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Obama Hits Syria With Brutal Blast of Adverbs

By Jeffrey Goldberg "The crackdown by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad against his own citizens counts as one of the most blood-soaked acts of political repression in the Middle East since his father and predecessor, Hafez al-Assad, waged his own onslaught against anti-regime act …

George Zimmerman Medical Report Sheds Light on Injuries After Trayvon Martin Shooting - ABC News

A medical report compiled by the family physician of accused Trayvon Martin murderer George Zimmerman and obtained exclusively by ABC News found that Zimmerman was diagnosed with a "closed fracture" of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and  …

Why do conservatives hate freedom?

Why do conservatives hate freedom? The question may be startling. After all, don’t conservatives claim they are protecting liberty in America against liberal statism, which they compare to communism or fascism? But the conservative idea of “freedom” is a very  …

Sick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek Answers

Kay Allen had just started work, and everything seemed quiet at the Cornerstone Care community health clinic in Burgettstown, Pa. But things didn't stay quiet for long. "All the girls, they were yelling at me in the back, 'You gotta come out here quick. You gotta come out here q …

Mother Vanishes Without A Trace, Leaves 2 Yr. Old and Belongings Behind - Police Say 'No Foul Play' (?!)

Concern is growing for a 22-year-old mother of one who has been missing for five weeks in Virginia. (I can't imagine why) Heather Hodges was last seen on April 9 by her boyfriend, 39-year-old Paul Jordan.  Jordan told police he was gone for approximately 10 minutes and, w …

EDITORIAL: Hold Holder in contempt - Washington Times

+ Justice has waited long enough. It’s time to pull the trigger on contempt charges against Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for withholding documents from Congress in the Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal. Allowing further delay would only confirm what man …

Louisiana is the world's prison capital | NOLA.com

Louisiana is the world's prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the world. Louisiana's incarceration rate is nearly triple Iran's, seven times China's and 10 times Germany's.

The Real Palestinian Refugee Problem

By Clifford D. May "After World War II, the British left India, which was to be partitioned into two independent nations. One of them would have a Hindu majority, the other a Muslim majority. More than 7 million Muslims moved to the territory that became Pakistan. A simila …

Ron Paul Rolls Back Campaign Efforts

In a statement just out from Ron Paul's campaign, the Texas congressman announces that while he'll continue to try and accumulate delegates at state conventions, he won't be mounting a serious effort in new upcoming primaries:

Colonized by Corporations by Chris Hedges « Dandelion Salad

In Robert E. Gamer’s book “The Developing Nations” is a chapter called “Why Men Do Not Revolt.” In it Gamer notes that although the oppressed often do revolt, the object of their hostility is misplaced. They vent their fury on a political puppet, s …

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