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Reuters: US plans to halt Afghan combat role early 2012-02-02 BRUSSELS/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States took Kabul by surprise by laying out plans to end its Afghan combat role earlier than expected, just after the leak of a secret report that the Taliban is confident of regaining control of the country.
Antiwar.com: Divining the Truth About Iran 2012-02-02 In last year's briefing, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper had stood firm on this key point, despite severe pressure to paint Iran in more pernicious terms. On Tuesday, I was relieved to see in Clapper's testimony a reiteration...
Alaska Dispatch: Who is behind super PAC ads? 2012-01-31 The secret donors funding a flood of negative ads in the 2012 presidential race are supposed to go public Tuesday. But loopholes in federal disclosure rules mean that Americans will still be left largely in the dark about who is financing what, campaign watchdogs say. The landmark 2010 Supreme Court case, Citizens United...
San Jose Mercury News: Oakland tries new tactics against Occupy 2012-01-31 City leaders are preparing new strategies to strike back against Occupy Oakland, but law enforcement experts say there is little authorities can do to keep the movement from continuing with costly demonstrations. | Mayor Jean Quan said Monday that the city would request stay-away orders against about 100 protesters, forbidding them from entering Frank Ogawa Plaza, and possibly all of downtown Oakland.
Washington Post: Trillions in tax cuts 2012-01-30 The case for continuing the George W. Bush tax cuts, at a cost of $3.7 trillion over 10 years (including interest), is shaky enough. The cuts for the wealthy alone, which President Obama would end, would cost with interest about $1 trillion...
Metro: After ten years of terror, what does the future hold for Guantanamo Bay? 2012-01-30 It seemed the US president would take a break from the policies of the previous Bush administration. But the recent passing of the centre's ten-year anniversary was marked with protests by human rights activists, angry that Mr Obama's promise has failed to materialise.
New York Times: With Focus on Income Inequality, Albany Bill Will Seek $8.50 Minimum Wage 2012-01-30 The Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park is no more, but the focus it brought to income inequality is having an impact in Albany and beyond. The Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, plans to introduce a bill on Monday...
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Alaska Dispatch: Next up for 'occupy' activists? Foreclosure crisis. 2012-01-30 The Occupy Wall Street movement, which cut its teeth last fall by occupying streets and parks across the country, is moving into a new phase as it gears up for spring: occupying homes.
Politico: Paul Ryan: Obama won't follow through on Buffett Rule 2012-01-30 Jennifer Epstein: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan doesn't expect President Barack Obama to follow through on his State of the Union proposal to introduce a Buffett rule tax on millionaires at a rate of 30 percent. | "What we have learned from the president time and again is he is going to put some kind of a poll-tested line in the State of the Union address and have no follow up whatsoever," the Wisconsin Republican said on "Fox News Sunday."
New York Times: The Mixtape of the Revolution 2012-01-30 Mr. Touré, aka Thiat ("Junior"), and Mr. Ben Amor, aka El Général, both wrote protest songs that led to their arrests and generated powerful political movements. "We are drowning in hunger and unemployment," spits Thiat on "Coup 2 Gueule" (from... |
