Daily Archives: January 21, 2009 »
Stop Guantanamo terror trials, says Obama
Newly-installed President Barack Obama wasted no time in getting down to business today after his administration requested a halt to controversial military trials at Guantanamo Bay. Hours after his historic inauguration as the first
Read More »Holder OK with FBI Searches of Bookstore, Library Records
By Phil Leggiere At confirmation hearing attorney general nominee voices support for Patriot Act provision authorizing secret FBI searches of reading records. President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general has endorsed an extension of the
Read More »Israeli military says complete withdrawal from Gaza “out of the question”
By Julie Hyland Israel continued to withdraw some of its troops from the Gaza Strip Tuesday, in moves timed to coincide with the inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama. Announcing an end to Operation
Read More »Time to Get to Work
By Robert Scheer So, let’s now heed the words of our new president and set aside childish things. Presumably that includes the $450 worth of designer Obama T-shirts that I got in return for
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