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Congressional Candidates Face Off In Barnstable

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/22/congressional-candidates-face-off-in-barnstable/

Oct. 22, 2010 - ...the four men and one woman running for US Representative of the 10th Congressional District took to the stage, the audience erupted in cheers and chants for their chosen candidate.

Debunking the ridiculousness of the “pverty draft” legend

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/12/debunking-the-ridiculousness-of-the-pverty-draft-l/

Oct. 12, 2010 - ...the topic.

Deficit? What’s a Deficit?

Blog - /blog/2010/10/01/deficit-whats-deficit/

Oct. 1, 2010 - ...the federal budget “deficit,” it’s specifically about the amount of money in the U.S. Treasury.Each year, money comes into the Treasury as revenues from such things as individual and corporate income ...

Local veterans, refugees look to Iraq's future

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/09/01/local-veterans-refugees-look-to-iraqs-future/

Sept. 1, 2010 - ...their country isn't ready to take charge of its own future, but local veterans of the conflict are cautiously optimistic.

In Search of Real Security, Part One: A Closer Look at Our Basic Needs in a Time of Crisis

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/26/in-search-of-real-security-part-one-a-closer-look-/

Aug. 26, 2010 - ...the bitter sting of the 9/11 attacks, the federal government formed the Transportation Security Administration and, one year later, the Department of Homeland Security. In the decade that has followed...

How Much Is Enough? America's Runaway Military Spending

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/08/23/how-much-is-enough-americas-runaway-military-spend/

Aug. 23, 2010 - ...the Defense Department should not obscure two underlying facts. First, as he conceded, these proposed economies will not result in cutting the overall Pentagon budget, which is slated for expansion. A...

Pakistan Change of Strategy is Business as Usual

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/07/19/pakistan-change-of-strategy-is-business-as-usual/

July 19, 2010 - ...The plan involves an expansion of development assistance in an effort to keep Pakistan on-board in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban. This is not a new plan, it's the same old plan wrapped in...

Those Who Profited From Deficit Spending Should Be Focused on Fiscal Commission

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/30/those-who-profited-from-deficit-spending-should-be/

June 30, 2010 - The United States can be fiscally responsible and meet the urgent necessities of the American people by stopping corporate welfare to concentrated industries, taxing the wealthiest that profited from ...

Flushing More Money Down the Afghan Toilet

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/11/flushing-more-money-down-the-afghan-toilet/

May 11, 2010 - Isn't it time to call what Congress will soon vote on by its right name: war escalation funding?

Mushrooms Keep Sprouting

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/05/04/mushrooms-keep-sprouting/

May 4, 2010 - ...the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Mead supposedly said it at a cocktail party and although she was a prolific author, she never wrote it anywhere. Whether Mead actually said it o...

Senator (D-NY) Charles E. Schumer on the Afghanistan War

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/15/senator-d-ny-charles-e-schumer-on-the-afghanistan-/

April 15, 2010 - ...the mainstream views of both Congress and the Administration, fail to acknowledge the actual harm that is done by our continued engagement in what is now America's second longest war...and counting. O...

Dutchess taxpayers have spent $1.7 billion since 2001 on war in Afghanistan and Iraq

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/03/17/dutchess-taxpayers-have-spent-17-billion-since-200/

March 17, 2010 - Hi all...

Jared Loughner and the Paranoid Style

Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/01/15/jared-loughner-and-the-paranoid-style/

Jan. 15, 2010 - ...the World Since 9/11' and most recently 'The Empire's New Clothes: Barack Obama in the Real World of Power'. He spoke to NLPs Alex Doherty on the political meaning of the recent killings in Tuscon, Ar...

Where The CIA Got It Wrong About The U.S

Article - /pressroom/articles/2009/10/26/where-the-cia-got-it-wrong-about-the-us/

Oct. 26, 2009 - ...the CIA: You may not be prepared for time-travel, but welcome to 2025 anyway! Your rooms may be a little small, your ability to demand better accommodations may have gone out the window, and the ameni...

All War All The Time

Article - /pressroom/articles/2006/11/20/all-war-all-the-time/

Nov. 20, 2006 - ...the lay of the land in the 112th Congress.  It will likely also be the first time that war is powerfully labeled as the property of the president and the Republicans. The other place public discussion...