
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In this game at times one needs a special player to radically adjust the flow of a match.
This began as a seed of Nico Pitney's great coverage of the events in Iran on Huffington Post. It evolved into something else entirely. Nico has been posting summaries of the most important events, but what we have here is the most complete coverage anywhere.
"It is with sad irony that the company which invented "planned obsolescence" -- the decision to build cars that would fall apart after a few years so that the customer would then have to buy a new one -- has now made itself obsolete.
Great breakdown by Noam Chomsky on how the direct omission of an actual historical break down by the US MSM on the subject of torture and other reprehensible activities.
Great Music News from Detroit! Garage rock heaven alert: Modern music fans are buzzing over the news that legendary Detroit trio the Gories will reunite for a short series of summer dates with the Oblivians, another iconic post-punk unit reforming specially for the occasion.
Well this is certain to spice up the Detroit Mayoral Race! Will the people of the City care, or will they simply see the former Detroit Piston, Detroit businessman, with stars in their eyes. One other note of interest to this story is that Mr.
But now Libyan officials say they are dissatisfied with the way the deal worked out, insisting that the United States has done too little to reward Libya's concessions.
Interesting and lengthy blog on the topic of government spending and hypocrisy with regards to how exactly the Republican Party decided to make use of the government surplus they inherited in 2000.
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At the end of the Bush-Cheney reign, my employer had placed holds on all pay increases, the U.S. banking structure was collapsing, one-third of the homes in my neighborhood were in foreclosure, we were fighting wars on too many fronts and my 401k was in the toilet. In steps Barac …
At a town hall event in Ohio this afternoon, a woman asked Mitt Romney what he would do to roll back the size of government, and commented that President Obama “should be tried for treason.” She didn’t explain why Obama had committed treason — which is p …
Bill Maher now realizes, dimly to be sure, that his behavior on the air and on stage is often less like Lenny Bruce or Richard Pryor, who made profane fun of themselves or institutions mostly; and, all too often, more in the mode of Rush Limbaugh or a middle school b …
Be cautious when target practicing in space. You could shoot yourself in the back.
This simple statement is a profound one because of the message it gives which says simply: You limit your own freedom, and hold yourself back, when the choices you make are usually not free, but constrained by other things which YOU allow to get in the way of your advance …
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