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By Bill Press Do the words "commander in chief" mean anything? That's not so clear anymore, after Gen. Stanley McChrystal publicly disagreed with President Obama over sending more…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Can the United States and its NATO allies win the war in Afghanistan? That is a question nobody can answer; everybody, from the president to the top…
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A late September morning with Fidel (Part 2) A very retired Fidel has become reflective By Saul Landau Fidel and Raul Castro, in a 56-year partnership in revolutionary enterprises…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times If you had to explain America’s economic success with one word, that word would be “education.” In the 19th century, America led the way in…
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By Truthout.org America's private health care industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the last several months in an attempt to stop President Obama's health care…
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From the Robert Reich Blog This morning's job numbers are bad enough -- 263,000 more jobs lost in September, and unemployment now at 9.8 percent -- but look behind them and the news is…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Among the issues of particular concern to the Mission in Zeytoun are the killings of the Samouni family, the mass destruction in the area,…
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A late September morning with Fidel (Part 1) From guerrilla warrior to statesman -- now comfortably retired By Saul Landau The driver weaved through the maze of two lane roads just…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times Stocks are up. Ben Bernanke says that the recession is over. And I sense a growing willingness among movers and shakers to declare “Mission…
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By Bill Press The same day: Wednesday, Sept. 30. The same topic: Afghanistan. The same city: Washington, D.C. But two very different settings. At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue,…
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