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Drone crash unmasks U.S. spying effort in Iran   By Tabassum Zakaria and Phil Stewart Reuters   The crash of a CIA drone in Iran has brought into the open what U.S. intelligence agencies would prefer kept secret: intense spying efforts in a country where the United States has no official presence.   Iran on […]

Would modern day Republicans like Ronald Reagan?   President Reagan’s Remarks at Northside High School in Atlanta, Georgia – June 6, 1985   Longer video: President Reagan’s Remarks at Northside High School in Atlanta, Georgia – June 6, 1985  

Video: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (Republican) responds to accusation of planted questions  

Cuts to first-class mail to slow delivery in 2012 By Hope Yen Associated Press WASHINGTON—Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day. The estimated $3 billion in reductions, to be […]

Cain suspends presidential bid CNN ATLANTA– Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain told supporters Saturday that he is suspending his presidential campaign, which has become hobbled in recent weeks by allegations of sexual harassment and an Atlanta woman’s claim that they carried on a 13-year affair. He introduced his “Plan B” — “continue to be a […]

Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era   NPR Fresh Air from WHYY  Audio: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=142714568&m=142938308 _________________________________________________ GPS monitors can track your every movement. Brain scans can now see lies forming in your brain. And advancements in genetic engineering may soon allow parents to engineer what their children will look and be like. These new technologies […]

Unemployment Dips, But That Hardly Makes Up for a Lost Year on Economic Recovery By Mike Konczal | The Nation Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that unemployment dropped to 8.6 percent from 9 percent, while the economy added 120,000 new jobs.  Is this actually good news? About half of this decline is due […]

Senate approves $662 billion defense bill By Donna Cassata Associated Press   WASHINGTON—Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion defense bill that would require the military to hold suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida or its affiliates, even those captured on U.S. soil.   The vote was […]

Raw Video: Perry Confuses Voting Age in New Hampshire By Steve Peoples The Huffington Post MANCHESTER, N.H. — You might say Rick Perry courted the youth, but not the whole youth, in a campaign appearance at a New Hampshire college. Speaking at Saint Anselm on Tuesday, he appealed to students who will be at least 21 […]

Pakistan buries troops amid fury over NATO strike By Aftab Ahmed Reuters Pakistan on Sunday buried 24 troops killed in a NATO cross-border air raid that has pushed a crisis in relations with the United States toward rupture. The attack was the latest perceived provocation by the United States, starting with the secret raid which […]