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2009: A Time for Real Economic Change

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Small Business, Wall Street Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Middle Class, George W. Bush, Ponzi Scheme, Obama, Corporate Power, Capitalism, Tax Reform, Recession, Economic Policy, FInancial Markets, Corporations, United States, Tax Cuts, Mortgage Rates, Interest Rates, Wall Street, Great Depression, Financial Crisis, Business News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

America's anger and ingenious will is stoked and a new, more open administration is coming to power looking for innovative, far-reaching ideas.

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Brinksmanship in South Asia: A Dangerous Scenario

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Attack, United States, Conflict, India, Pakistan, India Pakistan Relations, World News
Shuja Nawaz

If India and Pakistan go to war, the world will lose. Big time. By putting conventional military pressure on Pakistan, is India calling what it perceives to be Pakistan's bluff under the belief that the U.S. will force nuclear restraint on Pakistan?

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Send America to Rehab

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George W. Bush, Main Street, United States, Madoff Scandal, Afghanistan War, Dick Cheney Iraq Visit, Iraq War, Al Qaeda Pakistan, Al Qaeda in Iran, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Dick Cheney Iran, Financial Crisis, Muntazer Al-Zaidi, Iraq, Muntazer Al-Zaidi Throws Shoes at Bush, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, George Bush Legacy, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Ironically, while Bush and Cheney were obsessing over al-Qaida, and searching under every rock in Afghanistan for Osama bin Laden, the real danger to America was at home -- on Wall Street.

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From Russia, With 70 New Nukes

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, United States, Nuclear Weapons, David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Politics News
Steven Crandell

As we rightfully concern ourselves with how to address this dysfunctional world economy of ours, let us remember this: nuclear war will ruin any economic recovery.

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Center-Right Hype vs. Center-Left Data

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United States, Left Wing, Right Wing, Center-Left, Center-Right, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

As the country went to the polls this past fall, the meme that America is a "center-right" country surged. I have some data to add to that debate, and it drives a final stake into the center-right talking-point.

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Russia Threatens American Hegemony with Fighter Jets to Lebanon

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Military, Russia, Oil, Oil Prices, Hezbollah, Natural Gas, Lebanon, United States, US Military Spending, America, Military Aid, Iran, Chavez, Syria, Hezbollah Lebanon, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Israel, Ukraine, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

After suffering serious losses during the 2006 summer war with Israel, Hezbollah reportedly increased its weapons arsenal three-fold, though they should have disarmed.

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The World's Most Dangerous Nuclear Threat

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Kashmir Protesters, Pakistan, New Delhi, United States, Barack Obama, Pakistan Democracy, Afghanistan War, Kashmir, Iraq War, u.s. Foreign Policy, Muslim, Delhi, Musharraf, Eric Margolis, Benazir Bhutto, Mumbai Attacks, Asif Zadari, India, Mumbai, Jihad, Nuclear Power, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Special for the Huffington Post Eric S. Margolis December 18, 2008 The bitter struggle over the beautiful Himalayan mountain state of Kashmir is the ...

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Negotiators Prepare To Hold North Korea Nuclear Talks, Gloomy About Progress

AP | Kwang-Tae Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Korea Nuclear Weapons, North Korea Nuclear Talks, North Korea Nuclear Program, Pyongyang, United States, South Korea, Negotiations North Korea, Japan, North Korea, World News

BEIJING — Negotiators in the latest round of talks on North Korea's nuclear program sat down for a second day Tuesday to discuss ways to overcom...

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Why the Terrorists Could Be Winning in Mumbai

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, War, Condoleezza Rice, Mumbai, Nuclear, Lashkar-E-Toiba, Fareed Zakaria, Osama Bin Laden, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, United States, Mumbai Attacks, John McCain, World News
Ali A. Rizvi

They want Pakistan and India to play the blame game. They want to effectively reverse the recent progress that has made in the countries' relations. They want for Hindus in India to feel unsafe.

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Jordan First: A King's Modernization Motto Obscures a Palestinian Past and Iraqi Present.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Middle East, Jordan, Palestinians, Iraqi Refugees in Jordan, Arab World, Usaid, Persian Gulf, King Hussein Jordan, Palestinian Refugees, King Abdullah, United States, Jordan's Queen Rania, Foreign Policy, Arabs, Rising Food Prices, Global Food Prices, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Education Reform, Amman, Global Economy, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Soon, I would learn that the "Jordan First" initiative, first launched in 2002 with the stated goals of reform and democratization, now carried a meaning much deeper.

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A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop 6, Congress, Hiv, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ontario, Who, Dixie Chicks, Asia, China, Wolrd Health Foundation, Gay Adoption, Ali Partovi, Olympic Bird's Nest, Patna Women's College, The Killers, W Hotels, Premiere Wen Jiabao, Aids, Elvis Costello, World AIDS Day, Melissa Etheridge, Latin America, President Barack Obama, Rod Stewart, Nand Kishore Yadev, Sheryl Crow, The Police, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Emile Hirsch, Coldplay, India, Matthew Sheppard, James Franco, Starbucks, Gay Marriage, Jay-Z, Josh Brolin, Toronto, Prop 8, Spider-Man, Canada, Sean Penn, Keith Olbermann, California, Don MacKinnon, Lisa Gurry, W, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Senator Barbara Boxer, (RED), Elton John, World Health Organization, Kargil Chowk, Hear Music, Senator John v. Briggs, High School Music, John Legend, Unicef, Molly Johnson, Msn, Lucas Grabeel, United States, Harvey Milk, Gus Van Sant, Death Cab for Cutie, Into the Wild, President George W. Bush, Itunes, Carribean, Matthew Shepard, Ilike, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

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Reflections On Mumbai

James Freedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, United Kingdom, Terrorism, Pakistan, Mumbai, United States, Barack Obama, India Terrorism, Manmohan Singh, India Attacks, Mumbai Hotel Shootings, Mumbai Deaths, Editorial Roundup, Mumbai Attacks, Mumbai Terrorism, Mumbai Violence, Politics News
James Freedman

World Editorial Roundup for November 29, 2008.

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The Sheer Joy of Living

James Moore | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: United States, Thanksgiving Commentary, Thanksgiving, Oregon, Healthy Living News
James Moore

I recall many memories every Thanksgiving. And I think of all those that are yet to be made. But none are possible without my country. My American blessings are uncountable.

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Iraq-US Security Pact: Bitter Battles Ahead?

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military, Sofa, George W. Bush, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Al-Maliki, United States, Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iraq, Sunnis, Shiites, Video, Politics News
The Real News

The Real News Network spoke with Leila Fadel about the Iraq/US deal that will not allow residual forces to stay after 2011.

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What to Do With Detroit?

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justin Fox, Jim Stanford, Chrysler, Bailout, Gm, United Auto Workers, United States, Ford, Public Financing, Auto Industry, Unions, Canada, The Real News, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Bailout, Detroit Three, Automakers, Caw, Detroit Automakers, Cars, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Chysler, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit, Politics News
The Real News

"Governments around the world have always been proactive in growing and nurturing industries like the auto industry. In North America for the last couple of decades, we haven't done that."

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Obama and Africa: The Change We Have Been Waiting For?

Howard W. French | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clinton, Africa, Obama's Cabinet, Genocide, Obama, United States, China, Congo, Foreign Policy, Rwanda, Politics News
Howard W. French

The 53 countries of Africa have remained profoundly attached to a vision of America as land of justice, opportunity and freedom. Obama's election will only make such feelings much more intense.

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The Sick Man of the North Atlantic

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Winston Churchill, John McCain, FInancial Crisis White House, Financial Crisis Obama Mccain, Hillary Clinton 2008, George Bush Iraq, George W. Bush, German Offices, Asif Ali Zardari, United States, Congress and Iraq, Egypt Emergency Laws, Iraq War Funding, Pakistan Democracy, Afghanistan War, Osama Bin Laden, Iraq War, Barack Obama 2008, Congress Iraq, Japan New Ambassador, Communist Party, John Maynard Keynes, Great Britain, Singapore Innovation, Financial Crisis, Geroge W. Bush, Congress Bailout, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Mao Zedong, China, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Money, observed the witty British thinker Malcolm Muggeridge, is the homogenized form of power. No more money, no more power. The great imperialist ...

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A Quiet Voice From the Clinton Global Initiative: Helps to Feed 600,000 Children Right Here in the US

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, United States, Clinton Global Initiative, Children, Social Programs, Malnourishment, Poverty, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

It is almost more courageous to focus on the blight of children in this country and acknowledge that there is a problem right here in the US.

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Hundreds of Somali Muslims Fired for Praying

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Islam, Latinos, Grand Island, Latin America, Nebraska, Politics, Somalia, United States, Meatpacking, Somali Workers, Consitutional Right Religion, Barack Obama, Freedom of Religion, JBS Swift Meat Co., Obsession Movie, Greeley Colorado, Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West, Jbs, Politics News
Frankie Martin

Some Somali workers requested a bathroom break and would secretly pray during the time allotted. The management suspected that they went not to the bathroom but to pray and were fired.

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The 1% Solution: A Story of Modern Medicine

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Exercise, Surgery, Adverse Drug Effects, Detox, Meditation, Medicine, Life Force, United States, Health, Nutrition, Mri, Diet, Balanced Life, Digestive Tract, McCombs Plan, X-Ray, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

As anyone who "practices" as a doctor knows that what they are being asked to do on a daily basis is somewhat of a miraculous task.

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McColombia

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Latin America, Colombia, Farc, United States, War on Drugs, Presidential Debates, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
The Real News

In this interview with The Real News Network, Hylton says that neither McCain nor Obama really know what 's happening in South America.

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At McCain Rallies, America Seems Close To Revisiting Its History Of Political Violence

Ellis Dean | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, United States, John McCain, Violent McCain Supporters, McCain Supporters, Terrorism, Ku Klux Klan, Hatred, Terrorist, Racism, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Home News
Ellis Dean

In the video of a McCain event, a small, solemn group of patriots - average age about 75 - sings a chorus of "God Bless America," as if to inoculate themselves against the idea that a "colored boy" (insert your own euphemism) might possibly defile the White House with his presence.

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Dear Republicans: Liberal Is America. Deal with It.

Michael Seitzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Barack Obama, Election, Sarah Palin, Republicans, Gop, Liberals, Liberalism, Right-Wing, United States, Media, Politics News
Michael Seitzman

Liberals believe in individual liberties. And what does liberty mean? Freedom. So, exactly which freedoms are you so worried we're taking from you?

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Obama Fashion Fever In Paris (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stella McCartney, Presidential Race, Sonia Kykiel, Trends, United States, Paris, Paris Fashion, Politics, Barack Obama, Fashion, Rodarte, Paris Fashion Week, Spring 2009, Style News

While Sasha Baron Cohen tried to steal the show at designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's Spring 2009 presentation during Paris Fashion Week, he faile...

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Some Administrations -- Not All -- Make Policy Decisions Based On Constitution

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Constitution, 2008 Election, Economy, Economic Meltdown, Supreme Court, Warrantless Wiretapping, John McCain, Political Culture, Guantanamo, United States, Barack Obama, Patriot Act, Bush Administration, Free Market, Torture, Home News
Sheila Suess Kennedy

As we prepare to choose a new president, we should look closely at the candidates' approach to our constitutional culture. It will tell us much more than the issue papers and campaign promises that are mainstays of electoral strategies.

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