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NOVEMBER 13, 2007, 2:00 am

Storm On The Horizon'

Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified to Congress that the economy would "slow noticeably" this year and likely get worse before getting better.Read more »
NOVEMBER 12, 2007, 2:00 am

In The Dark

This week, a landmark House Resolution (H RES 799) calling for the investigation by the House Judiciary Committee of the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney for High Crimes and Misdemeanors passed in the House of Representatives.Read more »
NOVEMBER 12, 2007, 2:00 am

In The Dark

This week, a landmark House Resolution (H RES 799) calling for the investigation by the House Judiciary Committee of the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney for High Crimes and Misdemeanors passed in the House of Representatives.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2007, 2:00 am

Health Care Excuses

The United States spends far more on health care per person than any other nation. Yet we have lower life expectancy than most other rich countries.Read more »
NOVEMBER 8, 2007, 2:00 am

Tortured Logic

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to become Attorney General.Read more »
NOVEMBER 6, 2007, 2:00 am

The Forgotten Front

Six years after the United States led an invasion of Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from power and destroy Al Qaeda's safe haven, Afghanistan faces a growing insurgency that directly threatens its stability and the national security interests of the UnRead more »
NOVEMBER 4, 2007, 1:00 am

Republican Tricks on Children's Health

Cynicism and hypocrisy were on full display in the Senate last week when Republican leaders refused to wait for a possible compromise on a bill that would provide health coverage for millions of uninsured children.Read more »
NOVEMBER 2, 2007, 1:00 am

Prostates and Prejudices

"My chance of surviving prostate cancer
NOVEMBER 2, 2007, 1:00 am

Drifting From Redeployment

With President Bush determined to run out the clock and hand off his failed Iraq policies to his successor, progressives have been playing into the strategy by drifting away from their central principle that a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq best serveRead more »
NOVEMBER 1, 2007, 1:00 am

Losing Hearts And Minds

Karen Hughes, one of the administration's longest-serving employees and part of President Bush's "inner-circle" from his days in Texas, resigned yesterday as Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs for the State Department.Read more »
OCTOBER 30, 2007, 1:00 am

FEMA's Fake News Conference

Though time will certainly tell, the Bush administration so far has not yet surpassed that of Richard Nixon's in its contempt for a free press and its unrelenting war on the truth.Read more »
OCTOBER 26, 2007, 1:00 am

Where Does the Right-Wing End and the Media Begin?

I had the opportunity to sit down this week with one of America's top economists, Paul Krugman, who of course doubles as an influential op-ed columnist for the New York Times.Read more »