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The second example of how art has become casualty of the campaign is the covering up of the reproduction of Picasso's in United Nations New York. ..…
‘my button works!’
Congress has invoked War Powers Act to limit American military commitments, and more ambiguous interventions, particularly those with humanitarian dimension like Somalia and Kosovo in the 1990s, slipped through the statutory cracks. ..…
newseum displays sculpture of alice allison dunnigan, first african
Newseum Displays Sculpture of Alice Allison Dunnigan, First African American Woman to Cover White House and Congress. ..…
u.s. muslims concerned about their place in society, but continue to
Overall, Muslims in United States perceive lot of discrimination against their religious group, are leery of Trump and think their fellow Americans do not see Islam as part of mainstream U.S society.. ..…
‘us has no business to be in persian gulf’
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani A Iranian official says the presence of American military forces in Persian Gulf lacks any legal and international justification... ..…
the saudis’ hurt feelings – consortiumnews
Various commentators speculated that the king was displeased with President Obama's negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear capabilities, his failures to intervene decisively Syria, and his call for domestic reforms in Arab world. ..…
how us helps al qaeda in yemen – consortiumnews
Exclusive Obama, eager to assuage Saudi Arabia's over Iran nuclear and the failure to achieve regime change Syria, has turned blind eye to Riyadh's savaging of Yemen, writes Jonathan Marshall... ..…
2. general opinions about the federal government
Currently, 32% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they are angry at the government, compared with 12% of Democrats and Democratic leaners. ..…
bush left unmoved by war protests
WASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that he disagreed with the millions of antiwar protesters. ..…
u.s. eases economic sanctions on libya
Muammar Kadafi for renouncing weapons of mass destruction and opening opportunities for American companies to do in his nation.. ..…
frist assails gop bill on tribunals
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist criticized measure sponsored by his GOP colleagues, including Arizona Sen. ..…
new white house rules would prevent religious charities from preaching
One of the problems with President Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is that it helps the government money to religious groups that do charity work even if they proselytize along the way and even if they discriminate against LGBT people in their hiring.. ..…
charleston and the crucible of race and class
Roof's murderous actions show the connection between the terror of Jim Crow and the bland, bureaucratic justifications for the incarceration of African American and racist police murders that author Michelle Alexander calls the. ..…
understanding the crisis in iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, --anointed by U.S and Iraq and other nearby countries--and the government of Iraq, led by its would-be strongman Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki and sometimes-orphaned client of U.S. ..…
commentary by james m. lindsay and rachael kauss of the council on
On one hand, record numbers of Americans think United States should mind its own business internationally and focus on problems at home. On the other hand, they want United States to play world affairs, and they see the benefits of in the global economy.. ..…
rumsfeld's war and its consequences now
It's one of several digs at Bush the elder, at whose side he had treaded the path of the ambition until, at August 1980, both men found themselves at Republican National Convention pacing nervously in their Detroit hotel rooms, awaiting call from Ronald Reagan about. ..…
emmet and gabriel have two daddies. and two parents.
Emmet and Gabriel have pretty old-fashioned parents who tied the knot before they moved in together. ..…
trusting obama’s syria war case – consortiumnews
While some intelligence experts are skeptical of President Obama's case for bombing Syria, others trust the allegations and mock those who doubt the justification for war. ..…
race and politics in the post-civil rights era
The fact that African American is today contender for the presidency is part of the legacy of those. ..…
obama: “we can out-compete any other nation on earth” (cc)
By billion dollars, U.S exports to China will increase by more than $45 billion and China will increase its investments America. ..…
mormonism and politics: are they compatible?
One of the first ordinances passed by Nauvoo council was toleration act specifying that all faiths were welcome in the city and listing number of them Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Latter-day Saints, Catholics, Jews and. ..…
in the heart of a dying empire
On September 11, 2001, thanks to Osama bin Laden's precision air assaults on World Trade Center and Pentagon, they got their wish what screaming newspaper headlines called day of infamy or Pearl Harbor of the twenty-first century.. ..…
has alexis tsipras put an end to anti-americanism in greece?
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross at Thessaloniki International Fair It was 2015 as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was calling Greece's EU partners and creditors before elected.. ..…
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