Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I was going to avoid posting about the big Larry Sinclair story today, but it is so incredibly surreal. As Ben Smith noted this morning before his press conference out at the National Press Club eclipsed with his arrest, Larry Sinclair, “is familiar to political junkies and reporters as the source of outlandish allegations about Senator Barack [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Frenchdoc
Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released yesterday its figures (full report) regarding the global numbers of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs):
“UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres expressed concern Tuesday about the growing number of refugees worldwide after an annual survey said there were 11.4 million [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Obama camp sent out a press release today announcing their National Security Working Group. We’ve got some big names here, a few former Clinton team members as well:
* Secretary of State Madeleine Albright * Senator David Boren, former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence * Secretary of State Warren Christopher * Greg [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Blackwater is in the news again with a very interesting twist that should put the wingnuts in a tizzy:
The private military company Blackwater has cultivated a patriotic reputation, with its staff of retired military and former police officers, and the requirement that most of its workers swear an oath to support and defend the U.S. [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
George W. Bush is doing an about face on a longstanding position on offshore drilling, and is calling on Congress today “to end a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, according to White House officials who say Mr. Bush now wants to work with states to determine where drilling should occur.”
The NY Times reports that the “move underscores how $4-a-gallon [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Wedding bells were ringing in California today as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples ties the knot, “giving a human face to a landmark court decision and a powerful opening salvo in what is expected to be a bruising fall campaign here over the issue of same-sex marriage.”
Some weddings actually began in a “handful of [...]
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