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Little hope of justice on torture

Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:07 PM
Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee released a bipartisan report that explicitly names Donald Rumsfeld, his minions, George W. Bush, and others in his administration as the parties responsible for the use of torture as official tools of the US
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CNN gets smackdown for union-busting

Monday, November 24, 2008 10:29 PM
This is good news, but it isn't likely to be headlined on CNN : In a decision made public today, an administrative law judge ordered the network to rehire 110 workers who were fired [five years ago] because they were union members. CNN also was ordered
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An FDA fig leaf

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:52 PM
In the wake of numerous cases of poisonous Chinese goods making their way onto store shelves (including toxic pet food sold in the US), the FDA has decided to initiate what it hopes will be perceived as a bold step : Under fire for not having the resources
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A curious church sign

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:10 PM
On the drive home from work today, I saw a church sign that read simply, "Proverbs 29:2." That was it. There was no expository text beyond the bare citation. When I got home, I looked it up : When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but
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The situational ethics of Sen. Jon Kyl

Saturday, November 08, 2008 7:41 PM
Think back to the spring of 2005, just three and a half years ago, before this presidential campaign started. The Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and the White House. The Democrats in the Senate were more or less powerless to stop the GOP
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Undoing the damage, one step at a time

Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:44 PM
No small part of Obama's mandate is driven by a desire to see the most damaging turns of the last eight years reversed, so that this country can begin restoring itself to its fundamental principles. If the Obama administration takes that mandate seriously,
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Two bets I am thrilled to lose

Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:08 PM
Back in late February or early March, it was increasingly clear that McCain and Obama would be their parties' nominees. At that time, I firmly believed Obama could not beat McCain; I felt that he could have beaten any other Republican, but that McCain's
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A bright new day

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:40 PM
A bright new day has dawned in this country. Hallelujah. Congratulations, Mr. President. You have a huge job ahead of you, given that you will be faced with excising the cancer of the last eight years, but you have our support. Get to work. We'll help
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Sit, walk, run, fly

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 7:58 PM
This morning, a co-worker said she'd gone to vote before work and went to Starbucks afterward, before coming in to the office. Standing next to her at the counter was a young African-American man, and they struck up a conversation about the election.
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Tomorrow, in a nutshell

Monday, November 03, 2008 8:38 PM
This Twitter update from MC Hammer (yes, that MC Hammer) sums up the significance of tomorrow's vote, in fewer than 140 characters: Preparing for the most important election in history.... can't articulate what I'm feeling... It's the culmination of a
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