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Obama: Congress "Tougher" Than G-8

The Hill | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: India, G-8 Summit, Congress, Ghana, U.S. Congress, President Obama, G-8, Obama, China, Barack Obama, Politics News

As a summit of world leaders in Italy concluded, President Obama said dealing with Congress is more difficult than negotiating global issues with the ...

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 07.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Last Temptation of Christ, American Psychological Association, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond, U.P.I., Pat Robertson, Christian Fundamentalism, Religious Addiction, Jewish Fundamentalism, The Journal of Religion and Health, Fundamentalists Anonymous, Daiwa Bank, Mainline Churches, There Is a Way Out, God’s Will, Today Show, Marty Scorsese, Religious Right, Los Angeles Times, Fundamentalist, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Moral Majority, Islamic Fundamentalism, Christian Science Monitor, Steve Allen, Phil Donahue Show, Hollywood Under Siege, Madonna, Culture Wars, PTL Club, USA Today, Toronto Star, Henry Luce III, San Francisco Chronicle, London Observer, Daniel Berrigan, Luce Publications, Norman Lear, Hank Luce, Gunther Hirshberg, Henry Luce Foundation, Village Voice, Ari Goldman, Universal Studio, U.S. Congress, A. James Rudin, M. Scott Peck, New York Law Journal, Josh Baran, Salman Rushdie, Newsweek, Frank Zappa, Presbyterian, Bill Geist, Ram Dass, Associated Press, A.C.L.U., Psychology Today, Terry Sweeney, Cnn, Like a Prayer, Wall Street, Satanic Verses, Jimmy Swaggart, American Jewish Committee, Oprah Winfrey Show, New York Observer, People for the American Way., New York Times, Episcopalian, New York News

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

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Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope

Bill Chameides | Posted 06.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Economics, Economy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, United States, Policy, China, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Legislation, Politics, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Paul Krugman, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Green News

Any international climate treaty that omits an eventual cap on China's emissions will be a treaty that fails to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference on the climate.

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In Sri Lanka: A Look at the Refugee Camp

Jim Luce | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Heath Shuler, Internally Displaced Persons, Children, Terrorism, Child Soldiers, United Nations, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Armed Forces, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, U.S. Congress, Tamil Refugees, International Red Cross, Colombo, Refugee Camp, Hurricane Katrina, Chef’s Guild of Sri Lanka, Tamil Civilians, World News

The Sri Lankan government has moved mountains to accommodate more than a quarter million displaced people since the war ended ten days ago. But they have many more to move.

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Chutzpah and cheaters partner to keep American tire workers unemployed

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, U.S. Embassy, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, American Omni Trading Co., China, Foreign Tire Sales, Chinese Tires, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, People’s Daily, Date Rape Drug, Section 421 Case, Orteck Global Supply & Distribution Co., Hercules Tire & Rubber Co., Trade, Melamine, U.S. Congress, Del-Nat Tire Corp., Aqua Dots, Itc, Chutzpah Coalition, International Trade Commission, Dunlap & Kyle Co., Yiddish, Business News

A group of tire importers that should be competitors banded together recently to ally themselves with China in a trade case. Doesn't sound like th...

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Congress Says Yes to Guns in National Parks

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Credit Card Bill, National Rifle Asssociation, Guns in Parks, Wildlife Refuges, Gun Control, Guns in National Parks, Nra, National Parks, Wayne LaPierre, Violence Policy Center, U.S. Congress, Politics News

In its ongoing efforts to open up every possible space in America to gun toting, the NRA succeeded in attaching to the credit card bill legislation allowing loaded guns in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.

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After the Congressional Visit, Cubans Await Obama's Next Step With Joy and Hope

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: Castro, Raul Castro, Obama, World News, Barack Obama, Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. Congress, Fidel Castro, Cuba, World News

The Seven Passing By Thebes. The visit of seven members of the United States Congress to our country has intensified expectations about an avalanche...

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Cheaper Oil Will Improve the Economy, but...

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: 1 Cent/Pound Carbon Dioxide Remediation Duty, G8 Italian Summit, $1/Gallon Gasoline Investment Surcharge, U.S. Congress, Politics News

Yet, as the Sun will rise again tomorrow, you can expect skyrocketing crude prices, if not next year, then, surely, sometime within this coming decade.

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Turkey Could be Major Political Loser in Israel-Gaza Conflict

Harut Sassounian | Posted 01.06.2009 | World

It is high time that both Arabs and Israelis realize that Turkey is a friend of neither side. When a ceasefire is finally established in Gaza, Turkey could end up as a major political loser.

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Is Congress Powerless In The Energy Crisis?

ClimateProgress | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Tax Incentives, Cap-and-Trade, Climate Change, U.S. Congress, Renewable Energy, Energy Crisis, Congress, Energy Policy, Green News

Do the 535 elected leaders in the United States Congress have what it takes to help America solve its energy and climate crises? Apparently not. Cong...

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Deregulation Defrauds Americans

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.19.2008 | Business

For decades, conservatives have vilified the word regulation. This has brought us corporate slavery approved by the U.S. government and panic lines of depositors outside banks.

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Chris Dodd's Stirring New Book

Bill Curry | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, Chris Dodd, 2008 Election, Profiles in Courage, Bill Clinton, U.S. Congress, John Edwards, Robert v. Jackson, Hillary Clinton, United States, Iraq, Jfk, U.S. Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Albert Speer, Politics News

If Hillary's and Obama's recent performances are a preview of the general election, brace yourself for the Democrats' third straight loss due to excessive caution and Washington style centrism.

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