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Egypt blocks National Endowment for Democracy
February 8, 2012Egypt's military government announced recently that 43 people face prosecution on charges of using foreign money to influence Egyptian politics.
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Behind the scenes: the secret NATO report on Afghanistan
February 8, 2012Prisoners think that in areas where the U.S. forces withdraw and turn over control to the Afghan Army, that army begins to cooperate with the Taliban.
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Britain’s Morning Star feels no joy on queen’s anniversary
February 8, 2012Defenders of the status quo assert that the monarchy is largely symbolic or even little more than a tourist attraction, but its residual powers are real, extensive and undemocratic.
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Talk of military intervention in Syria recalls Iraq debacle
February 7, 2012The talk of covert action, "no fly zones," and military involvement via proxies has ratcheted up following the Russian and Chinese veto of a UN Security Council resolution.
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Marriage equality moves forward in California
February 7, 2012A federal appeals court ruled Feb. 7 that California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
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