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This March 20, 2012 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and President Barack Obama walk down the steps of the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Archives for November 2012

Obama Wants State-Sponsored Murder Legalized

(CHICAGO) — A previous article discussed Obama’s kill list. Another explained his “disposition matrix.” Both constitute elevating Murder, Inc. to a higher level. Obama now wants more. He wants murder legalized. On Nov. 24, the New York Times headlined, “Election Spurred a Move to Codify US Drone Policy,” saying pre-election, Obama “accelerated work … to […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman
In this June 13, 2010, file photo a U.S. Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool, File)

(CHICAGO) -- A previous article discussed Obama's kill list. Another explained his "disposition matrix." Both constitute elevating Murder, Inc. to a higher level. Obama now wants more. He wants murder legalized. On Nov. 24, the New York Times headlined, "Election Spurred a Move to Codify US Drone Policy," saying pre-election, Obama "accelerated

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Myanmar Cracks Down On Mine Protest; Dozens Hurt

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern Myanmar after the government’s biggest crackdown on demonstrators since reformist President Thein Sein took office last year. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to break up the 11-day occupation of the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
A Buddhist monk with burn injuries lies in a hospital bed in Monywa town shop, northwestern Myanmar, Thursday, Nov 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern Myanmar after the government's biggest crackdown on demonstrators since reformist President Thein Sein took office last year. Riot police used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to break up the 11-day

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With Its New UN Status, Could The Palestinian Authority Take Israel To The International Criminal Court?

On Thursday afternoon, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the Palestinian Authority as a “full nonmember observer state,” giving the Palestinians strong symbolic backing. The Palestinians’ new status begs the question: Could Palestine use its new status to bring Israel in front of the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes? Here’s what you need to know […]

Priyanka Boghani
By Priyanka Boghani
Surrounded by Palestinian flags a Palestinian chants slogans during a rally supporting the Palestinian UN bid for observer state status, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday Nov. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

On Thursday afternoon, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the Palestinian Authority as a "full nonmember observer state," giving the Palestinians strong symbolic backing. The Palestinians' new status begs the question: Could Palestine use its new status to bring Israel in front of the International Criminal Court for alleged war

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Senate Backs Quicker Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting. The strong bipartisan vote of 62-33 sends a clear message to President Barack Obama and the military as they engage in high-stakes talks about the pace of drawing down the […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this June 27, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting. The strong bipartisan vote of 62-33 sends a clear message to President Barack Obama and the military as they engage in high-stakes talks about the pace of drawing down the

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Gay Marriage Before Supreme Court? Cases Weighed

The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed same-sex marriage in three states and defeated a ban in a fourth, the justices are meeting Friday to decide whether they should deal sooner rather than later with the claim that the Constitution gives […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Karen Golinski, right, hugging her wife Amy Cunninghis as they pose for a photograph outside of a federal court building in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed same-sex marriage in three states and defeated a ban in a fourth, the justices are meeting Friday to decide whether they should deal sooner rather than later with the claim that the Constitution gives people the right to

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More Workers Covered By Bosses’ Self-Insured Plans

The number of U.S. workers covered by self-insured health plans—in which their employer assumes the financial risk for health costs rather than paying insurance companies to do that—has grown steadily in recent years. But such plans are still primarily used by large companies, not small employers, a new study finds. As of 2011, more than half of […]

Ankita Rao
By Ankita Rao
Prescription drugs line a cabinet in this March 25, 2011 photo. (Photo by Eric Hunsaker via Flikr)

The number of U.S. workers covered by self-insured health plans—in which their employer assumes the financial risk for health costs rather than paying insurance companies to do that—has grown steadily in recent years. But such plans are still primarily used by large companies, not small employers, a new study finds. As of 2011, more than half of

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