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Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”
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Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”

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What I like about Pope Leo’s remarks is that he openly admitted that the Israeli government is die-hard opposed to a two-state solution

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The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

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The Putinization of America

The Putinization of America

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Top 5 Signs that it is Rove who is Brain Dead, not Hillary

Top 5 Signs that it is Rove who is Brain Dead, not Hillary

(By Juan Cole) Karl Rove was reported to have raised questions about Hillary Clinton’s mental well-being because of her fall in late 2012. He later […]

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John Oliver: What if TV Climate Debates were 97 to 3 as in Real Science?

John Oliver: What if TV Climate Debates were 97 to 3 as in Real Science?

“John Oliver hosts a mathematically representative climate change debate, with the help of special guest Bill Nye the Science Guy, of course.” John Oliver LastWeekTonight: […]

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Reich on Obama Walmart Photo-Op: "What numbskull arranged this?"

Reich on Obama Walmart Photo-Op: “What numbskull arranged this?”

(By John Queally) A low-wage Walmart employee in California has a simple message for President Obama on behalf of the millions of workers who find […]

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US Military Report:  War effort in Afghanistan was bedeviled by Corruption, made it Worse

US Military Report: War effort in Afghanistan was bedeviled by Corruption, made it Worse

Enlarge Air Force aerial porters load a shipping container onto a C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and…

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Dear GOP:  Here are Some Basic Real Questions to ask about Benghazi & CIA

Dear GOP: Here are Some Basic Real Questions to ask about Benghazi & CIA

(By Michael G. Roskin) With a Congressional committee about to seize on the Benghazi question (as part of the 2014 election campaign), some previously unasked […]

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Israeli Squatter anti-Church Terror in Jerusalem "Poisons" Papal visit

Israeli Squatter anti-Church Terror in Jerusalem “Poisons” Papal visit

(By Juan Cole) The Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, has said that Israeli squatter attacks on and desecration of Christian churches has poisoned the […]

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Nisar lauds  PTI workers’ attitude

Nisar lauds PTI workers’ attitude

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan praised the workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for demonstrating a “sense of responsibility” […]

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 New Study Ties California Drought to Fossil Fuel-Driven Climate Change

New Study Ties California Drought to Fossil Fuel-Driven Climate Change

New Study Links California Drought to Climate Change and Burning of Fossil Fuels (via Desmogblog) Sat, 2014-05-10 09:07Chris Rose California, widely considered the U.S. state […]

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Kochs slammed by GOPer for plan to cripple wind power in Kansas

Kochs slammed by GOPer for plan to cripple wind power in Kansas

Kansas Republican slams Kochs for trying to cripple state’s growing wind power industry (via Raw Story ) Friday night’s edition of The Rachel Maddow Show […]

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