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Huffington Post, 12.03.10 16:27 UTC

Kate Kelly: The U.S. Census: A Vital Part of Democracy

For the last couple of months, we have been reminded by the news media that the U.S. Census will be underway soon, yet few people realize how truly vital this population count is to our republic. ...

Seattle Times, 12.03.10 11:21 UTC

China fires back at US human rights criticisms

China accused the United States of destabilizing the world economy and meddling in other countries' affairs Friday - its standard response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record.


Los Angeles Times, 12.03.10 03:43 UTC

Growing Taliban-Al Qaeda rift seen by some U.S. officials

They believe military pressures in the Pakistani border region are making the Afghan militants reluctant to cooperate with their longtime allies. Not all officials are convinced.


Wired, 11.03.10 14:48 UTC

Acorn Filmmaker's Fresh Tapes: Inside HUD

In January, conservative activist and guerrilla filmmaker James O’Keefe was arrested for slipping into the New Orleans offices of Senator Mary Landrieu. O’Keefe and three others were charged with ...


Seattle Times, 11.03.10 10:26 UTC

Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy

On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.


CNN Top Stories, 10.03.10 20:55 UTC

Police: 'Jihad Jane' tried suicide in '05

(CNN) -- Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a ...


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