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- Why Europe and America Are Failing
David Brooks, New York TimesThe people who pioneered democracy in Europe and the United States had a low but prett ... - The Class Divide Deepens
Ronald Brownstein, National JournalPresident Obama's embrace of gay marriage, as we noted in a recent post, h ... - Julia vs. the Reality of the American Spirit
Robert Tracinski, TIA DailyWhen President Obama's re-election campaign put up its "Life of Julia" f ...
[Courtesy of RealClearPolitics - Homepage]
- Boehner: Holder contempt possible
"All options are on the table" in the ongoing investigation into "Fast and Furious," he says. ... - Sunday talk show tip sheet
A full slate of congressional leaders hits the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. - Boehner adds to pressure on Holder
He wants him to release more information.
[Courtesy of POLITICO.com: Congress ]
- Weldon waiting on Qadhafi meeting
He says he'll give the Libyan leader until Friday to indicate whether he'll agree to a sit-down. ... - Gingrich courts K Street
Gingrich's unconventional 2012 campaign is turning its sights to traditional funding sources. ... - Raising the stakes
Meet the masters of money who will bankroll the debate in 2012.
[Courtesy of POLITICO.com: Lobbyists ]
- Chen Guangcheng Is at Beijing Airport, Ready to Leave China for the United States
Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted U.S.-China relations, was scheduled on Satu ... - Alexis Tsipras, Greek Political Star, Puts Europe on Edge
The left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras, who pledges to repudiate Greece's austerity-for-loans bailout deal, says the ... - Officials See Promising Signs for Iran Nuclear Talks
As American negotiators prepare for nuclear talks next week in Baghdad, they say recent statements from Iran and pr ...
[Courtesy of NYT > Home Page]
- Meet Obama the campaigner
Alex Castellanos says that Team Obama has turned the onetime candidate of hope and change into a ferociously politi ... - Obama. Hollywood. Still friends?
Timothy Stanley says Obama must stay on the right side of moviemakers if he wants to use their cultural influence-- ... - A $23M salary? Look elsewhere
Ingo Walter and Jennifer Carpenter: Focus on changing the risk incentives of banks rather than the level of executi ...
[Courtesy of CNN.com - U.S.]
- With Money and Momentum, Scott Walker Gaining in Wisconsin Recall Campaign
These days, the numbers look good for Scott Walker. The public opinion polls, which registered a virtual dead heat ... - As Facebook Goes Public, Is Mark Zuckerberg's Future Still Bright?
He was TIME's Person of the Year in 2010. Did we get it right? - Will New Hampshire Elect Another Gay Episcopal Bishop?
Nine years ago, Gene Robinson's election as an Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire sent shock waves through the globa ...
[Courtesy of TIME.com: Top Nation and US stories]
- Aborted Liftoff Delays Trip To Space Station
The privately funded, unmanned spacecraft was attempting its first flight to the International Space Station. The s ... - Preakness: Will I'll Have Another Take Another Win?
Life can become a whole lot happier for trainer Doug O'Neill if Derby winner I'll Have Another wins the Preakness. ... - U.S. Craft Beer Brewers Thrive, Despite Small Share Of The Market
It's a good time to brew beer in America. According to beer expert Julia Herz, U.S. brewing isn't just on the upswi ...
[Courtesy of U.S.]
- Mary Kennedy memorial services planned amid family rift
Two sides of Mary Kennedy's family faced off in court over custody of her body as they finalized plans for separate ... - 3 NATO protesters face terror conspiracy charges
Police say three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy. - Ultra-Orthodox Jews plan huge NYC meeting on internet risks
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have rented New York Mets stadium for a gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiou ...
[Courtesy of USATODAY.com Feed]
- Camp David and Thurmont: A mountain shared, a world apart
The bright green earth sinks under each step. A cold stream murmurs through carpets of moss. Birdsong lilts down f ... - 'A nation of Osteens and Obamas'
If a foreign visitor --a modern-day Alexis De Tocqueville, let's say -- wanted to understand the state of religi ... - In North Carolina after Amendment One, 'Let the wild rumpus start'
'And he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks Read full article >> ...
[Courtesy of National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Was ...]
- LA police: 2 arrested in Chinese student killings
Police said they arrested two suspects in the killings of two Chinese graduate students near the University of Sout ... - Hawaii to Ariz.: Prove need to verify Obama's birth
The attorney general's office in Hawaii is telling Arizona if it wants President Obama's birth records, it will hav ... - Journalist kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico
The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter was found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on F ...
[Courtesy of USATODAY.com Feed]
- Final moments call to girlfriend
Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get of ... - Arrest in Miss. killings
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed tw ... - Plan to raise sunken cruise ship
Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off ...
[Courtesy of CNN.com]
- Daily Press Briefing - January 30
View Video 11:17 a.m. EST MR. WOOD: Happy Friday, everyone. QUESTION: You bet. QUESTION: Happy Friday. MR. WOOD: Oh ... - Daily Press Briefing - January 29
View Video 11:02 a.m. EST MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. I don't have anything for you. QUESTION: Can I ... - Daily Press Briefing - January 28
View Video 11:10 a.m. EST MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. I don't have anything, so why don't we go righ ...
[Courtesy of U.S. Department of State - Daily Press Briefings]
- Bush to return to White House for portrait unveiling
Former President George W. Bush plans to return to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait later ... - G-8 leaders focus on European financial crisis
Leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity ... - Blind Chinese activist prepares to leave for U.S.
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was at an airport waiting to leave for the United States.
[Courtesy of USATODAY.com Feed]
- Families Sue Suicide Cleanup Firm
Five people in Texas said a biohazard removal company, Aftermath, overbilled them for cleaning up after their loved ... - LA Police Arrest 2 in Killings of Chinese Students
LA police arrest 2 in killings of 2 Chinese students, violence that shook USC campus - SpaceX Rocket Launch Aborted in Final Second Before Liftoff Due to Technical Problems
SpaceX rocket launch aborted in final second before liftoff due to technical problems
[Courtesy of ABC News: U.S.]
- U.S.-Timor-Leste Diplomatic Relations
On May 20, the United States and Timor-Leste commemorate the tenth anniversary of diplomatic relations. Together we ... - Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security
Secretary Clinton (May 18): "The United States has integrated gender equality throughout Feed the Future, and we wi ... - Supporting Sri Lanka's Efforts
Secretary Clinton (May 18): "The United States strongly supports the process of reconciliation and reconstruction i ...
[Courtesy of U.S. Department of State - Highlights]
- Cops: NATO protesters held on terror charges
Three protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago have been charged with terrorism conspiracy stemming from allegation ... - EPA: Alaska mine could degrade premier salmon runs
Rivers and streams in the world's premier wild salmon fishery would be greatly degraded for decades should a vast m ... - French president sticks to Afghan pullout plan
New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to wi ...
[Courtesy of msnbc.com: US news]
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Fresh Commentaries
- The Incompatibility of Nakba and Neutrality
There is no such thing as neutrality in a military-enforced occupation. Each year, the western media continues to f ... - Protester Tears Down NATO Banner
A melee ensues after a protester pulls down a NATO banner. - Protesters rally in Loop, police presence enormous
The police presence in the Loop was enormous Friday afternoon, leaving the appearance that there were several offic ...
[Courtesy of WHAT REALLY HAPPENED]
- Obama and the Middle East
- Master of Ambiguity:Obama's Non-Plan for Ending the War in Iraq
- No NATO Membership for Georgia
[Courtesy of CounterPunch]
- Can Romney Win While Losing His Home and Native State?
Greg Sargent: "If Mitt Romney is to win the presidency, he'll likely have to clear a high historical hurdle: Gettin ... - Obama Invites Bush Back to White House
The White House confirmed that George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, will return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue later th ... - What Romney is Reading
Mitt Romney mentioned that he's currently reading The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery by Noam ...
[Courtesy of Taegan Goddard's Political Wire]
- Obama's likeability a factor in election
Despite the heated campaign, lackluster performance on the economy and negative feelings many conservatives have to ... - Do voters want no more moderates?
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the deb ... - LGBT families lobby Congress
Tommy Starling and Jeff Littlefield say they've slowly been changing minds of people in their community when it com ...
[Courtesy of CNN.com - Politics]
- Cartoon gallery
- Editorial: Facebook faces its day
There is a lot to "like" in this distinctively American success story, albeit with a disturbing subtext. - Column: Why Romney should pursue black voters
Sophia Nelson: On issues such as same-sex marriage and the economy, moderate blacks have more in common than he mig ...
[Courtesy of USATODAY.com Feed]
- The Citizens Agenda in Campaign Coverage
- The Afghanistan War Logs Released by Wikileaks, the World's First Stateless News Organization
- Objectivity as a Form of Persuasion: A Few Notes for Marcus Brauchli
[Courtesy of PressThink]
- Obama, Hollande Agree on Debt Crisis Approach
President Obama and French President FranÒ«ois Hollande agreed Friday that Europe's ongoing debt cr ... - Europeanizing America: More Debt, Less Jobs
President Barack Obama's $840 billion stimulus contained more than a million dollars to study erectile dysfun ... - Obama's Daughters, Romney's Sons: A Tale of 2 Strategies?
President Obama's two children, Malia and Sasha, make him the 10th consecutive U.S. president who has been th ...
[Courtesy of RealClearPolitics - Articles]
- Fox News Finds Another Poll To Distort -- Its Own
Fox News is attempting to downplay and discredit its own poll, which found that if the election were held today, vo ... - "Unhinged," "Deranged": Conservatives React To Joe Biden's Speech About The Middle Class With Scorn And Ridicule
Conservatives have seized on Vice President Biden's remarks during an Ohio campaign speech about the issues facing ... - Fox Drums Up Misplaced Outrage Over Possible Presidential Apology To Pakistan
Fox's Brian Kilmeade suggested that it was wrong for the Obama administration to have considered apologizing for an ...
[Courtesy of Media Matters for America - Latest Items]
- Prop. 8 and the Will of the Voters: A Modest Proposal
If voters should be allowed to decide if gays can marry, then maybe some other nuptial scenarios should be on the b ... - "Get Low" and "Countdown to Zero": Indie-Gestion
Two overrated recent independent films demonstrate that just because it plays at the art house doesn't mean it's ar ... - "Inception": What Cinematic Dreams May Come
With Inception, director Christopher Nolan proves without question that he is one of Hollywood's most captivating f ...
[Courtesy of The Simon]
- Conditional Engagement Strategy
A report from the Center for a New American Security offers an exit strategy reminiscent of what the Bush administr ... - Defenders of the Big Oil Agenda
Opponents of a bill to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have received more oil money on average tha ... - Reversing Pump Prices
A look at history shows that releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has helped prices before, and could ...
[Courtesy of American Progress Action Fund]
- Stop whining about TARP ' it makes a tidy profit
The Treasury Department issued a bland press release on Wednesday announcing that two more banks have repurchased t ... - On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, beware, consumer, of Ye Olde Cyber-scams
The FBI has issued what we assume to be an annual warning to consumers to carefully fold away their wallets deep wi ... - How to cut CA's greenhouse gas emissions by 80%
Berkeley Lab has taken a long, hard look at California and come up with a simple, step-by-step recipe for reducing ...
[Courtesy of All American Patriots: Politics, economy, health, ...]
- Facebook IPO honeymoon over
All that hype for a 23-cent gain! Facebook's (FB) first day as a publicly traded company started with a bang and en ... - SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last minute before liftoff due to technical problems
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A new private rocket is stuck on the ground after an aborted launch. - Blind Chinese activist may soon depart for U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he had left a hospital in Beijing ...
[Courtesy of Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines]
- Taking the Windex to the Robot
We just gave Addictomatic a complete overhaul. The hot topics and news pages are a lot more clear and easy to brows ... - Paris Does Politics
Paris Hilton responds: See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.com Furth ... - You Know, Before
Every now and then, usually when I come across some old letters, I get the outline of a memory of what it was like ...
[Courtesy of electablog]
- Wednesday's Mini-Report
- The need for partisan cover
- House rebuffs Boehner, scraps F-35 Jet Engine Program
[Courtesy of Political Animal]
- Arizona official may keep Obama off ballot
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