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Palestinians Barred from Studying in West Bank
Since the beginning of 2012, Gisha and Al Mezan, an Israeli and a Palestinian human rights organization, respectively, have been arguing a petition before Israel’s highest court asking that five women from Gaza be permitted to enter the West Bank to complete their academic studies. In September the petition was rejected, against the backdrop of…
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Opinion Great Expectations
Perhaps the great national achievement was not electing the first African American president. Perhaps the great national achievement was electing him again. The next four years — even the next four months — will present monumental governing challenges, especially in a Washington that, on the surface at least, looks remarkably as it did before the…
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Opinion Romney’s Concession: Class Act
His speech was clear, concise, gave the right nod to his team and to his choice of Ryan. Wished Obama well, said he wanted the job but the American people chose somebody else. That sends a very clear message to his party: the American people have chosen Obama for the next four years. Work with…
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Opinion VA, FL Close But Leaning Dem; CO OKs Weed
Chuck Todd on MSNBC is saying Virginia and Florida are too close to call but look likely to go for Obama, because the counties still outstanding are generally Democratic-leaning. The call in Ohio by the networks was for the same reason, as Michael Barone explained rather patiently to Karl Rove on air at Fox: the…
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Opinion UK Report: 10.8 Degree F Warming by 2100
The Guardian cites a new report from Price Waterhouse Cooper Consulting saying the world is on track for an average global temperature increase of 6 degrees C (10.8 F) by the end of the century at current rates of carbon emission, with catastrophic implications for human life. New research by consultancy giant PwC finds an…
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Opinion Report: GOP NOT Conceding Ohio
An announcement by the Republican state chairman, despite the fact that all the networks have called it, including Fox. Worth noting: the returns so far have them separated by 1,500 votes with 77% reporting.
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Opinion 2 Questions: 1st, Will GOP Let Him Govern? 2nd, Will Olmert Run?
Now that Obama has won the Electoral College, two questions remain. First, will he win the popular vote? Second, will Republicans let him govern? There are some very big decisions to make, starting with a deal on the budget and the debt, and addressing the growing climate crisis. Will the Republicans be chastened by their…
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Opinion Jon Stewart: ‘Confederacy Goes for Romney’
Jon Stewart calls “Most of the Confederacy went for Mitt Romney.” And Florida continues to be “a huge clusterf***| – Florida, of course, being the place where Cubans go to live and Jews go to die.”
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Opinion Akin’s Concession: Rights Come From God, Not Gov’t
Former Rep. Todd Akin is delivering perhaps the ugliest, most ungracious concession speech I’ve ever heard: We believe that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness come from Almighty God, not almighty government… We believe that it’s inexcusable to betray fellow Americans to terrorists when they could have been rescued… Class act, Todd.
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Opinion 2 Dem Tammys: Baldwin Wins in WI, Duckworth in IL
Associated Press calls Tammy Baldwin (D) the winner over former Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) to become the first openly gay member of the Senate. The other Tammy, Iraq War vet Tammy Duckworth (D), beats incumbent GOP Rep. Joe “You Lie” Walsh in Illinois.
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Opinion Rep. Cicilline Reelected in RI
Rep. David Cicilline (D), Jewish former mayor of Providence, is reelected after a tough race in Rhode Island.
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