Republicans want to distance themselves from [Iraq] without divorcing themselves from it… This was a Republican president, and it never serves the party well to
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Elizabeth Warren fires back at Obama on fast-track: Here’s what they’re really fighting about
If the president is so confident it’s a good deal, he should declassify the text and let people see it before asking Congress to tie
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Pope Francis inspires Cuba’s Raul Castro towards Church
Pope Francis inspires Cuba’s Raul Castro towards Church Cuban dictator Raul Castro is so pleased with Pope Francis’ spiritual and political leadership that he has
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DFA’s Charles Chamberlain: White House promises on TPP as empty as Nike’s commitment to American jobs
The only thing weaker than sweatshop-king Nike’s empty promises is the White House’s willingness to hype them as a victory in its push for a
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Alan Grayson breaks down the Trans-Pacific Partnership and fast-track with Thom Hartmann
Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL, 9th district) joins Thom Hartmann to discuss fast-track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. As Congress prepares to consider a bill giving him fast track powers – President Obama is now pushing the TPP hard – calling it a bridge to the future. But is it a bridge to the future, or just another grab-bag for the world’s multinational corporations?
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Obama making a huge mistake by dismissing progressive opposition to TPP, activist leaders say
The president is frustrated… he’s losing the argument and he’s crosswise with his supporters and it’s unfortunate that he’s basically calling people names. — Roger
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Valerie Plame Wilson eviscerates Judy Miller for “pathetic, self-serving” op-ed
Dear Judy, No one is crediting you with starting the Iraq war. We know you were not actually on the team that took us into
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Thomas Friedman asks the President: What is the Obama Doctrine?
You asked about an Obama doctrine. The doctrine is: We will engage, but we preserve all our capabilities. — President Barack Obama, speaking to New
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President Obama comments on the international nuclear framework with Iran
President Obama comments on the international nuclear framework with Iran… From the White House: “Speaking from the Rose Garden, President Obama lays out the details of a historic framework with Iran that will prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
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What Senator Cotton did is a gross breach of discipline, and especially as a veteran of the Army, he should know better… I have no
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The authors may not fully understand that in international law, governments represent the entirety of their respective states, are responsible for the conduct of foreign
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NATO says Russian soldiers are ‘dying in large numbers’ in Ukraine A top leader for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization says Russia is increasingly having
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Russia’s Boris Nemtsov, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, shot dead An opposition leader to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been murdered while crossing a
LaunchVice President Joe Biden: Putin’s actions speak louder than his words
Too many times President Putin has promised peace, and delivered tanks, troops, and weapons. So we will continue to provide Ukraine with security assistance, not
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to visit Russia North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and his entourage are supposedly set to pay a visit to the Russian
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He’s a political operative, he’s not really an ambassador… What he did was totally unacceptable from a standpoint of diplomacy. To think about going behind
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The statement that there is a NATO legion in Ukraine is nonsense… There is no NATO legion, the foreign forces in Ukraine are Russian. —
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Boeing’s marketing department is at it again. We couldn’t help but notice that this week’s edition of the Redmond Reporter contains a full-page color ad,
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It is sadly unclear whether this article will put lives at risk The Onion, one of America’s best known satirical publications, responded to the attack
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