Senator Lindsey Graham

The National Defense Authorization Act: Our Disappearing Rights and Liberties

Alton Lu | Posted 03.04.2012

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On December 31, 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act. This year, the NDAA bill has passed with new provisions that should have the entire country up with pitchforks.

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Obama Should Veto Empire Over Republic

Coleen Rowley | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Patriot Act, Material Suuport of Terrorism, National Defense Authorization Act, Senator Lindsey Graham, President Barack Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Ndaa, Guantanamo, Obama, Gitmo Detainees, Gitmo, Barack Obama, Politics News

Forget that the ACLU called it "an historic threat to American citizens"; this bill is so dangerous that it was criticized by the directors of the FBI, the CIA, the National Intelligence Director and the U.S. Defense Secretary!

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How Did Our Oil Get Under Their Sand?

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Oil, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, Senator Lindsey Graham, China, Green News

While we have the illusion of choice in our politics, the only real consistency in policy-making is Washington's commitment to war and oil, and increasingly often, war for oil.

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Job Killers

Jim Worth | Posted 12.21.2011

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Why aren't Republicans interested in creating jobs, the best stimulus for America's recovery? There are three reasons -- take your pick.

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Pressure Grows To Add Haqqani Network To Terrorists List As U.S. Patience Wears Thin

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. senators Wednesday urged the State Department to designate the al Qaeda-affiliated Haqqani network as a terrorist organization ...

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A Battle Worth Fighting on September 12th

Sharon Premoli | Posted 11.15.2011

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On September 11, 2001, there was celebration in the many parts of the world from which the financing came. It was a job well done. Now it's time for the Congress to do its job well and put the terrorist enablers back on the hot seat.

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Opponents Taking Revenge On Russian Arms Treaty

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy over the weekend was a major victory for the White House, but it is now imperi...

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Legislative Prospects for Immigration Reform: An Interview With Marshall Fitz

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

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I spoke with Fitz to explore the current context in the Beltway. We discussed the congressional politics on immigration in 2007 and 2010 and the significance of Latino voting patterns for the prospects of immigration reform.

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Lindsey Graham Blasts Jobs Bill, We 'Just Write Checks Without Ever Having To Give Anything Up'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before Barack Obama had even signed the unemployment insurance extension into law, Sen. Lindsay Graham was already railing against renewing benefits f...

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The Uneven Hand of Justice

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racism, Death Penalty, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Jeff Sessions, Elena Kagan, Politics News

There have been a number of articles over the past months on the racial bias of the death sentence and in jury selection. To be more accurate, the is...

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Kagan Kabuki Theater Delivers More than Drama and Comedy

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

OPINION - The senatorial process of vetting Supreme Court candidates is about as close to Kabuki theater as we get in America. Elena Kagan did the ri...

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The Politics of Distraction: The Arizona Immigration Abomination and Governor Brewer

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Politics of Distraction have proven very effective for the GOP yet again. It was sheer brilliance to use the Palin wannabe, Arizona Governor Jan B...

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Nukes by the Numbers

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's heartening to know that the U.S. is moving closer to dramatically reducing their nuclear arsenal, but it's important to note just how vast the U.S. is, especially when considering ambitions of other countries like Iran and North Korea.

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Elena Kagan's Strange Bedfellows

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kagan's nomination brings up again the issue of "Sovereign Immunity," and what it portends to our safety.

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Washington. Where Nobody is Bi

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bi-partisanship, by definition, is a two-way street. What the Republicans are talking about is a no-way street, which is really a one way path to the election.

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Lindsey Graham: Pelosi Has Dems 'Liquored Up On Sake' To Make Health Care 'Suicide Run'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) took the anti-health care reform rhetoric to another level Monday, comparing the Democrats' final attempts at legislative...

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Why Now Senator Graham?

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Graham, why the sudden urge to take the high road? Do you think these senseless attacks are hurting the Republican Party more than President Obama?

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Lindsey Graham Censured By Another South Carolina County Party

AP | SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says a county Republican Party's decision to censure him is misguided and the result of fringe support...

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Lindsey Graham Rebukes Fellow Republicans: "The Green Economy Is Coming"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) chastised his fellow Republicans Wednesday for refusing to deal with climate change and said they needed to see green legislat...

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GOP to Retake House in 2010? Maybe

Morgan Warners | Posted 05.25.2011

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To what extent does the GOP have to do anything substantive, as opposed to just changing tone and message, in order to get big gains?

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

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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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GOP: Sotomayor Fight Not Helping Us Much

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly a month after President Barack Obama picked her for the Supreme Court, Republican senators say Sonia Sotomayor isn't serving as the political l...

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Lindsey Graham Says He Has Secret "Sins" Of His Own

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with Politico about Sen. John Ensign's recent admission of an affair with a campaign staffer, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he had his own ...

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Lieberman, Graham Seek To Block Torture Photos At All Costs

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the war supplemental under fire from some unlikely allies in the House, Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threatened Mond...

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Lindsey Graham: "I'm Deeply Troubled" By Sotomayor Nomination

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that he remains "deeply troubled" by Sonia Sotomayor's ideology and record after a 30-minute closed-door m...

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