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ABC News Distorts Ron Paul Event in N.H.
A distorted account of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul's "town hall" meeting in New Hampshire Monday evening appeared on the ABC News political blog, "The Note." The report, written...
“Newt Hampshire” Paper Rips Ron Paul
The pro-Gingrich New Hampshire Union Leader/Sunday News published an editorial attack on Ron Paul Sunday, calling “Renegade Ron” a “gadfly, not a contender” in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary....
Troops “Not Leaving” Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. Officials Say
U.S. forces will not be leaving Afghanistan when Afghan troops are scheduled to take responsibility for the country's security in 2014, American officials in Kabul have said. ...
Rights Activists “Appalled” as Senate Passes Prison Without Trial Bill
Despite protests that the legislation will negate centuries old rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the Senate Thursday passed a bill authorizing the arrest and imprisonment without charge or trial of...
Indefinite Imprisonment Moves Toward Final Passage
The White House has dropped the threat of a veto of the military authorization bill that would declare the entire world, including the U. S., "homeland," a battlefield and...
Worried Mitt Goes Negative on “Zany” Newt
Mitt Romney, once seen as the all-but-prohibitive favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, has personally gone on the offensive against rival candidate Newt Gingrich, who now leads Romney in...
Americans Still Fighting in Iraq Despite War’s Official End
It was a ceremony to mark the official end of the American military occupation of Iraq. But Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (left) sounded more like the United States was...
Surging Ron Paul Stumps in New Hampshire
With a Public Policy Polling survey showing him just one point behind frontrunner Newt Gingrich in Iowa and a Rasmussen poll placing him just four points behind Gingrich for...
Cheney: Obama Should Have Bombed Downed Drone In Iran
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has faulted President Barack Obama for requesting the return of an unmanned U.S. spy plane downed in Iran. Cheney said in an interview with...
Obama Warns Other Countries Not to Meddle in Iraq
Nearing the end of nearly nine years of American military occupation of Iraq, President Barack Obama Monday warned other nations against interfering in Iraq's internal affairs. ...
Huntsman, with Gingrich, Sees “Transcendent Threat” from Iran
It was billed as a "Lincoln-Douglas -style" debate on foreign policy, though there was, alas, no Lincoln, no Douglas and, apparently, not much debating when Republican presidential candidates Newt...
The Legacy of Newt’s “Revolution”
The word “revolution” gets tossed around rather loosely these days, which is why it no longer strikes terror in the hearts of conservatives. ...
Remember WHAT about Pearl Harbor?
Most shifts in history do not come with easy-to-remember dates associated with them. I could not tell you exactly when the U.S. war with Mexico began, though that war...
U.S. Senate Votes for Indefinite, Unconstitutional Detention
Well, now they have done it. On Tuesday a bipartisan total of 61 Senators voted for and only 37 voted against provisions in latest Defense Authorization Act that would...
All GOP Candidates but Paul Talk Balanced Budget but Won’t Cut Military
Republicans are amazing. It's possible they could lose the 2012 presidential election before 2011 is over. Really, they ought to rename that big river in Egypt (You know, “Duh...