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McCain urges more border security
BBC News - Jul. 4 (News Report)
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has said US immigration laws should only be reformed after security is tightened on the Mexican border. More »
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 468
Associated Press - Jul. 4 (News Report)
As of Friday, July 4, 2008, at least 468 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S... More »
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2,000 Marines face longer Afghan tour
Baltimore Sun - By David Wood - Jul. 4 (News Report)
In a decision reflecting the shortage of available combat troops, more than 2,000 Marines fighting the Taliban will be kept in Afghanistan 30 days beyond their original... More »
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Prices And Demand Skyrocket, Not Fireworks
National Public Radio - By Frank Morris - Jul. 4 (News Report)
Skyrocketing food and gas prices are not the only things blowing holes in Americans' pockets going into this holiday weekend -- so are fireworks... More »
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Crisis in Zimbabwe
LinkTV - Jul. 4 (News Analysis)
Robert Mugabe wins reelection as president of Zimbabwe in a campaign of violence and intimidation. Activists fight back, with new media as their weapon... More »
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Memo to Uncle Sam: Iran Is Not Your Enemy
Washington Post - By Ali Ettefagh - Jul. 3 (Comment)
For the last three decades, the U.S. has passed contradictory laws with the pronounced goals of destabilizing Iran, absurd concepts of "regime change" and an assortment... More »
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Haunted By 'Courage'
Newsweek - By John Kampfner - Jun. 29 (Review)
It is that time in the political cycle when revenge and self-justification come thick and fast. As British Prime Minister Gordon Brown marks the end of a desperate first year, and... More »
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All too human
New York Times - By Bob Hebert - Jun. 28 (Opinion)
For most Americans, torture is something remote, abstract, reprehensible, but in the eyes of some, perhaps necessary -- when the bomb is ticking, for example, or when... More »
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McCain: Noun, Verb, Terrorism
American Prospect - By Paul Waldman - Jul. 3 (Editorial)
McCain continues to embody Bush's worst impulses on terrorism, not least his stubborn refusal to grasp even the most basic facts about terrorist organizations... More »
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A Warning For Young Workers: The Up-Escalator May Be Broken
Talking Points Memo - By Steven Greenhouse - Jul. 2 (Blog Post)
My 22-year-old daughter graduated from college in May, and I'm worried about her as she enters the workforce--actually I'm worried about her whole generation as it enters the... More »
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Preparing the Battlefield
New Yorker - By Seymour Hirsch - Jun. 30 (Special Report)
Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military,... More »
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The Brass Ring
New Yorker - By Connie Bruck - Jun. 29 (Special Report)
Last October, Sheldon Adelson, the gaming multibillionaire, accompanied a group of Republican donors to the White House to meet with George W. Bush... More »
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Panel Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal
New York Times - Jul. 3 (News Report)
Bush administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning to sign an oil deal with the regional Kurdistan government that ran... More »
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Congress Agreed to Bush Request to Fund Major Escalation in Secret Operations Against Iran
Democracy Now - By Seymour Hersh, Amy Goodman - Jun. 30 (Interview)
Congressional leaders agreed to a request from President Bush last year to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing Iran's leadership,... More »
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War Isn't News Anymore?
Global Pulse - Jul. 2 (News Analysis)
(Global Pulse: June 26, 2008) While the Iraq and Afghanistan wars rage on, consistent coverage of these conflicts is disappearing from network news... More »
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Bush's 'Wonderland' Logic
Consortium News - By Robert Parry - Jul. 1 (Opinion)
The broader point from the Parhat case is that it is further evidence that - over the past six-plus years - the Bush administration has played on the fears and biases of Americans... More »
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The Illusion of Saving Nations From Themselves
TruthDig - By William Pfaff - Jun. 30 (Opinion)
It is an axiom of history that no government put in place by foreign troops, or needing to be maintained in place by them against internal opposition, can be considered a... More »
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Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
Associated Press - Jul. 5 (News Report)
"It's a very complex problem, and it's tied to the drug trade, a faltering economy and, as I've said many times, the porous border region with Pakistan," said Mullen... More »
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 468
Associated Press - Jul. 4 (News Report)
As of Friday, July 4, 2008, at least 468 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S... More »
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2,000 Marines face longer Afghan tour
Baltimore Sun - Jul. 4 (News Report)
In a decision reflecting the shortage of available combat troops, more than 2,000 Marines fighting the Taliban will be kept in Afghanistan 30 days beyond their original... More »
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Prices And Demand Skyrocket, Not Fireworks
National Public Radio - Jul. 4 (News Report)
Skyrocketing food and gas prices are not the only things blowing holes in Americans' pockets going into this holiday weekend -- so are fireworks... More »
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Crisis in Zimbabwe
LinkTV - Jul. 4 (News Analysis)
Robert Mugabe wins reelection as president of Zimbabwe in a campaign of violence and intimidation. Activists fight back, with new media as their weapon... More »
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What will it take to save Zimbabwe?
Vanity Fair - Jun. 28 (Opinion)
All seems lost, international spectator fatigue has set in. But I would argue that this is a country worth saving, not only because it is the only moral choice, but because... More »
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All too human
New York Times - Jun. 28 (Opinion)
For most Americans, torture is something remote, abstract, reprehensible, but in the eyes of some, perhaps necessary -- when the bomb is ticking, for example, or when... More »
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Fight terror with YouTube
New York Times - Jun. 26 (Opinion)
When it comes to user-generated content and interactivity, Al Qaeda is now behind the curve. And the United States can help to keep it there by encouraging the growth of freer,... More »
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Averting our gaze from U.S. cruelty
The Smirking Chimp - Jul. 2 (Blog Post)
After 7 1/2 years of George W. Bush, much of the media and political establishment - which have never shown much interest in holding Bush to account - now appear anxious to simply... More »
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It Was Oil, All Along
Consortium News - Jun. 30 (Opinion)
Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al Qaeda and toppling a dictator and spreading democracy and... More »