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OpEd: Leaders Don't Kill People...
This story has mostly positive ratings. 318 votes / 59 sinks

OpEd: Leaders Don't Kill People...

Politics – The sad truth is no one will be held accountable, and there will be no trials or prosecutions for the countless innocents that have been killed in America's foreign wars. The result is that the politicians are further emboldened to wage even more wars in the future.

Voted for on March 02, 2007 11:08pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 72 votes / 1 sink

U.S. Chopper Crash In Iraq Kills 13

News – The military says a U.S. helicopter has gone down in Iraq, killing all 13 people aboard.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:15pm

Sundance Abu Ghraib film shows America's dark side
This story has mostly positive ratings. 62 votes / 8 sinks

Sundance Abu Ghraib film shows America's dark side

Movies – When documentary film maker Rory Kennedy wanted to make a movie about why ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of evil, the images of U.S. soldiers torturing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison kept coming back to haunt her.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:11pm

Editorial:  Retreat and Cheat
This story has mostly positive ratings. 156 votes / 13 sinks

Editorial: Retreat and Cheat

Politics – President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program was once deemed so vital to national security that it could not be subjected to judicial review. Last week, the White House said it was doing just that.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:11pm

Former Sen. George Smathers dies at 93
This story has mostly positive ratings. 59 votes / 8 sinks

Former Sen. George Smathers dies at 93

News – Former U.S. Sen. George A. Smathers, a polished, dashing politician who forged friendships with presidents, waged war against communism, voted against civil rights bills and was an early voice cautioning of Fidel Castro's rise to power, died Saturday.

Sunk on January 21, 2007 02:10pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 29 votes / 3 sinks

Voting Machines Company To U.S.: We're Outta Here

Money – Smartmatic will sell its U.S. subsidiary to stop investigations into whether it's funded by Venezuela's government

Voted for on December 23, 2006 05:33pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 43 votes / 7 sinks

Signs For Global Justice Emerge

Politics – Op Ed: Despite the challenges presented by the current Bush administration, the global justice movement has made impressive strides in recent years. Arguments for trade and development policies that truly address poverty and serve working people have moved from the left margins into the mainstream of international debate.

Voted for on December 23, 2006 05:32pm

Sell-Out Democrats
This story has mostly positive ratings. 111 votes / 32 sinks

Sell-Out Democrats

Politics – Taking over the Congress on a wave of popular revulsion at the twin catastrophes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Democrats could have issued immediate calls for an end to those wars, a return of the troops, and investigations into the criminal causes of those costly fiascos. They could have initiated efforts to halt further funding for war as well...

Voted for on December 23, 2006 05:32pm

McKinney Introduces Bill to Impeach Bush
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McKinney Introduces Bill to Impeach Bush

Politics – In what was likely her final legislative act in Congress, outgoing Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney introduced a bill Friday to impeach President Bush.

Voted for on December 09, 2006 04:19pm

Rumsfeld okayed abuses says former U.S. general
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Rumsfeld okayed abuses says former U.S. general

Politics – Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the prison's former U.S. commander said in an interview on Saturday.

Voted for on November 25, 2006 07:02pm