2009
Torture handbook ignites firestorm
April 22, 2009The recent release of Justice Department memos on torture indicate that the country is still in the grasp of the chillingly long nightmare created by George Bush, Dick Cheney and their administration.
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Reports of deepening bank crisis stir more calls for nationalization
April 22, 2009Reports of deepening bank crisis stir more calls for nationalization By Tim Wheeler WASHINGTON — Two reports warning of the enormous cost to taxpayers of insolvent banks were released this week. They fueled stronger calls for...
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Furor over Iranian leader speech at UN racism conference seen as diversion
April 22, 2009Controversy over characterizations of Israel have diverted attention from the important purpose of the United Nations conference on combating racism taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, U.S. lawmakers and others charge. The diversion was unhelpfully, but predictably,...
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Somali pirates began as volunteer coast guard
April 22, 2009Today's charging of Somali pirate Abduhl Wali-i-Musi along with the rescue of US ship captain, Richard Phillips, from Somali pirates has brought the world’s attention to Somalia once again, but the story of why Somali fishermen...
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ICE locked up citizen, threw away key unions say enough is enough!
April 22, 2009U.S. citizens like Hector Veloz, a 37-year-old Los Angeles resident, are among tens of thousands languishing in immigration detention facilities without having received a hearing to determine whether their detention is warranted. “My case was so...
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