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CIA Largely in the Dark on Interrogation Tactics
CIA turned to countries known for their use of torture including Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to develop program.
CDC Aims to Appease Vaccine Critics
The case of 9-year-old Hannah Poling, diagnosed with autism, has renewed fervor amongst parent groups who blame vaccines for their children's illnesses.
Torture and the Law
Bush told ABC news he knew administration officials met to discuss the use of torture against detainees. Could a prosecutor charge him with a crime?
Term Limits, Sen. Kennedy?
In a much-hyped rally announcing his endorsement of presidential hopeful Barack Obama, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) piled heaps of praise on the young Illinois senator Monday. Obama, Kennedy said, will be a fighter, an inspirer, a great uniter in the image of Kennedy's brother Jack, who came to power in another era of ideological bickering.
Gender Betrayal
Suffering a divided conscience, Clinton's generational sisters grapple with loyalty versus the appeal of the new kid on the block.
Fast and Loose With the Facts
Bush and Cheney will probably leave office with a sad legacy, while two prominent reporters who backed the war have seen their careers flourish.
A Different Kind of Insurgent
With much of the party leadership against him, Obama seeks to accomplish what few Democrats have managed in the last half-century: transform an insurgent’s campaign.
GOP Gags Witnesses on Credit Card Woes
Republicans on a consumer credit subcommittee required witnesses to waive privacy rights to their financial history before testifying about run-ins with credit card companies.
Clinton Devised Both Pro-war and Anti-war Candidacy
Ten minutes in Hollywood on Thursday could prove to be Clinton's Waterloo -- if not now, then perhaps in November.
What's Wrong With Perseverance?
Seldom do we see a woman so fiercely serve her own ambition, but there's a flip-side. Clinton is flirting with seriously damaging her party's likely nominee.
Biden Punks Crocker: 'I Would Therefore Pick Al Qaeda on The Afghanistan-Pakistan Border'
There was once a blog called Joe Biden Is Thugged Out. (I swear this is true.) Biden just proved why.
Big Oil Defends Profits
Gas prices and profits are largely out of their control, oil executives tell Congress.
The Colonels and 'The Matrix'
A group of young thinkers has triggered a simmering debate about how far the military should go in embracing counterinsurgency.
Ayn Rand 101
THE JAUNDICED EYE
Two dozen colleges have accepted millions to start programs devoted to Ayn Rand's philosophy. What could a survey course look like?
Reframing the Israel Debate
The new Jewish group argues that an independent Palestine is in the United States' best interest.
When War Seems Unwinnable: Why Tet Matters
By the close of 1967, a half-million U.S. troops were in Vietnam, and Americans at home, viewing the war on television in their living rooms, had become inured to familiar images. Sweating in the fierce tropical heat and humidity, platoons of “grunts” were disgorged from hovering helicopters and cut through thick jungles or crossed flooded rice fields to faraway villages, occasionally stumbling onto mines or booby traps, or drawing fire from concealed snipers.
Clinton, Obama Already Courting Edwards Supporters
Even before John Edwards officially ended his campaign, the Democratic front-runners issued statements praising his efforts and making not-so-subtle pitches to his supporters.
It's Not Like We're In Two Resource-Intensive Ground Wars Where Economy of Force is Crucial or Anything
Iraq. Afghanistan. And then, the Navy. From the Pentagon public affairs shop today:
Clinton Undermining His Elder Statesman Standing
Bill Clinton’s ever increasing role in the presidential campaign has stirred much discussion. Has an ex-president ever taken so aggressive a part in his party’s nominating contest?
Ron Paul Warns Burma Tyrants: We'll Stay Out of Your Way!
The House yesterday approved a lightweight, nonbinding resolution offering condolences to the people of Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which the Red Cross now estimates took as many as 128,000 lives when it struck the Irrawaddy Delta earlier this month. From a political standpoint, this was a pretty safe vote. Indeed, 186 Republicans joined every voting Democrat to pass the measure. But it didn't go unanimously. That's because Texas GOP presidential contender Rep. Ron Paul disapproved. The final count was 410 to 1.
