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OWS, You May Be Being Had

News & Politics Marion - October 23, 2011 27

The Italian word for "secret" is segreto. Remember that. About 38 years ago, when Watergate was making a splash across the news media, one Bob Woodward...

An Irish Presidential Debate

News & Politics Caru - October 22, 2011 5

A quick look into an Irish Presidential debate which I attended on the 20 October.

GOP to Nevada: Drop Dead

News & Politics atdnext - October 22, 2011 42

Romney’s callous disregard for families losing their homes through no fault of their own is bad enough but it’s also untrue that speeding foreclosures is good for the economy.

A Radical Economic Solution – Stop Paying Banks For Credit Card Debt

News & Politics AdLib - October 20, 2011 76

What if as a massive group, the American People enforced a TARP deal in the reverse direction, from the banks to the people?

The Daily Planet, Vol. 154

News & Politics Chernynkaya - October 20, 2011 18

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, October 20, 2011

Irish Presidential Election 2011: Candidates and Referendums.

News & Politics Caru - October 20, 2011 8

Here in Ireland there will be a Presidential election on the 27 October.

#OccupyLasVegas: The Winner of Last Night’s Republican Debate?

News & Politics atdnext - October 19, 2011 14

Apparently, the scene inside The Venetian last night turned into a complete and utter train wreck. Mitt Romney continued to call for MORE foreclosures...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 153

News & Politics Chernynkaya - October 19, 2011 6

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, October 19, 2011

LIVE BLOG: GOP Debate in Las Vegas

News & Politics AdLib - October 18, 2011 241

Coming to you live from the city where money rules and the majority of people lose big, it's the GOP Debate in Las Vegas!

The GOP Debate Part ?? Live Blog

News & Politics bito - October 18, 2011 7

What is the phrase for the drinking game? If you chose not to drink pick "Jobs"

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U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Latin America as Drug Operation Expands

The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people. [...]

Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War

The president said he wouldn’t seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in. [...]

How Does the U.S. Decide Which Boats to Target? Here’s What We Know.

Officials say intercepted communications are the core of the intelligence collected on the boats. [...]

Inflation Edged Higher in September as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates Again

The Consumer Price Index rose 3 percent from a year earlier in a report delayed because of the government shutdown. [...]

Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada

The president said he was motivated by an ad, paid for by the province of Ontario, that featured Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs in a 1987 radio address. [...]

Trump and Canada’s Trade Spat Spotlights Doug Ford, the Ontario Premier

Doug Ford has built a reputation for picking fights with President Trump and getting under his skin with publicity-grabbing moves as U.S. tariffs have harmed Ontario’s economy. [...]

Trump Decries Anti-Tariff Ad From Ontario, Canada, That Faithfully Quotes Reagan Speech

The anti-tariff ad, which President Trump pointed to in cutting off trade talks with Canada, uses several sound bites from an April 1987 speech, though not in the order President Ronald Reagan said them. [...]

Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty as Battle Over Trump-Urged Prosecution Begins

The New York attorney general, indicted by President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, appeared in federal court on Friday. [...]

Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge Called Off Across the Bay Area, Officials Say

President Trump said on Thursday that he had called off the deployment in San Francisco. Two federal officials said on Friday that the action applied across the region. [...]

Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia

The proposal was the latest twist in a byzantine saga that has transformed the Salvadoran migrant into one of the best-known symbols of President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Ukraine allies pledge to take Russian oil and gas off global market

A "coalition of the willing" meeting in London seeks to increase pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine. [...]

Gaza doctors struggle to investigate 'signs of torture' on unnamed dead returned by Israel

Photographs show bodies with multiple signs of injury and wrists tied behind their backs. [...]

US deploys world's largest warship in escalation of drug trafficking campaign

The USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, which can carry up to 90 aircraft, will move to the waters off Latin America. [...]

Satellite images show extent of demolition at the White House

New satellite images show the White House East Wing has been completely demolished in order to make way for President Trump's ballroom. [...]

Ontario to stop running anti-tariff advert that angered Trump

The advertisement will be paused from Monday so "trade talks can resume", Doug Ford says. [...]

Woman gets rare whole-life sentence for murder of French schoolgirl

Dahbia Benkired is the first woman in France to receive a full life term following the shocking crime. [...]

Spectacular downfall of Georgia's ex-PM accused of having $6.5m in his flat

Irakli Garibashvili, who was a loyal lieutenant of Georgia's de facto leader, is accused of corruption. [...]

NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown

It follows a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged, mafia-linked poker games. [...]

Warsaw Ghetto survivor who resisted the Nazis dies

Michael Smuss, an artist who helped make petrol bombs during the uprising, died in Israel aged 99. [...]

Rubio says lots of countries willing to join Gaza security force

The US secretary of state says Israel must be comfortable with participants, but it is unclear how such a force could be deployed without an understanding with Hamas. [...]

The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

News & Politics AdLib - October 18, 2025 0

It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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