Afghanistan War: Is Child Abuse a New Taliban Gambit?

US medics in Afghanistan say they are facing a harrowing new Taliban strategy.

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Ivory Coast President Refuses Phone Call from Barack Obama

The incumbent president of Ivory Coast is hardening his resistance to international pressure to stand down, even refusing to take a phone call from Barack Obama.

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New House, New Rules

Incoming House Speaker John Boehner and his Republican colleagues are acutely aware of public anger over how Congress operates… and plan to do something about it.
“They see a government in Washington that isn’t listening, doesn’t get it, and frankly the American people think that Washington doesn’t really care,” Boehner recently said.
And Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says, “I was elected with a mandate to change the status quo. We have to change the way we do business in Washington.”
So when Republicans take control of the House, they want to implement some new rules.
“They’re going to put everything up on the web and they’re gonna give people three days to actually scour through bills, to check all the titles and the sections to see if what the legislators say is in the bill is actually in the bill,” says Matt Schlapp, a former political director in the Bush Administration. Tom Schatz of Citizens Against Government Waste says, “It’s about time that Congress enters the digital age. Everyone else has their information online. It’s accessible, it’s easy to understand, and yet Congress for years has refused to let people see what they’re doing.”

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Here’s Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange

The Espionage Act is a huge danger to our open society; it’s been used to send hundreds of dissenters to jail just for voicing their opinions, transforming dissent into treason.

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Fox’s Tucker Carlson says Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles ’should be executed’ for dogfighting – ESPN

Fox analyst Tucker Carlson says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick should have been executed for his role in a dogfighting ring.

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Afghanistan War: Is Child Abuse a New Taliban Gambit?

US medics in Afghanistan say they are facing a harrowing new Taliban strategy.

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Ivory Coast President Refuses Phone Call from Barack Obama

The incumbent president of Ivory Coast is hardening his resistance to international pressure to stand down, even refusing to take a phone call from Barack Obama.

Read the full story

New House, New Rules

Incoming House Speaker John Boehner and his Republican colleagues are acutely aware of public anger over how Congress operates… and plan to do something about it.
“They see a government in Washington that isn’t listening, doesn’t get it, and frankly the American people think that Washington doesn’t really care,” Boehner recently said.
And Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says, “I was elected with a mandate to change the status quo. We have to change the way we do business in Washington.”
So when Republicans take control of the House, they want to implement some new rules.
“They’re going to put everything up on the web and they’re gonna give people three days to actually scour through bills, to check all the titles and the sections to see if what the legislators say is in the bill is actually in the bill,” says Matt Schlapp, a former political director in the Bush Administration. Tom Schatz of Citizens Against Government Waste says, “It’s about time that Congress enters the digital age. Everyone else has their information online. It’s accessible, it’s easy to understand, and yet Congress for years has refused to let people see what they’re doing.”

Read the full story

Here’s Why We Must Fight to Protect Julian Assange

The Espionage Act is a huge danger to our open society; it’s been used to send hundreds of dissenters to jail just for voicing their opinions, transforming dissent into treason.

Read the full story

Fox’s Tucker Carlson says Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles ’should be executed’ for dogfighting – ESPN

Fox analyst Tucker Carlson says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick should have been executed for his role in a dogfighting ring.

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