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Scientists: The Nukes Are Alright

Joe Cirincione | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Congress, Strategic Posture Commission Report, Department of Defense, Jon Kyl, President Clinton, Test Ban Treaty, United States, World News
Joe Cirincione

In a blow to the far-right, the premier scientific panel advising the Defense Department has concluded that U.S. nuclear weapons don't need new tests or new designs.

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First Amendment Under Siege

The Huffington Post | Judy Platt | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: US v Stevens, Animal Cruelty, Pit Bull Fights, Pit Bulls, Crush Videos, Supreme Court, First Amendment, President Clinton, Books News

I'm in hot water again at home. You try explaining to a family that loves all creatures great and small that you're defending the rights of a man sen...

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Poisonous Atmosphere Keeping Obama From Appointing Judges

The New Yorker | Jeffrey Toobin | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Michelle Obama, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, George W. Bush, President Obama, Post-Partisanship, Lee Hamilton, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, John Paul Stevens, John Podesta, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, Partisanship, Gregory Craig, Richard Lugar, David Hamilton, President Clinton, Politics News

The Obama Administration wanted to send a message with the President's first nomination to a federal court. "There was a real conscious decision to us...

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Politicians Descend On Senator Kennedy's Funeral

Duncan Quirk | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy Dies, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, George W. Bush, President Obama, Obama, Comic, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy Funeral, Hillary Clinton, President Bush, Comedy, Jack Nicholson, President Clinton, Comics, Comedy News
Duncan Quirk

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The 'One-state Solution' Only Stokes Palestinians Self-Delusion

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Jordan, Netanyahu, Jews, Solomon's Temple, Jerusalem, Jesus, Abbas, Two-State Solution, Obama, Palestinians, Munich, World News, Gaza, Cairo, Right of Return, Genocide, New York Times, Israel, Anti-Semitism, Nazi Holocaust, President Clinton, One-State Solution, World News
Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Until the Palestinians eager to bury the Jewish state finally recognize the legitimate national aspirations of 5.7 million Jews, there may not be peace. But there will always be an Israel.

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Top 10 World Stories You Need To Know From This Summer (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Berlusconi, Us North Korea, Clinton in Africa, Afghan Elections, China, News Review 2009, Putin, Italy Scandals, Iran, News 2009, Berlusconi Scandal, Vladimir Putin, Iran Election, US Secretary of State, President Clinton, Lee and Ling, Muslim Woman Stabbed, Slidepoll, Summer Stories, Top News, Bill Clinton, Italy, Germany, Putin Photos, Euna Lee, Uighurs, Marwa Al-Sherbini, Top News Stories of 2009, Clinton in North Korea, China Riots, HuffPost News Review, Silvio Berlusconi, Summer News Review, Laura Ling, Us Journalists North Korea, Afghanistan, World Stories, HuffPost Ten, Hillary Clinton, Top Summer News Stories, Top World Stories in 2009, Top Summer News Stories 2009, Top News Stories Summer 2009, Top Summer 2009 News Stories, Top News Stories of Summer 2009, Top Us News Stories Summer 2009, World News

Have you been spending the summer sipping margaritas on the beach, or joining friends and fam for countless bar-b-ques? While you've been relaxing, we...

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Reclaiming Control of the Health Care Debate

Sandy Maisel | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Snowe, Ron-Brownstein, Demint, Health Care Reform, Obama, President Clinton, Stephanopoulos, Shribman, Politics News
Sandy Maisel

The Obama administration needs to recall why he appealed to so many people early in the presidential campaign.

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Ode to the Purple Senator: Lindsey Graham, Republican, South Carolina

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Msnbc, Sotomayor Confirmation, Impeachment, Senator Lindsey Graham, Justice Alito, Lindsey Graham, Lindsey Graham Sonia Sotomayor, Public Service, Hilary Clinton, Graham-South-Carolina, Edward Kennedy, Cnn, Sonia Sotomayor, Obama Sotomayor, Hilary Clinton Secretary of State, John McCain Lindsey Graham, Clinton Impeachment, President Clinton, Politics News
Lanny Davis

Mr. Graham is truly a rare politician: someone who can maintain his conservative principles but still reach across the aisle to find common ground, even, at times, with liberals like me.

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Part 3: Un-Spinning Healthcare Reform - The Economics

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Public Health Insurance Plan, Family Physician, President Obama, Georgia Association of Family Physicians, Deficit Neutral, Public Health, Congress, Obama-Healthcare-Reform, Tina Brown the Daily Beast, Barack Obama, Tina Brown, Cnn, Blue Dogs, Hospitals, Republicans in Name Only, President Bush, Healthcare Reform, Georgia W. Bush, President Clinton, Rinos, Healthcare, Blue Dog Democrats, Pay-Go, National Insurance Contributions, France, England, U.K., National Health Service, Tort Reform, Defensive Medicine, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

I don't know about you, but one thin dime for every buck you make seems like a very easy trade for being able to see the doctor any time you need to.

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Obama Poll Watch (June 2009) -- Obama v. Clinton (Second Term)

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama's poll numbers have dropped this month -- a whopping one-and-a-half percentage points. Reports that the sky is falling may be overblown.

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The Political Stakes in the Battle for Health Care

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Change, Gay Rights, President Obama, Guantanamo, Progressives, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Progressive Movement, Insurance Companies, President Clinton, Ama, Health Care, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

A victory on health care would reinvigorate the progressive movement that elected Obama, and secure the president's place as one of America's great presidents.

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Be an Ex-President Without Being President First!

Dave Astor | Posted 07.18.2009 | Comedy

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Dave Astor

There's the Star Trek solution of changing the time-space continuum, but I'm hesitant to recommend that because of the damage it might do to the Obamas' new White House vegetable garden.

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Obama Poll Watch [May 2009] -- Obama v. Clinton (First Term)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The stability of Obama's numbers (especially the approval rating) continued in May, which is remarkable compared to other presidents during the same time period in their terms.

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Financial Crisis: Clinton's Role

Washington Post | Ezra Klein | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Regulating-Derivatives, Bill Clinton, Credit Derivatives, Derivatives, Financial Crisis, Credit Default Swaps, President Clinton, Financial Regulation, Business News

I think Bill Clinton makes a persuasive case that it was what he didn't do, rather than what did do, that contributed to the financial crisis. There a...

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Bill Clinton To Cheney: "It's Over"

CNN.com | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Clinton, Cheney Hunting, Vice President Dick Cheney, Terry McAuliffe, President Clinton, Dick Cheney Hunting, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Bill Clinton jokingly laughed off a question Wednesday about former Vice President Dick Cheney and his recent claims that the country is less safe und...

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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Don't Let an Ambush Happen Again, Mr. President

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Congress, Amy Brian, Colin Powell, Samm Nunn, President Obama, Admiral Mike Mullen, Iraq, Rotc, Kansas National Guard, House Armed Services Committee, Dadt, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Todd Belok, Rep. Ellen Tauscher, President Clinton, US Navy, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

If President Obama plans to keep his campaign promise, the White House and the Pentagon had better get on the same page now, and be ready to face the tough questioning sure to come.

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Clinton's President's Day Green Roundtable

Paige Donner | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Paul Hawken, Rep. Laura Richardson, Mariel Hemmingway, Tesla Motors, Jet Hangar 25, Energy Efficient Retrofits, Shangri-La Industries, Miles Cars, Green Building, President Clinton, Rep. Maxine Waters, Eric Garcetti, Marla Dickerson, John Picard, Rep. Brad Sherman, Dave Golonski, Miles Electric Vehicles, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Richard Katz, Bob Foster, Green Ports, Politics News
Paige Donner

Green was definitely the color of the Clinton President's Day Round Table. This was a meeting unlike any other.

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One Last Lie

Libby Mitchell | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Lying, President Bush, Recession, White House Press Corps, Bush Tax Rebates, George Bush Recession, George Bush Economy, Misunderestimated, Mission Accomplished, George Bush Legacy, Bush Tax Cuts, President Clinton, Politics News
Libby Mitchell

My young niece and nephew are becoming liars. They don't do it mean spiritedly, most of the time they are just trying to make a story better, or win a...

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Time for Action

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Don't Ask Don't Tell, US Military, Human Rights Report, Department of Defense, Proposition 8, President Obama, Rick Warren, H.R. 1246, Army Recruitment, Frank Rich, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, State Department, President Clinton, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Obama has long been a supporter of lifting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but since the election, fairness, justice, and civil rights for the LGBT community seems to be delayed.

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Obama Administration Needs to Take a Stand on Cluster Bombs

Donald Steinberg | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: George Bush, Bill Clinton, Lebanon, Montenegro, Kosovo, World, War, George W. Bush, Serbia, Obama Administration, Weapons, Laos, Barack Obama, Politics, Cluster Bombs, Cluster Munitions, Albania, Mines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Iraq, Barack Obama Administration, President Clinton, World News
Donald Steinberg

Cluster munitions are particularly evil weapons. On falling to the ground, these bombs and shells separate into dozens of small bomblets, exploding on the enemy and civilians.

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Don't Ask Don't Tell: Getting Repeal Right This Time

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, 111th Congress, Gays in the Military, Pentagon, Dadt, 538.Com, Nate Silver, Department of Defense, Barack Obama, President Clinton, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

To get rid of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" we must proceed deliberately and according to a plan, which will not require grandstanding, but rather actual leadership.

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Are Larger Changes Cheaper than Small Steps?

Andrew Winston | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Whole Foods, Amory Lovins, Matt Kistler, Ikea, Cgi, Environment, Wal-Mart Sustainability, Plastic Bags, President Clinton, Green News
Andrew Winston

When the very significant dust settles from the financial meltdown and recession, most of the environmental pressures we all face will still be there. So are we moving fast enough?

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The United States of Obama

Jeff Johnson | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, International Relations, Barack Obama, Club of Madrid, The Netherlands, President Clinton, Obama International Reaction, Politics News
Jeff Johnson

Everyone from local Dutch youth leaders to former African and European heads of state expressed their excitement and confidence in the change possible from an Obama administration.

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Brighter Day

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, George Bush, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Political Activism, President Obama, Voter Activism, Vice President Biden, Nafta, 2008 Presidential Campaign, President Clinton, Politics News
Clifford J. Tasner

If America should elect Barack Obama, we have to be the 'wind at his back.' We have to make sure that our voices are at least as loud as those of the big campaign donors.

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