Benghazi Consulate Lacked Protection, Former Security Chief Says

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The former head of the U.S. security team in Libya says the consulate in Benghazi never had enough of what it needed to protect itself.

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wood testified Wednesday at Congressional hearings into the September...
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Romney and Ryan Are Peddling Fear to Seniors by Grossly Distorting the Facts on Medicare - The Daily Beast

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The GOP ticket says it wants to ‘protect and strengthen’ Medicare, when in fact its proposals would accomplish precisely the opposite, writes Michael Tomasky.
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The Big Lie of the Day: Republicans Balance Federal Budgets

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The Truth: The last Republican president who ever balanced the budget was Dwight Eisenhower.
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Robert Kuttner: An Eminently Bad Idea

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You may have noticed news items that a company called Mortgage Resolution Partners (MRP) is proposing to have strapped localities use the public power of eminent domain to deal with the problem of underwater mortgages. Officials of San Bernardino...
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David Nutt: alcohol consumption would fall 25% if cannabis cafes were allowed

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Former chairman of drugs advisory committee tells MPs Dutch-style 'coffee shops' would make people drink less
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Reason.tv: How Sex Offender Registries Fail Us

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You can be put on the sex offender registry for urinating in public, having consensual sex as a teenager or even for “sexting.” And in California, once you are on the list, you are on it for life.
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Missouri: Another Court Rules Red Light Cameras Unconstitutional

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A second circuit court judge in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday ruled the use of red light cameras unconstitutional. Judge Theresa Counts Burke acquitted motorist Nicholas Pateri and state Senator Jim Lembke (R-St. Louis) for tickets they received...
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My break with the extreme right - Politics - Salon.com

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I worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review. But the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity
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Key congressman questions generals' testimony

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By Larry Shaughnessy The Republican congressman who chairs the House Budget Committee questioned Thursday whether top military officers truly support the Pentagon budget, which includes significant cuts to some programs. The officers were...
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