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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Transcript of President Obama’s remarks at Associated Press luncheon in Washington, D.C. on the…
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By Chris Cillizza From The Washington Post – The Fix Mitt Romney won’t make his vice presidential pick for a few months yet. But if history is any guide, we already know who he will…
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By Marian Wright Edelman Thousands of people across the country have poured into the streets – from New York to Sanford, Florida – to demand justice for Trayvon Martin. Hundreds of…
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By Saul Landau Western media has focused attention on Sgt. Robert Bales’ background. He allegedly murdered 16 Afghan civilians, 9 of them children, near Kandahar. After the…
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By Bill Press There was a time in the southern United States when racially-charged murders of innocent civilians were routine. We remember the deaths of four little girls in the…
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By Brigadier Gen. John Adams, U.S. Army retired, and David W. Jones From The Hill In 1979, the U.S. State Department began designating countries that “have repeatedly provided…
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By Saul Landau Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) want war with Iran and refuse to learn lessons from the futile wars this country has perpetrated since U.S.…
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By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada It wasn’t exactly unknown, but apparently what’s unacceptable is that someone “from the inside” revealed…
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By Bill Press American politicians have the attention span of a gnat. Consider the silence and inaction on global warming. In 2006, Al Gore stunned the nation with the release of the…
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A The Washington Post editorial FOR THE SECOND TIME in three months, the Obama administration has blocked a state law pushed by Republicans that, using the pretext of a nearly…
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