GOP Embraces Medicare to Kill Health Care Reform

Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:00 PM EDT (The Washington Independent)

In a sharp switch from their historic reproach of government-backed health care, Republicans on Capitol Hill this year are embracing Medicare in their bid to kill the Democrats' health reform plans

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Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security

Seeded on Sat Aug 8, 2009 5:28 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, drought, mass migration and pandemics, military and intelligence analysts say.

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Pentagon suspends retired military analyst program

Seeded on Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:20 PM EDT (Reuters)

The program, uncovered last week in a New York Times investigation, was criticized by Democrats for providing private briefings, trips and access to classified intelligence to influence analysts' comments about Iraq and portray the situation as positive even as violence rose in t …

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Review of Iran Intelligence to Be Sought

Seeded on Fri Dec 7, 2007 7:56 AM EST (The Washington Post)

We did not like what the report said so we must investigate.

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Nonstop Theft and Bribery Are Staggering Iraq

Seeded on Sun Dec 2, 2007 8:17 AM EST (The New York Times)

I thought we were "winning " in Baghdad. The MSM is again attacking the heroic efforts of Bush and Company?

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Life After Embryonic Stem Cells

Seeded on Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:13 AM EST (TIME)

No embryos, no eggs, no hand-wringing over where the cells come from and whether it is ethical to make them in the first place Want to Bet?

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State Dept. intercedes in Blackwater probe

Seeded on Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:46 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

WASHINGTON -- The State Department has interceded in a congressional investigation of Blackwater USA, the private security firm accused of killing Iraqi civilians last week, ordering the company not to disclose information about its Iraq operations without approval from the Bush  …

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Bush administration readies subprime bailout plan

Seeded on Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:05 AM EDT (Zygor Guides)

The Bush administration proposes to expand the role of the federal government to stem a wave of mortgage defaults, according to published reports. Under the plan, the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program will be changed to allow more people to refinance with …

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He Got Out While the Getting Was Good

Seeded on Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:25 AM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

Frank Rich on Rove

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Two Firefighters Are Killed in Blaze at Ground Zero

Seeded on Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:51 PM EDT (The New York Times)

I find this interesting. This beatup old building was in much worse shape than WTC 7, and the fires were worse, yet there was no danger of it falling in upon itself.

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Coalition of Evangelicals Voices Support for Palestinian State

Seeded on Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:02 AM EDT (Zygor Guides)

In recent years, conservative evangelicals who claim a Biblical mandate to protect Israel have built a bulwark of support for the Jewish nation — sending donations, denouncing its critics and urging it not to evacuate settlements or forfeit territory.

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Bush acknowledges his administration leaked CIA operative's name

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:16 PM EDT (International Herald Tribune)

Finally Bush comes clean. Well, sorta.

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Schools brace for impact of Supreme Court ruling

Seeded on Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:14 PM EDT (Zygor Guides)

A Supreme Court ruling Thursday striking down voluntary programs to integrate schools in Seattle and Louisville, Ky., left hundreds of school districts struggling to assess whether they must change policies that use race as a factor in school assignments.

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Obama: Some conservative religious leaders have 'hijacked' faith

Seeded on Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:03 AM EDT (The Boston Globe)

Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division

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The Power of Nightmares

Seeded on Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:47 PM EDT (Zygor Guides)

Shadows In The Cave Here is an attempt to show us what has been going on these last years. If you have not been frightened up till now, this ought to be enough to drive you under the bed. The total time is about 2 hours 40 min. for all six

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Powell calls for closing Guantanamo prison.

Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:10 AM EDT (Zygor Guides)

Another blow to the Bush police state. The dead-enders will howl, no doubt, but this is a most sensible suggwstion. Poor Powell, his instincts are good, but he will never live down that horrible performance at the UN. He will carry that to his grave.

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