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Anti-Ron Paul People Plot to Discredit Him
A group of Facebook activists were caught attempting to smear GOP presidential contender Ron Paul by dressing up as members of the Ku...
Another $1 Billion Wont Help Buffalo, New York
When New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Buffalo was going to receive $1 billion over the next five years to raise...
Read moreBritish and U.S. Intelligence Accused of Aiding Torture of Libyan Rebels
Late last week, British prosecutors announced that they were initiating an investigation into allegations that agents of MI6, British intelligence, participated in the...
Read moreGitmo’s Chief Defense Counsel to Lawyers: Defy Letter-Reading Rule
On Sunday, the head of the Office of the Chief Defense Counsel for Guantanamo Bay military tribunals, Colonel J.P. Colwell, sent an e-mail...
Read moreFox/Twitter Debate: Republicans Loudly “Boo” the Golden Rule
Republicans in the South Caorlina Fox/Twitter Presidential debate loudly booed the Golden Rule in the context of foreign policy January 16. ...
Read moreTwo Years After Haiti Earthquake, Where Did the Money Go?
Two years after the Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010 — which killed 316,000, injured 300,000 more, left one million homeless, and destroyed $8...
Read more1982’s “Cold Sunday” and Global Warming
Thirty years ago, on January 17, 1982, America experienced the famous “Cold Sunday,” when temperatures in various parts of the nation plummeted to...
Read moreInterior Dept. Will Change Inscription on King Statue
Just in time for the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, the U.S. Interior Department announced that it will change one of the...
Read moreEvangelical Leaders Endorse “True Conservative” Santorum
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum won the endorsement from a group of about 150 evangelical Christian leaders at a gathering in the Houston...
Read moreStop Online Piracy Vote Delayed, but Senate Vote Still On
The Stop Online Piracy Act, also known as SOPA (Senate version, the Protect Intellectual Property Act [PIPA]), has faced some relatively harsh opposition...
Read moreSen. Rand Paul Refunds $500,000 of His Budget to U.S. Treasury
In a political culture based largely on hollow promises, it’s nice to know that there are some in Washington determined to follow through...
Read moreSantorum Voted to Subsidize Abortion, Planned Parenthood
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is under fire in South Carolina for touting his alleged pro-life beliefs but voting to subsidize abortion and...
Read moreKerry Kennedy May Make $40M in Chevron’s Ecuador Oil-Drilling Dispute
Human rights activist Kerry Kennedy, ex-wife of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, stands to rake...
Read moreJudge Rules Against GOP Candidates in Lawsuit Seeking Va. Ballot Access
On January 13 U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney ruled against Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Santorum...
Read moreRomney’s Bain Capital Owns Media Giant Broadcasting Limbaugh, Hannity
Activists are expressing serious concerns that Mitt Romney’s private equity firm Bain Capital owns one of America’s largest media conglomerates, Clear Channel Communications,...
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