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War weary? There’s a bill for that.

December 5, 2013 Joan Brannigan Activism, Congress, War Leave a comment

With winter coming, I love to go out when it snows and the air is so peaceful.  I even like to shovel snow at

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Pro Publica: 5 basic things we still don’t know about NSA data-mining

June 12, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, Courts, Government, Privacy/surveillance, Terrorism One comment

If you’re like me, you haven’t quite figured out what to think about the revelation that the National Security Administration has been amassing a

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Reflections on September 11

September 9, 2011 Barbara Finch History, Ideas Leave a comment

I’m writing this on Sept. 8, as the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedies looms large.  The media loves this.  It’s a chance

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On the killing of Osama Bin Laden

May 3, 2011 Madonna Gauding War Leave a comment

Like most of us, I’ve been reading responses to the killing of Osama Bin Laden by order of President Obama to the Joint Special

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