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Hostage Situation Ends In Fatal Shooting At New Jersey Mall

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.08.2012

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A shoplifter was shot and killed by cops after he took a hostage at a New Jersey mall late Thursday afternoon. Officers told NBC New York that a ma...

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Zach Carter

Debt Ceiling Showdown 2: Coming This Fall, In Time For The Election, Only Worse

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Last year's torturous congressional debate over raising the federal debt ceiling eventually resulted in a deal that President Barack Oba...

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Obama Praises Navy SEAL Hostage Rescue

AP | By LOU KESTEN and KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 01.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Good job tonight," President Barack Obama told his Defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message. Unknown to a...

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Hostages of Iranian Foreign Policy: My Students Shaun and Sarah

Majid Rafizadeh | Posted 11.21.2011

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Majid Rafizadeh

Having taught Sarah Emily Shroud and her fiancé Shane Michael Bauer in Damascus, Syria, I was able to learn about their goals and aspirations, one of...

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The Hostage-Taking Metaphor Paints Democrats As Weak

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 10.04.2011

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Jonathan Weiler

Democrats need to stop saying, in effect, "the other guys are strong and we're weak." It's lame and whiny and no way for a party to brand itself.

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Gunman Holding At Least One Hostage In Brooklyn Liquor Store

Posted 08.29.2011

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According to a report by the New York Post, police have surrounded a liquor store in Brooklyn where authorities say a gunman is holding at least one...

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Michael McAuliff

A Debt Ceiling 'Blazing Saddles' Strategy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Are Republicans following a “Blazing Saddles” strategy in the looming standoff over the nation’s debt limit? Imagine the scene ...

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The Weakest Majority in History?

Jim Worth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Worth

As an unrepresented Independent voter, I feel betrayed by the Democratic Majority.

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Cuba Needs Friends This Holiday Season

Matt Brady | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Brady

Today's Cuba lacks long-standing allies that can help it develop in the post-Fidel era. The release of American political prisoners such as Alan Gross could lead to increased dialogue and trade with potential friends.

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Democrats (and Bloggers): Stop Arguing, Unite Behind "Hostage" Banner, and Win

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

Oft-times, the cleverest strategies are recognized only in retrospect, emerging from a situation that was never intended. We have one, now.

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Obama Is Treating Friends Like Enemies and Enemies Like Friends

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Fauntroy

Bush never treated his base as contemptuously as Obama deals with liberals. He responded to tax cut criticism by dismissing his critics as sanctimonious and fixated on purist policymaking. This unproductive response is part of a trend.

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Friday Talking Points [138] -- "Candidate" Obama Returns

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

America (as, likely, everywhere else) always has a seamy underside, crawling with metaphoric maggots, to anything that is mostly seen as good by the m...

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Daniel Quinn's 'My Ishmael' And Suspected Discovery Channel Gunman James Jay Lee

AOL | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The Discovery Channel and it's [sic] affiliate channels MUST have daily television programs at prime time slots based on Daniel Quinn's "My Ishmael" ...

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Mental Illness Policy Forces Police to Shoot Mentally Ill James Jay Lee at Discovery Channel

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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DJ Jaffe

If you are mentally ill in Maryland, you are over 2 ½ times more likely to be arrested for it than treated for it.

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France Is 'At War' Against Al Qaeda Following Hostage Execution Of Hostage, Says PM

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North Afr...

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Class Warfare: John Kerry & Other Senators Hold Unemployed Hostage to a Tax Break for the Rich!

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iris Mack

The first news I read this morning was a very depressing New York Times editorial. Here's what I learned from the sobering statistics in this ...

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Jefferson City Hostage Situation No Longer A Threat

Jefferson City News Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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The only comment given by police was that a full briefing would be given at 4 p.m. today. They would not comment on what exactly had transpired, but a...

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NYT Journalist David Rohde Recounts 7 Months In Taliban Captivity

nytimes.com | David Rohde | Posted 05.25.2011

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The car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert. I was seated in the back between two Afghan ...

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Virgina Post Office Hostage Standoff

AP | MITCH WEISS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WYTHEVILLE, Va. — A daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office ended peacefully with three hostages being released and a suspect who ...

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Police: Newlyweds Escape From Man Who Stormed Home

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 05.25.2011

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DOVER, Kan. — Two newlyweds held hostage in their eastern Kansas home on Saturday escaped unharmed when the man holding them captive fell asleep...

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Iraq: The 2 Key Differences Between Obama and McCain that Must be Emphasized

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

The minimal non-negotiable distinction must be that Obama will tell the Iraqis we are leaving, that our commitment is not open-ended. McCain will not.

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