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California TV Stations "Just Say No" to Drug Policy Ad

Anthony Citrano | Posted 07.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Television, California, Breaking Media News, Media News, Media, Marijuana, Drug Policy, Aclu, Corporate Media, Marijuana Legalization, AB 390, Political News, Politics, California Politics, Breaking Politics News, Media News
Anthony Citrano

Marijuana decriminalization is getting fresh attention due to broad public support of the new AB 390 bill, but only a handful of media outlets, including CNN and CNBC, will air pro-legalization ads.

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How to Resolve the Abortion Conflict

Aspen Baker | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Pro-Voice, War, President Obama, Breaking Politics News, Pro-Life, Common Ground, Pro-Choice, Peace, Politics News
Aspen Baker

A just and lasting peace between pro-choice and pro-life people is possible, but it lies in the history of those who have fought over this issue, not in the tired rhetoric of "common ground."

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Sarah Palin, You Owe The Media An Apology

Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Sarah Palin Resigns, Sarah Palin Media, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin, Palin Resigns, Lt. Governor Sean Parnell, Sarah Palin Quits, Sarah Palin Stepping Down, Sarah Palin Alaska, Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska, Parnell, Sarah Palin Governor, Sara Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Breaking Politics News, Sarah Palin Steps Down, Media News
Rachel Sklar

"I told you so" moments are pretty sweet -- and thanks to Sarah Palin, now I've got one.

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Why Trial Date for African Embassy Bombing Suspect Is Good News

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Lewis Kaplan, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Harsh Interrogations, Terrorism, African Embassy Bombings, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, CIA Torture, Black Sites, Justice Department, New York, Dick Cheney, Military Commissions, Cia, CIA Black Sites, Guantanamo Bay, Breaking Politics News, Federal Court, David Raskin, President Obama, War on Terrorism, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News
Andy Worthington

The government will not use any statements made by the suspect in secret prisons, nor will the evidence "be very different" from that used when his alleged co-conspirators were tried by the federal court in 2001.

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Release of the "Holy Grail" of Torture Reports Delayed Again

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Sere, Cia Inspector General Report, ACLU Accountability for Torture, War on Terror, Harsh Interrogations, Terrorism, President Obama, Abu Zubaydah, Fbi, CIA Torture, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Office of Legal Counsel, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Cia, Steven G. Bradbury, Breaking Politics News, Waterboarding, ACLU Torture, The Guantanamo Files, Cia Torture Memos, CIA Inspector General, Torture Memos, Torture, Politics News
Andy Worthington

Today was supposed to be the day that the Justice Department -- after two delays -- released an unclassified version of the CIA Inspector General's 2004 Report into the interrogations of "high-value detainees."

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Gay Benefits Call With Berry Reveals...Very Little

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Gay Rights, John Berry, Employment, Breaking Politics News, Health Insurance, Gays, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jennifer Vanasco

"This is a first step, not the final step," Berry said. "It's practicing before preaching." I wish the White House would stop practicing and would start moving on gay civil rights issues for real.

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Why Army Suicides Continued to Rise in May, and What We Can Do

Jon Soltz | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stop-Loss, Depression, Army Suicides, votevets.org, Combat Stress, Chuck Hagel, Jim Webb, Army Suicides Increase, Iraq PTSD, Army, Military, Dwell Time Amendment, Breaking Politics News, Ptsd, Votevets, Army Suicide, Politics News
Jon Soltz

The root causes of combat stress leading to suicide are three-fold, mostly out of the hands of our generals, and therefore must be addressed by the Federal government.

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The Free Market's Marked Men, From The Niger Delta To The Amazon

Amy Goodman | Posted 06.09.2009 | World

Read More: Niger Delta, Alien Tort Claims Act, Wiwa v. Shell, Lima, World, World News, Environment, Politics News, Oil Spills, Peru, Peruvian Jungle Interethnic Development Association, Shareholders, Corporate Crime, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Amazon, Human Rights, Alberto Pizango, U.S./Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, Chevron, Africa, Royal Dutch Shell, Oil, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Pollution, Shell Oil, Center for Constitutional Rights, Rainforests, Ken Wiwa, Alan Garcia, Ecuador, Oil Companies, Genocide, Green News, Breaking Politics News, Ogoni, Ptpa, Aidesep, World News
Amy Goodman

Ken Saro-Wiwa's family and others just won a landmark settlement in U.S. federal court, ending a 13-year battle with Shell Oil. Alberto Pizango's ordeal is just beginning.

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From Guantanamo to the South Pacific: Is This a Joke?

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.09.2009 | World

Read More: War on Terror, World, Afghanistan, Palau, Terrorism, Judge Ricardo Urbina, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, World News, Guantanamo Uighurs, Politics News, Albania, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, Guantanamo Bay, Breaking Politics News, China, Closing Guantanamo, World News
Andy Worthington

Could there be an answer to the Obama administration's Uighur problem?

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It's Law: Gay Marriage Is Now a Reality in New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Breaking Politics News, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New Hampshire, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

With Obama having stated he supports civil unions over gay marriage, the grassroots seems to be pretty far ahead of elected officials on this issue.

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Lucky Finds Her Prince Charming in Prince Harry

Wendy Diamond | Posted 06.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Lucky Diamond, Prince Harry, Adam Loves Dogs', Horses, The Pretenders, King, Vueve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic, Central Park, Celebrities, Brad Pitt, Norman Siegel, Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act, Www.AnimalFair.Com, Shelters, Adam Lippes, Blake Lively, Pets, Cane Corsos, No-Kill, Princess Diana, Queens, Wendy Diamond, New York League of Humane Voters, Cleveland, Carriage, Chrissie Hynde, Breaking Politics News, Dogs, LeBron James, Cavaliers, Sentebale, Adopt-a-Dog, Style News
Wendy Diamond

Lucky and I dropped by the New York League of Humane Voters City Council event and listened to politicians jockeying for top-dog positions.

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Where is the Rest of the Republican Party? Is This Who You Want to Be?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Racism, Senate Judiciary Committee, La Raza, Barack Obama Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

The silence of elected Republicans at every level of government amidst the extreme comments since President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor is terrifying.

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Forgotten: The Second Anniversary of a Guantanamo Suicide

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: Yemen, World, War on Terror, Terrorism, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Saudi Rehabilitation, Abdul Rahman Al-Amri, Taliban, Barack Obama, World News, Dick Cheney, Al Qaeda, Politics, Robert Gates, Saudi Arabia, Guantanamo Bay, Breaking Politics News, Guantanamo Suicides, The Guantanamo Files, Closing Guantanamo, World News
Andy Worthington

Today, unnoticed in the Western media (although I can't vouch for the Arabic world) is the second anniversary of the death at Guantánamo -- apparently by suicide -- of Abdul Rahman al-Amri.

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Petraeus Says U.S. Violated Geneva Conventions - What Will Cheney and Rush Say?

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Politics, Bush Administration Torture, Rush Limbaugh, General David Petraeus, Breaking Politics News, General Petraeus, Votevets, Torture Memos, Torture, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Jon Soltz

I was stunned when Gen. Petraeus admitted today that the United States has violated the Geneva Conventions.

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Lessig: To Overturn Prop 8, Avoid the Courts

Blaise Zerega | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Politics News, fora.tv, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Rights, Lawrence Lessig, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Blaise Zerega

And what does this situation say about our democracy? What have our courts come to if civil rights are determined by popular vote?

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The Real Story Behind How Supreme Court Justices Are Chosen; Gingirch Leading Fight Shows WH Winning On Sotomayor

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Breaking Politics News, Barack Obama, Clarence Thomas, Republicans, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

The right will put up a fight to keep the base happy, but to really derail Judge Sotomayor, they will need something even bigger than Anita Hill was for Clarence Thomas.

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Sotomayor Pick Will Drive GOP Crazy: Saved Baseball, Ended Nude Photo Show

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Breaking Politics News, President Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

In picking Sonia Sotomayor, Obama picked a judge who did a couple things that will make it hard to peg her as liberal activist judge.

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My Message To Obama: Great Speech, But No Military Commissions and No "Preventive Detention"

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Preventive Detention, US Supreme Court, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, War on Terror, Terrorism, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, CIA Torture, David Addington, Barack Obama, Habeas Corpus, Dick Cheney, Military Commissions, Politics, Guantanamo Uighurs, Bush Administration, Obama Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Breaking Politics News, Waterboarding, Closing Guantanamo, Torture, Politics News
Andy Worthington

Look at the sentence, "Hold[ing] individuals to keep them from carrying out an act of war," replace "an act of war" with "any crime," and you will realize why the proposed policy is so terrifying.

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Limbaugh Resigns, Cheney Immediately Takes Over as Republican Titular Party Head in GOP Response to Obama

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Rush Limbaugh, Chris Matthews Hardball, Gitmo, Dick Cheney, Torture, Terror, Guantanimo, Media News
Jennifer Donahue

Rush, I see that you have tried to resign from a position I named you to, along with others in the "drive-by media."

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Major Compromise on Clean Energy and Green Jobs Bill

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, President Obama, Renewable Electricity Standard, Politics, Rick Boucher, Green News, Clean Energy, Copenhagen, Breaking Politics News, Congress, Green, Henry Waxman, Global Warming, Energy, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Green News
Josh Nelson

Roll Call is reporting that Representatives Waxman and Boucher have reached an agreement on several critical provisions of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

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Mother's Day is Going Viral: Talking Babies and a National Mom Uprising

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Breaking Politics News, Video, Momsrising, Mother's Day, Feminism, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Michelle Obama isn't the only one flexing her right to bare arms. The millions of women proclaiming their friends as Mom of the Year this past week is nothing short of a national mom uprising.

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Same-Sex Marriage Passes NH House/Senate: Heated Battle Awaits Governor's Decision

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Judd Gregg, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New Hampshire, Gay Marriage New Hampshire, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

"Any person ... may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender," is the wording of the House and Senate passed bill now on the Governor's desk in New Hampshire.

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Dictatorial Powers Unchallenged As US "Enemy Combatant" Pleads Guilty

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Supreme Court, Ali Al-Marri, Terrorism, Fbi, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Politics, Al Qaeda Sleeper Agent Trial, Bush Administration Torture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jose Padilla, Breaking Politics News, US Enemy Combatant, Los Angeles Times, Ali Al-Marri Trial, Mustafa Al-Hawsawi, Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri, Torture, Politics News
Andy Worthington

For five years and eight months, the Bush administration held Qatari national and legal U.S. resident Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri without charge or tria...

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New UN Report Shows the US Combo of Torture and Impunity Thrives in Iraqi Prisons

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: CIA Interrogations, Bush Administration Torture, Bush Administration, Iraqi Government, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Breaking Politics News, CIA Torture, Breaking World News, Un, Barack Obama, UN Iraq, Breaking News, Torture, Dick Cheney, Unami, World News
Jeremy Scahill

Iraqi authorities widely use torture to interrogate prisoners and extract confessions without fear of consequence. Sadly, the US doesn't have the credibility to confront these crimes.

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Four Course Insanity

Anthony Citrano | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Business News, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Breaking Politics News, Michael Milken, Rush Limbaugh, Milken Global Conference, Breaking Political News, Frank Luntz, First 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, Obama's First 100 Days, Politics News
Anthony Citrano

At the Milken Institute Global Conference mayor Willie Brown, Congressman Harold Ford, entertainer Rush Limbaugh, and former RNC chair Ed Gillespie all graded Obama's first 100 days.

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