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Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Politics, Espionage and Intelligence, Prosecution
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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Elections
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Mailbag: Fire-ring smoke makes it hard to breathe
As a resident of Huntington Street, I live with the smoke and soot caused by the incessant daily beach fires. It's horrible; the air quality is being adversely affected. My window sills are black with the soot from the fires. My screens are black, my...Tags: Ecosystems, Weather, Global Warming, John Boehner, Global Change
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, U.S. Senate, C. Ray Nagin, Barack Obama
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Will Minnesota make a marriage equality trifecta?
Six months after Maryland, Maine and Washington voters endorsed same-sex marriage at the ballot box, two more states have adopted laws allowing gay couples to marry, and a third is poised to join them. On Tuesday, lawmakers in Delaware adopted a same-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Family, Politics, Defense of Marriage Act
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Mailbag: Incivility at skate park meeting shocking
I am a resident of a neighborhood adjacent to Arch Beach Heights. I attended the informational meeting regarding the proposed skate park at Moulton Meadows Park. While valid points were made by opponents of the skate park concept, some residents who...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, John Boehner, Elections, Dana Rohrabacher
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Scurrying away from Obamacare
''Like rats leaving the ship" would be the fitting description of members of Congress now wanting to exempt themselves from the Obamacare law. Now that the law is starting to unravel and they just realized it includes them, they want protection from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Weather, Global Warming, Justice System
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Stephen Goldstein: Bush Library a lesson in hypocrisy
Everything that looked right about the recent dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is what's wrong with America. First, hypocrisy was in overdrive: Against the backdrop of an architecturally pre-pubescent building, on a...Tags: Media Industry, Bill Clinton, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture
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5/11
It is time for Americans to stand up to corruption in Washington. Stand up to the NRA, the corporations and far-right extremists who want to take over the country and the government with its narrow-minded, ignorant ideology. The current conversation...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Barack Obama, Benghazi, U.S. Congress
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How much was it worth to know Cheney?
— For a time, it seemed as if Dick Cheney owned Washington. From congressional intern to youngest-ever White House chief of staff, from six-term member of the House of Representatives to secretary of defense, from director of the Council on...Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, George W. Bush, U.S. House of Representatives
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Thousands gather for 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's funeral
LONDON -- With stately solemnity and military honors, Margaret Thatcher's body was borne through the streets of the British capital Wednesday morning to a funeral service where hundreds of world leaders, colleagues and friends paid their last respects...
Tags: Politics, Parliament, Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, Religion and Belief
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