Democrats Tighten Spending in Latest Version of Bill

Congressional Democrats completed work last night on a sprawling, $515.7 billion domestic spending bill that would shave billions from cherished Democratic programs but would challenge President Bush’s tough line on domestic spending with billions of dollars for added veterans care, border securi…
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Posted in Politics No Comments 18.12.2007 on 08:12.

An Education Long Overdue For Hugo Chavez

Article on the recent political setbacks of the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 17.12.2007 on 04:12.

Giuliani Campaign Warms Up to Florida

TAMPA — The current center of the political universe is Iowa, as presidential candidates from both parties are spending millions and braving the winter weather in the struggle to win its first-in-the-nation caucuses.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 17.12.2007 on 02:12.

So What Exactly Is a Libertarian?

With the recent success of Republican candidate Ron Paul and his Libertarian ideals, many people are starting to take notice of the Libertarian Party. Many people are confused however, as Ron Paul is indeed running on a Republican ticket. Is he a Republican, or a Libertarian? Can he be both?
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Posted in Politics No Comments 17.12.2007 on 02:12.

Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities

With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan, according to senior U.S. officials.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 17.12.2007 on 02:12.

Calls Grow for a Broader Yardstick for Schools

For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 16.12.2007 on 03:12.

Abstinence Programs Face Rejection

The number of states refusing federal money for “abstinence-only” sex education programs jumped sharply in the past year as evidence mounted that the approach is ineffective.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 16.12.2007 on 03:12.

In N.H., Ties Clintons Forged Will Be Tested

PLAISTOW, N.H., Dec. 15 — Faced with the prospect of defeat in the Iowa caucuses, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is counting on the foundation she and her husband built in this state over the past decade and a half, forged around Bill Clinton’s “comeback kid” finish in the 1992 Democratic…
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Posted in Politics No Comments 16.12.2007 on 03:12.

Clinton Wins Key Endorsement

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was endorsed by the Des Moines Register last night, a much-needed victory for a front-runner who has stumbled in recent weeks.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 16.12.2007 on 03:12.

Destruction of CIA Tapes Defended

The Bush administration has told a federal judge that its 2005 destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes did not violate a court order because the captives in question were being kept in secret prisons at the time, not at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Posted in Politics No Comments 16.12.2007 on 02:12.