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McCain's patriotism two-step

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Talking Points Memo - By Greg Sargent - Aug. 25 (Opinion) - Though McCain has said frequently that Obama would rather lose a war than lose a presidential campaign and that Obama's Iraq policies are driven by "ambition." A newsworthy contradiction?

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Russian president speaks to BBC

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

BBC News - Aug. 27 (Interview) - In an exclusive interview with the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (speaking through a translator) explained why Russia had moved to protect what he described as the independent states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

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How To Burn the Speculators

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Mother Jones - By James K. Galbraith - Aug. 21 (Opinion) - Speculators buy the futures on the chance that the market price will be substantially higher. They make a respectable profit on what is in effect an insurance function, and a killing in years of drought, flood, and war.

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Secrets of the American Future Fund

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Iowa Independent - By Jason Hancock - Aug. 21 (Special Report) - The American Future Fund (AFF), operating out of Des Moines, is sponsoring advocacy advertisements in closely contested congressional races from New York to Louisiana to Minnesota and Colorado.... an Iowa Independent investigation has found the group has deep roots in state Republican politics. And, unlike MoveOn.org, a similar group advocating liberal causes, it's hard to determine who is actually behind the AFF.

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Algeria: al-Qaeda Connection

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Huffington Post - By Jamal Dajani - Aug. 22 (Blog Post) - I have been monitoring several Jihadi sites for the past several years, and recruitment calls have recently shifted from Afghanistan and Iraq to Algeria. This is no coincidence. In 2007, the number two man in Al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri, urged his followers in Al Maghreb to target France, Spain and Algeria.

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This Is Not the Change We Hoped For: House Concurrent Resolution 362

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

TruthOut - By Camillo "Mac" Bica - Aug. 21 (Opinion) - Though America voted for change in 2006, the subsequent two years have demonstrated that the Democrats in Congress, while avowing a "new direction for America," are as willing and as skilled as their Republican/neocon counterparts at utilizing half-truths, innuendo, deceit and scare tactics to mislead the American public along the path to another devastating and unnecessary war.

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Democrats Confront National Security Challenge by Trying to Broaden the Definition

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Congressional Quarterly - By Josh Rogin - Aug. 27 (Special Report) - Democrats will use Wednesday night to try once again to persuade voters they can protect the nation's national security interests -- a political hurdle that has tripped up their party for decades.

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Elegy For A Rubber Stamp

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Harper's - By Lewis H. Lapham - Aug. 24 (Opinion) - Long ago in the days before journalists became celebrities, their enterprise was reviled and poorly paid, and it was understood by working newspapermen that the presence of more than two people at their funeral could be taken as a sign that they had disgraced the profession. Full pdf here: www.nationinstitute.org/pdf/Elegy_for_a_Rubber_Stamp.pdf

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Partying Under Adversity

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

ProPublica - By Paul Kiel - Aug. 25 (News Analysis) - It depends on how you look at it. This week's Democratic National Convention (and in September, the Republican convention) is a week-long orgy for special interest money, same as it ever was. Alternatively, what was once the quadrennial triumph for corporations and lobbying firms, the Olympics for influence peddling, has been ruined by a litany of new ethics rules; those brave enough to even put on an event are doing so in an atmosphere of fear.

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How to Leave a Stable Iraq

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Foreign Affairs - By Stephen Biddle, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Kenneth M. Pollack - Aug. 21 (Special Report) - If the prognosis in Iraq were hopelessly grim, it might make sense for the United States to threaten withdrawal, hold its breath, and hope for the best. But the prognosis is now much more promising than it has been in years, making a threat of withdrawal far from necessary. With a degree of patience, the United States can build on a pattern of positive change in Iraq that offers it a chance to draw down troops soon without giving up hope for sustained stability.

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