GOP Plans To Use Blagojevich Against Holder
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Robert Naiman: Can Congress Speak Out Against Gaza Violence? Yes, They Can!
If you’re a Member of Congress, and your name doesn’t happen to be Dennis J. Kucinich, can you still speak out in opposition to the carnage that President Bush and Secretary of State Rice are actively promoting in Gaza
Protests Against Israel Grow As Many World Leaders Condemn Invasion
As international protests against the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip continue, Israel is facing a fresh round of condemnations from world leaders. Harsh remarks from across the world followed on the heels of the UN Security Council’s failure to issue a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire despite hours of closed-door talks
US Readying Surge Against Taliban In Southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s southern rim, the Taliban’s spiritual birthplace and the country’s most violent region, has for the last two years been the domain of British, Canadian and Dutch soldiers. That’s about to change
NJ rules against church group in gay rights case
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A church group that owns beachfront property discriminated against a lesbian couple by not allowing them to rent the locale for their civil union ceremony, a New Jersey department ruled Monday in a case that has become a flash point in the nation’s gay rights battle.
UK Pound Drops To Record Low Against Euro
LONDON — The British pound fell to a record low against the euro on Monday, flirting with one pound per euro as two gloomy economic forecasts stoked expectations that the Bank of England will make further interest rate cuts next year.
PHOTOS: Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Gaza (Graphic)
Israel’s deadly airstrikes against Gaza continued for a second day on Sunday.
Virginia M. Moncrieff: US backed Militias: New Strategy Against Taliban
A new multi million dollar strategy, with the impressively bland title Afghan Social Outreach Program, has just been approved by Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai. ASOP, funded by the Pentagon and based on The Awakening program in Iraq, will deliver radios, phones, and large amounts of cash given to tribal elders as a bribe to work with government officials and not with the Taliban.
Moscow Riot Police Flown In To Smash Protests Against Car Tariffs In Vladivostok
Riot police flown in from Moscow clubbed, kicked and arrested dozens of people in Russia’s Far East today as hundreds across the country demonstrated against an increase in car import tariffs. Officers held around 200 people — including several reporters — as up to 1,000 demonstrators protested for a second day running in Vladivostok
Michel D. Kazatchkine: Staggering Gains in the Fight Against AIDS
As I reflect on World AIDS Day, I am struck by the great achievements made in global health in just the past six years. In financial terms, the change has been staggering
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