Senkelly Ayotte

An Odd Thanksgiving Proposal: Let's Go Back to Torturing Detainees

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Bush Administration, 2012 Presidential Election, Cia, Army Field Manual, Thanksgiving, David Petraeus, Sen.Kelly Ayotte, Enhanced Interrogations, Waterboarding, Defense Department, Torture, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

A disturbing trend among some Republicans lately, as we saw in last night's debate, is to treat any terror-related crime as something completely new and different, which needn't comply with even our most basic sense of decency, let alone U.S. law.

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GOP Goes After Most Vulnerable

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sen.Kelly Ayotte, Make Work Pay Tax Break, Republicans, Domestic Discretionary, Sam Pizzigati, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Politics News
Rev. Jesse Jackson

After holding the country hostage to force continued tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, Republicans are now announcing their second priority: cutting spending, particularly the part that goes to the most vulnerable Americans.

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