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United Press International - International Security - Commentary: Afghan lament

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 31, 2008

AlterNet: Federal Agencies Pummel Public Health

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 31, 2008

Donahue Is Back and He’s Angry About Iraq [VIDEO]

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 31, 2008

AlterNet: Are Hillary and Obama Afraid of Talking About the New Deal?

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 31, 2008

Paulson’s Regulation Plan Won’t Fix Current Economic Crisis

Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 31, 2008

NYT Op-Ed (Krugman): The Dilbert Strategy

"Bush's fake financial reform."
Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 31, 2008

NYT Op-Ed (Kristol): Biography Isn’t Enough

"Time for McCain's reform agenda." Kristol actually thinks McCain is doing something...WRONG! Wow! LOL.
Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 31, 2008

NYT: China Says It Has Evidence Dalai Lama Incited Riots

Sure. And JFK was killed by LHO, and 9/11 was carried out by 19 guys with boxcutters directed by a guy living in a cave. I wonder how many bridges I can sell to anyone who believes this story.
Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 31, 2008

NYT: Rosy Words for Clinton by ’90s Nemesis

What?! Richard Mellon Scaife - the titular LEADER of the "vast right-wing conspiracy" - may endorse Hillary?!! Is there some hidden agenda or ulterior motive here?
Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 31, 2008

NYT: Citizen Huff

A look at Arianna Huffington's empire. [N.B. The Huffington Post has finally surpassed the Drudge Report.]
Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 31, 2008

Forty years after Vietnam, a reckoning

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, March 31, 2008

When will the Democratic race end?

Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, March 31, 2008

From one who escaped over the mountains and dared sneak back into Tibet with a hidden camera

Posted by Barbara DiSalvia, Sunday, March 30, 2008

Zbigniew Brzezinski | The Smart Way Out

Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 30, 2008

German Chancellor to Boycott Olympics in Beijing

Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 30, 2008

The Consortiumnews.com PBS on Iraq: A Compilation of Deceit

Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 30, 2008

Five Things You Need to Know to Understand the Latest Violence in Iraq

Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Guest Op-Ed: A Civil War Iraq Can’t Win

"The U.S. sides with the government forces, but are they the good guys?"
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Op-Ed (Kristof): ‘With a Few More Brains …’

"Who needs science when you have flying saucers?"
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Op-Ed (Dowd): Surrender Already, Dorothy

"Can America ever get back the magic?" Dowd joins the dishonest and undemocratic voices calling for Hillary to "pack it in." If Hillary is indeed Dorothy, then Dowd is unquestionably the Wicked Witch. Too bad she won't just "melt" into the background...
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Op-Ed (Rich): Hillary’s St. Patrick’s Day Massacre

"An excellent Bosnia adventure leads inexorably back to Iraq." But only for Rich, whose continued anti-Hillary screeds are increasingly throwing logic and common sense to the wayside.
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Magazine (Cover Story): A Case of the Blues

"After being trounced in 2006, Congressional Republicans have lost ground on every possible front - fund-raising, voter enthusiasm, candidate recruitment. Can Tom Cole turn things around, or has the electoral map changed for good?" Karl Rove's long-term strategy is an apparent failure.
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Magazine: Changing the Rules of the Games

"In just about a year, 'Genocide Olympics' went from an obscure slogan to a triumph of global branding - and China began to face unexpected opposition over Darfur policy and, now, Tibet. How did a handful of activists manage to shake up Beijing?" Actress Mia Farrow leads an increasingly visible and powerful political movement.
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT: Debate and Protest at Spy Program’s Inception

"New reports of tension at the White House over eavesdropping."
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008

NYT Magazine: Bleakonomics

"Intervention should have happened long ago. It's called oversight."
Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 30, 2008