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Senator Russ Feingold

We Need a Strategy, Not a Silver Bullet, to Stop the LRA

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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Sen. Russ Feingold

The Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda has forcibly abducted tens of thousands of children to fill their ranks as soldiers and sex slaves. Until recently, the international community has paid little attention.

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Sen. Feingold Slams McChrystal Torture Testimony: "Incomplete At Best"

ABC News | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Obama's new pick to oversee U.S. forces in Afghanistan misled Congress about his role in the use of so-called "enhanced interrogation" by U.S. Special...

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Washington Post Editorial Nails It: Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blago)

Rob Richie | Posted 07.10.2009 | Home

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Rob Richie

The Washington Post editorial page has been a powerful voice for a simple principle: all U.S. Senators should be elected, just as all U.S. House Membe...

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Let The People Choose Their Senators

David O. Stewart | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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David O. Stewart

Special elections are a lot of trouble and expense: Democracy is a lot of trouble and expense. Despotism is simple. In the eighteenth century, it was difficult to manage elections. Not today.

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Senate Dems May Punish Bayh, Feingold For Omnibus Opposition

The Hill | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

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Senate Democrats are debating whether Sens. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) should be punished for opposing a $410 billion omnibus. Som...

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Feingold Slams Obama For Extraordinary Rendition Decision

The Plum Line | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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Senator Russ Feingold is sharply criticizing the Obama administration over its controversial decision to maintain the Bush administration's position i...

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Doing the Right Thing in Somalia

Frankie Martin | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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Frankie Martin

An international stabilization force may well be what is needed in Somalia, but the tough groundwork will have to be laid first. And for this, the Somali people must be on board.

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State Deptartment Official: Prioritizing Wars Is Like Choosing 'Which One Of Your Kids You Like Best'

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Last month, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said, "In Afghanistan, we do what we can. In Iraq, we do what we must." Today in a Senate hearing,...

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