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Lie like a Republican

News & Politics AdLib - June 7, 2009 2

Okay, one of the bullshit arguments that Republicans trot out on Health Care should be blown up for once and for all. I was watching...

American Exceptionalism

News & Politics KevenSeven - June 6, 2009 8

For me there is nothing more tedious than a jingoistic expression of pride in America. The less often one needs to say that America...

“Popping Like Popcorn”

News & Politics KQµårk 死神 - June 5, 2009 14

People committing domestic mass murder is almost commonplace in today's American society.

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Peru Celebrates Pope Leo XIV and Claims Him as Their Own

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He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.” [...]

Justice David Souter, Who Traded White Marble for the White Mountains

Retiring at just 69 after two decades on the Supreme Court, the justice left a legacy of case-by-case judging, intellectual rigor and a complete lack of pretension. [...]

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

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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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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Pope Leo XIV calls Church 'a beacon to illuminate dark nights' in first Mass

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, is the first North American to be elected pontiff. [...]

Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia's Red Square on Victory Day

Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade. [...]

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change

President Sheinbaum argues Trump's executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf. [...]

South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees

Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week. [...]

Turkish Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to be released

Her arrest follows the White House's crackdown on what it has classified as antisemitism on US campuses. [...]

Putin leads Victory Day celebration in Moscow under tight security

Putin used his speech to tie Russia's three-year war in Ukraine to the war against Nazi Germany 80 years ago. [...]

US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm

UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to "weaponise" aid. [...]

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Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies

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