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Dems Reluctant to Allow Taxes on Rich to Rise
AP says more Democrats are reluctant to allow taxes to rise on the rich. It is a matter of despair to me that the constituents […]
Jolie Appeals for Pakistan Aid as Flood Refugees Return
Angelina Jolie makes a plea for aid for flood-stricken Pakistan: Reuters reports on what returnees to flooded areas are finding when they arrive:
Shiite Procession Bombed in Lahore: 35 Dead, 250 Wounded
Three explosions hit Shiite processions in the old city of Lahore around 7 pm Wednesday, killing at least 35 persons and wounding about 250. The […]
Obama hands Iraq to Iraqis, Sort of;
al-Maliki Declares Independence
Some wag observed of the camel that it is “an animal designed by a committee.” Likewise, the speech that President Obama gave on the end […]
The Speech President Obama Should Give about the Iraq War (But Won’t)
Here is the speech that I wish President Obama would give about the Iraq War, but which neither he nor any other president ever will. […]
Afghanistan and Paris Hilton’s Purse
US mass media is owned by only five corporations, and all of them have decided that advertising dollars flow to celebrity gossip more than to […]
Netanyahu Reneges on Freeze
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced his bad faith as he began the first direct talks between Israel and the Palestine Authority in 2 years, […]
Salt Water, Slow Aid threaten Sindhis Displaced in Pakistan
A new danger to Sindh: the flood waters are meeting and mixing with the salt waters of the Arabian Sea, threatening large tracts of fertile […]
Wertheim: Modern-day Racism: A Mixture That Calls for Some Clarification
Anne-Ruth Wertheim writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: Modern-day Racism: A Mixture That Calls for Some Clarification Propagators of modern-day racism, which is […]
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