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Review: "Fuel" Release Party (Photos)

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Fuel, Biofuels, Future of Fuel, Ed Begley Jr., Naomi Klein, Future Fuel, Biodiesel, Robert F. Kennedy, Green News

Celebrating its national theatrical release, the Sundance award-winning film Fuel held its party and screening at the most appropriate place for its topic: a gas station.

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A New Approach to Terrorism

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Journalists, Women's Rights, Islam, War on Terror, Timothy McVeigh, United Nations, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, Global War on Terror, Chinese, Tibet, London, War on Terrorism, Islamophobia, Madrid, Bush Administration Torture, Arabs, Sudan, National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Darfur Sudan, Amman, Abu Ghraib Abuse, CIA Interrogations, Cruelty, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Mumbai, Bali, Russia Georgia Conflict, Russia Georgia War, Sudan Genocide, Nairobi, New York City, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Robert F. Kennedy, Abu Ghraib, Darfur, Bush Administration, Human Rights, Donald Rumsfeld Torture, Counterterrorism, Prison, Abu Ghraib Torture, Alberto Mora, Torture, Politics News

A war on terror which undermines the most basic values of society -- life, liberty, the rule of law -- is not worth waging if we end up creating a society which mirrors the repression we battled in the first place.

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One More Link in the Mercury-High Fructose Corn Syrup Chain: Autism

Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Cdc, Mercury, Food Safety, Thimerosal, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Fda, Mercury Poisoning, Robert F. Kennedy, Vaccines, Simsonwood, Health, Children's Health, High Fructose Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup Murcury, Green News

There has been a previous association made between diet and autistic functionality -- and specifically high fructose corn syrup been singled out as a cause for worsening the disorder.

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CIA: Parsing The Panetta Pick

William Bradley | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wmd, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cia, Afghanistan, Ronald Reagan, John Brennan, Dianne Feinstein, Iran, Ted Sorensen, Robert F. Kennedy, Allen Dulles, Tom Kuchel, Jimmy Carter, Intelligence, Jane Harman, Earl Warren, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Stephen Kappes, John Mccone, Bob Finch, Obama Transition, Max Rafferty, Iraq, Leon Panetta, Nancy Pelosi, Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta Obama, Feinstein Panetta, Obama Cabinet, Obama Appointees, Central Intelligence Agency Obama, Leon Panetta CIA, Cia Director, Jay Rockefeller, Obama Appointments, Pat Buchanan, Jerry Brown, Politics News

To say Panetta is a Clinton retread is to ignore his actual background. He comes out of a tradition which is almost forgotten today, that of the liberal Republican.

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Caroline Kennedy Would Be an Outstanding Senator for New York

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Senate Races, Upstate New York, Rfk, New York Senate Seat, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Politics News

I've recently heard a lot of punditry questioning Caroline Kennedy's qualifications to fill Hillary Clinton's now empty seat in the United States Sena...

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Senator Caroline Kennedy: An Inspired and Inspiring Choice

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy Senate Seat, Hillary Clinton, Education Policy, Ted Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy Senate, Senator Caroline Kennedy, Politics News

Caroline Kennedy would bring to Washington not just star power but a fresh, untarnished personality and a sharp, unconventional intellect.

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Auto bill clears House; Should it pass the Senate, too?

Steve Parker | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Aclu, White House, Congress, 1979 Chrysler Bailout, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Mazda, Mark Fields, Cerberus Capital Management, Energy Department, General Motors, Buddhist, Hyundai, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, US Senate, Richard Shelby, Barney Dog, Silver Arrows, Uaw, California, Toyota, Bernard Cahier, Detroit Three, John Snow, Democrats, Barack Obama, Ford Motor Co, Robert F. Kennedy, Chrysler, Alabama, Ross Perot, Bush White House, Detroit Three Loans, Roger Penske, Car Czar, Harry Reid, Allard Lowenstein, French Grand Prix, Republicans, Detroit Auto Show, Business News

And now, it's on to the Senate! The House today passed, 237 to 170, HR 7321, the automotive loan bailout bill, and has sent it on to the Senate. H...

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The Obama "Betrayal" Narrative Takes Shape

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Gates, James Jones, Obama's Cabinet, George W. Bush, Jr., Hillary Clinton, Progressive Movement, Gloria Feldt, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Obama 100 Days, Obama National Security, Obama Iraq, John Brennan, Politics News

The fear is that Obama, bending to pressure from the military-industrial complex, might "re-brand" the Iraq war.

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Setting a New President in Pet Adoption

Wendy Diamond | Posted 12.25.2008 | Style

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Glenn Close, Carl Bernstein, David Patterson, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Lorraine Bracco, Desmond Tutu, Alec Baldwin, Robert F. Kennedy, Piper Perabo, Barbara Walters, Animals, Style News

Okay, so President-elect Obama, if you ever read this I would like to give you my advice. Please adopt from a city shelter!

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Masterstroke, Mousetrap, Or Both?

William Bradley | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Henry Kissinger, George W. Bush, Clinton Foundation, TV Advertising, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Dick Cheney, Clinton Global Initiative, Secretary of State, Presidential Campaign, Obama Transition, Geopolitics, Hillary Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Wes Clark, Madeline Albright, Team of Rivals, Al Gore, Obama's Cabinet, Obama Cabinet, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama Administration, Wesley Clark, Foreign Policy, Politics News

Potential Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Is it a masterstroke by President-elect Obama? A mousetrap for the Clintons? Is it even happening at all?

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The "Manchurian Candidate" Fantasy: Paranoia And Irony Abound

William Bradley | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Manchurian Candidate, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Far Right, Frank Sinatra, John F. Kennedy, Sean Hannity, John McCain, Robert F. Kennedy, John Frankenheimer, Ann Coulter, Richard Condon, Media News

There is a further irony, in that there actually is a candidate in this race who was not born in America and who was a prisoner of war. That would be, of course, John McCain.

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The "White" House Taken Literally is Dangerous & Un-American

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Martin Luther King, Sarah Palin, Assassination, Obama, Hate Speech, John McCain, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Politics News

I spent much of my early radio air time trying to "wake up" the citizenry of Anchorage. I was impatient, frustrated, chiding at times. On June 5th, th...

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A Huge, Huge, Mistake Obama Made in His Wonderful, Wonderful Speech

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Neil Kinnock, John McCain, Martin Luther King. Jr. Joe Biden, Aaron Sorkin, Republicans, Alan Sheperd, The American President, Barack Obama, Michael Douglas, Robert F. Kennedy, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama Acceptance Speech, 2008 Election, Obama Convention Speech, Obama Speech, Denver, Politics News

Barack Obama brought us a wonderful speech. Obama's speech produced "a bump" that polls alone couldn't possibly measure. I got choked up and a jump in...

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The Last Great Convention

Murray Fromson | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, John F. Kennedy, Dnc, Lyndon Johnson, 2008 Election, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Politics News

Tears of nostalgia filled my eyes Monday evening, watching Caroline and Ted Kennedy open the Democratic National Convention in Denver. It reminded me ...

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Barack and Bobby: Compare and Contrast; and, Obama-Clinton as Lennon-McCartney circa 1970

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marshall McLuhan, Rfk, Hillary Clinton, Tom Hayden, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Politics News

Bobby Kennedy was the ultimate insider, the product of wealth and power. Obama's is doing the opposite: He's climbing up the mountain. Where RFK was the ultimate insider, he's the ultimate outsider.

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Worst Person In The World

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Muslim, Clinton Kennedy, Hillary Clinton Bobby Kennedy, Obama Assassination, Clinton Assassination, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Hillary Obama Assassination, Clinton Obama Assassination, 1968, Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Assassination, Hillary Clinton, Rfk, Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, Hillary Clinton Assassination, Assassination, Politics News

This newest quote from Senator Clinton today ought to be the final inciting incident for superdelegates -- the scream that stirs the avalanche.

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Journey To The Center Of Hillary Clinton's Mind: "Why Would I Drop Out Before Barack Obama Is Assassinated?"

David Rees | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Assassination, Obama Assassination, Hillary Obama Assassination, Obama Muslim, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, Rfk, Clinton Obama Assassination, Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Assassination, Hillary Clinton Bobby Kennedy, Clinton Kennedy, Clinton Assassination, Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, Hillary Clinton Assassination, Politics News

Hillary Clinton has a point: June is a great month for political assassinations. Why drop out of the race before all the assassins have had their say?

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What the Kennedy Family Means to My Generation

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Princess Di, Bumper Stickers, Racism, Immigrants, Jfk, Ted Kennedy, Dick Cheney, GOP Jihadists, Robert F. Kennedy, Dodi Al-Fayed, Politics News

The Kennedy family has always had special meaning in my life. I know exactly where I was when a friend yelled out to me in 1963, "The president has been shot."

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