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Who Are the Four Guantanamo Uighurs Sent to Bermuda?

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Palau, United Kingdom, Terrorism, Judge Ricardo Urbina, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Abdul Semet, US District Court, Justice Department, Abdul Nasser, Barack Obama, Uighurs, Dick Cheney, Politics News, Politics, Bermuda, Guantanamo Uighurs, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, Guantanamo Bay, Huzaifa Parhat, Jalal Jalaladin, China, Closing Guantanamo, Politics News

The Uighurs should never have been held at all; the Pentagon was only interested in them because of the intelligence they might have provided about the activities of the Chinese government.

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James Von Brunn Apparently Part Of Obama "Birther" Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitic Activity, Politics News, Birther Community, White Supremacist Holocaust Shooting, White Supremacist, Von Brunn, Von Brunn Holocaust Museum, Report Anti-Semitism, Von Brunn Birther, Holocaust Museum, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Van Brunn, James W. Von Brunn, Dhs Report, Politics News

Among the myriad of disturbing qualities of James Von Brunn, the 88-year-old man who shot and killed a security officer inside the Holocaust Museum on...

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

Amy Goodman | Posted 07.10.2009 | 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

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 07.10.2009 | 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

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

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The Flow-Chart Fallacy

Max Stier | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Workforce, Politics News, Partnership for Public Service, Federal Government, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Restructuring, Max Stier, Mergers, Politics News

Do reorganizations make government work better? The results have been mixed.

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Palin Lifts From Gingrich in Anchorage Speech

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Palin, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin Plagiarizes, Palin Veto Override, Barack Obama, Politics News, Obama Stimulus Plan, Sarah Palin Plagiarism, Economic Stimulus Package, Michael Reagan, Sarah Palin Plagiarized Speech, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Plagiarizes Newt Gingrich, Palin Stimulus, Alaska, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

Much of Sarah Palin's speech delivered in Anchorage on Wednesday was lifted from an article written four years ago by Newt Gingrich and Craig Shirley.

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Death at Guantanamo Hovers Over Obama's Middle East Visit

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

A death at Guantánamo is always felt keenly in the Muslim world, and is also uncomfortable for the Obama administration, which claims that it is running a "humane" facility.

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The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taylor Marsh, Democratic Convention Watch, Harold Ickes, HuffPost Election Analysis, President Obama, Democratic Party, Secretary of State Clinton, Presidential Campaign, Arianna Huffington, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News, HuffPost Election Reaction, 2008, Obama Presidency, Obama 2008, Superdelegates, Tim Pawlenty, Superdelegate Transparency Project, Election Analysis, Obama President, Offthebus, Tom Ridge, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Voters for Obama, Election Results, Jeremiah Wright, 2008 Election, Brian Williams, Barack Obama, Puma, Jennifer Nix, Barack Obama 2008, Presidential Results, Election Reaction, NObama Democrats, Obama Egypt, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Election, Mike Easley, Politics News

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

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Confessing Error: Some People Do Prefer Defeat to Victory

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Cable News Ratings, George Bush, Msnbc, Cable News, Foxnews, Cnn, Barack Obama, Politics News, Democrats, Young Democrats, Republicans, Media News

Fox is gaining, CNN is wilting. Why is this happening when the country still seems about 58-42 in favor of Obama? My best guess is the passion of those who detest Democrats, liberals, and in particular, Barack Obama.

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The Difference That Difference Makes

Marie Wilson | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics News, Women, Diversity, Sonia Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Politics News

When we think of the increasingly complex decisions this Supreme Court will tackle, do we not want the most varied group possible lending their diversity of thought and perspective?

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Pinocchio in Drag: Sarah Palin's Latest Lies

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Palin continues to maneuver herself, haphazardly as it may be, into a run for the presidency in 2012. Through it all she continues to delve in a disturbing duplicity, spewing lies and half-truths.

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Report on Cheney Shows Why We Need The Truth

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Politics News, Vice President Dick Cheney, General David Petraeus, President Obama, Truth Commission, Dick Cheney Torture, Torture Memos, World News, Dick Cheney, Torture, Politics News

Did Dick Cheney knowingly send intelligence officials to Congress to mislead them about the use of waterboarding? Did the Vice President himself?

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George Tiller's Clinic To Reopen, 'Resume Normal Operations' [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kansas Doctor, George Tiller, Politics News, Doctor George Tiller, Abortion, Abortion Murder, Anti-Abortion, Kansas Abortion, Politics News

UPDATE: The Wichita Eagle is reporting that Tiller's clinic will not be resuming operations on Monday, "countermand[ing] a statement by longtime clini...

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Free The Guantanamo Uighurs!

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Us Constitution, Judge Judith Rogers, War on Terror, Terrorism, Judge Ricardo Urbina, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Supreme Court Guantanamo Detainees, Nimbyism, Justice Department, US District Court, Boumediene v. Bush, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Uighurs, Habeas Corpus, Politics News, Politics, Guantanamo Uighurs, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, Habeas Corpus Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, China, Elena Kagan, Advocacy, Closing Guantanamo, World News

Obama needs to find the courage to resist the shrill opportunism of some of his least principled colleagues, and to order the Uighurs' release into the United States.

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Abolish Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Blaise Zerega | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aspen Institute, Abraham Lincoln, Supreme Court, Politics News, Aspen Ideas Festival, fora.tv, Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

As the rhetoric escalates over President Obama's nomination of judge Sonia Sotomayor, the confirmation process promises to reveal both the good and ba...

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

Jon Soltz | Posted 06.29.2009 | 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

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

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Looking Beyond the Public Plan Debate Toward Real Reform

Harold S. Luft | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Politics News, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Health, Politics News

Everyone agrees that the nation's health care system is broken. Meaningful reform requires a complete overhaul.

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The Rush and Cheney Show Accelerates Military Desertion of the GOP

Jon Soltz | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Military, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Donald Rumsfeld, Joseph Hoar, Wesley Clark, Hugh Shelton, John Shalikashvili, Al Qaeda, Dick Cheney, Politics, Politics News, Military, Dwight Eisenhower, Paul Eaton, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News

For decades, the conventional wisdom was that the Republican Party was the party of the military. However, as Republicans have abandoned ideals that make our military strong, big names now support Democrats.

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Jon Stewart Mocks The Nonsensical Aversion To Closing Guantanamo Bay (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics News, Video, Gitmo Closing, Guantanamo Bay, Gitmo Detainees, Terrorism. Gitmo, Media News

Previously, on Eat The Press, I had taken great pains to mock many of the inane arguments for why it is nonsensical to be told by the grown-ups who pr...

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Guantanamo: A Prison Built On Lies

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Guantanamo Evidence, Foreign Affairs, Abu Zubaydah, President Obama, Administrative Review Boards, Guantanamo, Fbi, Obama Administration, Taliban, Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, Habeas Corpus, Dick Cheney, Politics News, Politics, Enemy Combatants, Obama Guantanamo, Combatant Status Review Tribunals, Habeas Corpus Guantanamo, Mosaic Theory, Guantanamo Bay, Judge Gladys Kessler, Advocacy, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, Guantanamo Detainees, David Addington, Yemeni Detainees Guantanamo, US District Court, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Military Commissions, Al Qaeda, Faisalabad, Guantanamo Uighurs, Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, Cuba, World News

It is difficult to see how much of the "evidence" against the Gitmo prisoners can be anything other than a tissue of lies extracted through torture, coercion, bribery and exploitation.

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Reform in the Age of Plastic

Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Senate, Economy, Credit Crisis, Chris Dodd, Credit Cards, Credit Card Debt, Democrats, Credit Crunch, Consumer Protection, Credit Card Industry, Politics News, Politics, Politics News

Over and over we've heard that consumers should act responsibly when it comes to credit cards. I agree -- but it's time we held credit card companies to the same standard.

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ACLU: No One is Above the Law

Blaise Zerega | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Aclu, Guantanamo Torture, Guantanamo, Anthony Romero, Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, Politics News

No one should be surprised that the ACLU would issue a call to prosecute those who authorized torture on detainees.

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To Disclose Or Not Disclose: Obama's Decision On Detainee Photos Analyzed

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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In case you were wondering, I am of the opinion that President Barack Obama's decision to not release those detainee abuse photos is a mistake. The d...

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Judge Gladys Kessler Releases Yemeni Detainee, Slams "Mosaic" Of Guantanamo Intelligence And Unreliable Witnesses

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: US Supreme Court, Guantanamo Evidence, War on Terror, Terrorism, Pakistan, Abu Zubaydah, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Taliban, Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, US District Court, Justice Department, Eric Holder, Al Qaeda, Habeas Corpus, Politics News, Politics, Bagram, Judge Richard Leon, Robert Gates, Obama Guantanamo, Mohammed El-Gharani, Jabran Al-Qahtani, Habeas Corpus Guantanamo, Mosaic Theory, Guantanamo Bay, Dark Prison, The Guantanamo Files, Judge Gladys Kessler, Torture, Faisalabad, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News

I am surprised that senior Obama officials seem to have been content to let a Bush-era approach to prosecution survive unchanged.

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Supreme Court Picks: Readers Speak Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics News, Obama Supreme Court, David Souter, Souter Replacement, Supreme Court Nominee, David Souter Retires, Barack Obama, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Souter, Jerry Brown, Politics News

If I had to boil down popular sentiment into a per curiam opinion, LOTS OF YOU want to drag Al Gore away from his family and environmental work back into public life as a Supreme Court Justice.

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