Wed, May 23, 2012

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Romney, Obama, and Afghanistan

Posted 2 weeks ago


photo credit: Reuters

The anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death has spiked public interest in the foreign policy positions of President Obama and Mitt Romney — particularly with regards to fighting terrorism and the war in Afghanistan.  Over the last couple of days, I have done a number…

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The Truth About Obama and Big Banks

Posted 2 months ago

Has the Obama Administration Really Changed Our Broken Banking System?
The New York Times editors nail it today in a piece ridiculing the settlement between too-big-to-fail banks and states designed to assist anti-foreclosure efforts and underwater home mortgage victims.

Although the…

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Bush White House, CIA Tried to Dig Up Dirt on a Blogger

Posted 11 months, 1 week ago

While I am deeply disturbed by former CIA analyst Glenn Carle‘s recent revelations that there was a White House-directed appeal to the CIA to dig up dirt on my friend and blogging comrade Juan Cole, I am not surprised at all by this news.

The George W. Bush administration ignored the…

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