Archive for November, 2012

Begun the Drone Wars Have

November 27, 2012
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Facing the uncertainty of reelection President Obama became so concerned about the lawlessness of his drone killings he sought hastily to codify the rules governing their use. What began in the Bush era as a means for targeting Al Qaeda leaders hiding in remote areas has become a vast “amorphous” death machine targeting suspected...

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Kudos to California Governor Jerry Brown

November 15, 2012
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California Governor Jerry Brown deserves our heartfelt appreciation for his hard work for the Yes on Proposition 30 campaign these past few months. The percentage of Proposition 30′s victory mirrored the percentage of the vote Brown won in 2010 when he defeated in the governor’s race the former Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman. Working...

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A Second Chance to Sideline Mitch McConnell and the Far Right?

November 7, 2012
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s graceless statement regarding President Barack Obama’s reelection, where he stands by the Republicans’ “our way or the highway” philosophy of governance, proves that he and his fellow travelers remain as ideologically rigid as ever and have no intention of working with the president during the next four years. Despite...

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