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White House Threatens Veto Of Indefinite Detention Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Accusing the Senate of "political micromanagement" of national security, the White House Friday stood by its threat to veto a defense bi...

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They're Parasites

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert S. McElvaine

While "pirates," "banksters," "roaches," and "leeches" are all apt words to describe the arrogant Wall Streeters we saw testifying this week, there is a more accurate scientific term -- it is time to call a parasite a parasite.

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Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Investment Banks

Sen. Carl Levin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Carl Levin

Running through our findings is a thread that connects the reckless actions of mortgage brokers with credit rating agencies and Wall Street executives. That thread is unbridled greed, and the absence of a cop on the beat to control it.

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RNC Will NOT Hold Fundraising Meeting At Blackwater Compound

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: A Xe spokesman has told Talking Points Memo that they are unaware of any plans for the RNC to hold a fundraiser at their Moyock, N.C. facility...

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A Roadmap For 2010 DADT Repeal

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aubrey Sarvis

President Obama has said he would sign legislation overturning the ban on gays in the military. Here's a roadmap to make sure that happens in 2010.

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Slogging Towards Repeal

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aubrey Sarvis

The nation's armed forces are stretched thin, very thin. Repeal of DADT is a national security issue, first and last.

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Former Insider Shatters Credibility of Military Commissions

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Lt. Col. Vandeveld said, "I simply could not in good conscience continue to work for an ad-hoc, hastily created apparatus whose evident resort to expediency and ethical compromise were so contrary to my own."

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Detroit's inferiority complex needs change before public will buy

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

An observation, or two: Last week, General Motors rolled-out the latest version of their plug-in gas/electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt for the corporati...

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Detroit Three Expect $25 Billion -- So Who Bails Out Americans' Missing Car Payments?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Parker

It used to be said that a house was the largest expenditure in any person's lifetime; but if someone buys five or more new cars over 40 or 50 years, those purchases could easily cost more, in total, than their home.

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Congress, Critics Denounce "Abusive" Credit Card Practices

AP | Marcy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress is renewing its scrutiny of the credit card industry, as some lawmakers denounce the practice of raising customers' interest rates when their...

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