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GOING TO WAR

Here we go again. More pounding of the war drums by the White House, more troops being deployed to a... Read more...

OBAMA'S WAR

Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to war we go! Pound the drums loudly, stand with your country proudly! Wait, wait, wait... Read more...

WEED WARS

Another election, another victory! Not for a particular party or candidate, but for taking another step toward ending the longest,... Read more...

LOBBYISTS TAKE A SOAK

Here’s a startling number: 13,000. That’s the number of corporate lobbyists in Washington, DC. Adding to their clout are the... Read more...

PAKISTAN IS CALLING

Maybe you’re one of millions of Americans who’re down on their luck – lost their jobs, had their homes foreclosed... Read more...

EARTH DINNER

What’s for dinner at your place? How about having an earth dinner? Not that you’d eat earth, but that you... Read more...

BANKER CHARITY

“Banker” and “morality” are not concepts you would ever expect to find paired together, but some of the biggest bankers... Read more...

BANKERS GONE BONKERS

Wall Street bankers are mad – in both senses of that word. It starts with banker anger. Many financial executives... Read more...

DYING FOR KARZAI

Good grief. Just when you think America’s prospects in Afghanistan couldn’t get any bleaker, the Obamacans get hammered by Hamid.... Read more...
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