Anti-capitalists have convinced the American people that capitalism is the cause of a growing gap in per-capita income between the capital class and the working class. Their solution: take more money from the capital class and redistribute it
" And I applaud the Iraqis for their courage in the face of violence. I am, you know, amazed that this is a society which so wants to be free that they're willing to -- you know, that there's a level of violence that they tolerate"
Keith Olberman reviewd a book written by David Kuo, "Tempting Faith, which will be out on Oct. 16. "According to Kuo, Karl Rove's office referred to Evangelical leaders as the 'nuts.' Kuo says, 'National Christian leaders
It seems to me that the secret advisory meeting called by Paul Wolfowitz no November 29,2001 that brought various public intellectuals together to help marshall the best arguments for an Iraq invasion was possibly a violation of FACA.
President Bush and his neocon flaks have simultaneously lost two wars and America's economic future. Last Friday's payroll jobs report was a continuation of Bush's dismal record. Only 59,000 net new private sector jobs were created
Relatives of British residents still held by the US at Guantanamo Bay camp will learn on Thursday whether their latest legal moves to force the UK Foreign Secretary to seek their release have been successful. They have challenged the High Court
Just a little more than a year ago, the small spot on Jupiter was a pale white; now it matches the reddish hue of its bigger sibling, the Great Red Spot, and boasts 400 mph winds, according to new data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
When the Cassini-Huygens probe landed on the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, last year, it found no evidence of the ethane ocean long thought to cover the satellite’s surface. Instead, scientists observed dune structures
Over 1,000 Iraqis are fleeing their homes each day because of rampant violence, and revenge killings are "totally out of control", the U.N.'s top humanitarian official said.
More than 2,660 Iraqi civilians were killed in Baghdad in September, according to new Health Ministry figures — 400 more than the month before despite an intensified U.S.-Iraqi sweep aimed at reining in violence.
As director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Carl Truscott ordered lavish upgrades to the agency's new headquarters and had 20 bureau employees help his nephew complete a high school video, says a Justice Dept. audit
For planning purposes, the Army is gearing up to keep current troop levels in
Iraq for another four years, a new indication that conditions there are too unstable to foresee an end to the war.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn't personally owned the property for three years, property deeds show.
A Southern California convert to Islam who has appeared in five incendiary Al Qaeda videos became the first American since the World War II era to be charged with treason. May face the death penalty.
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With the Kelo v. New London Supreme Court decision of last summer so freshly in the minds of Americans, propositions are popping up all over the United States, including Arizona, to clamp down on the power of eminent domain.
I stumbled across this essay written by one of the most famous orators of the late 19th century, who would tour and speak on behalf of Republican candidates. After reading it, I'm sure he would not be invited to any GOP function
Yes, we do live in troubled times, many of them caused by really really bad people, but there are times we need to reflect and be greatful. For those who have dogs, and love them to death, this is for you. Enjoy!!
The Navy lawyer who led a successful Supreme Court challenge of the Bush adminstration's military tribunals for detainees at Guantanamo Bay has been passed over for promotion and will have to leave the military, the Miami Herald reported
For most of my life, of and on(almost a decade in the present span), I've been among the X million Americans(current estimate: X = 47) who are somehow managing to exist without health insurance coverage. For a good part of that time
This year 404 members of the US House of Representatives are standing for reelection. For most it's a formality: On avergae, more than 90% of House incumbents win, according to a 2005 report by the Cato Institute.
The Tamil Tigers say the Sri Lankan army has launched a major military offensive against rebel positions on the besieged northern Jaffna peninsula, triggering a fierce battle that has left 2 soldiers wounded.
A team of American and Iraqi epidemiologists estimates that 655,000 more people have died in Iraq since coalition forces arrived in March 2003 than would have died if the invasion had not occurred.
Freshman Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) has been appearing on television shows all week suggesting that the Foley scandal was engineered by Democrats for electoral advantage. He said “all the fact points lead to one question”: whether House Minority Lea
California Rep. Richard Pombo has insisted he was never lobbied by Jack Abramoff. Records show the disgraced lobbyist billed a client for at least two contacts with Pombo a decade ago.
The lobbying records released by the Northern Mariana Islands
A story appearing in the American Spectator claims that news of then-Congressman Mark Foley's (R-FL) inappropriate communication with pages was supposed to be released by Democratic "party operatives" ten days prior to the election.
"FBI agents in April reviewed financial disclosure forms for Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) on the same day USA Today published an article about lobbyists who are related to aides of the veteran appropriator using access to the