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To help Palestinians, take spotlight off Palestinians

Posted by David Gerstman on January 07, 2015 5 Comments

Abbas' non-negotiation strategy reflects desire for struggle over reality.

Bridgeton, NJ: Another Alleged “Hands Up” Police Killing of Black Man

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 07, 2015 21 Comments

Two New Jersey police officers fire when a traffic stop goes bad, killing 36-year-old Jerame Reid

Thune Keeps Gas Tax Hike on Table

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 07, 2015 28 Comments

This "trial balloon" is filled with lead.

https://twitter.com/MarkGSparrow/status/552963377354780672

#JeSuisCharlie — Attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo (Live Updates)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2015 37 Comments

We are all Charlie now.

Who’s Obstructionist now? White House Threatens to Veto Keystone

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 07, 2015 14 Comments

Standing in the way of progress.

Why would Cuba follow through?

Posted by New Neo on January 07, 2015 7 Comments

It's hard to think of a single reason

Fort Bliss Under Fire

Posted by Amy Miller on January 07, 2015 2 Comments

2 dead, questions remain unanswered

Will Texas be first state with official State Hat?

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 06, 2015 15 Comments

There's only one hat fit to be the National Hat of Texas

Stanley Cohen off to prison, Hamas to the end

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2015 15 Comments

Lawyer convicted of tax offenses keeps photo with two founders of Hamas as his Twitter profile pic.

As Gov. Brown touts CA’s “comeback,” another city mired in fiscal scandal

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2015 14 Comments

Something smells in Pasadena, and it's not the roses.

Krauthammer: “The grown-ups are now in control of the Congress”

Posted by Amy Miller on January 06, 2015 42 Comments

Today is Day 1 of the GOP-controlled Congress

Live Updates: the Vote for Speaker

Posted by Amy Miller on January 06, 2015 37 Comments

Will Boehner survive the vote?

Dershowitz presumed innocent in zero-sum defamation game (Update: Affidavit and Lawsuit)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2015 45 Comments

Accuser and her lawyers need to prove their claims, not hide behind court pleading privilege.

Inside Account: How Anti-Israel Resolutions Were Defeated at American Historical Association

Posted by Jeffrey Herf on January 06, 2015 1 Comment

Procedure and the rule of law matter, and so does substance: AHA is a scholarly, not political, organization.

Dennis Ross: “Stop Giving Palestinians a Pass”

Posted by David Gerstman on January 06, 2015 5 Comments

An Obama supporter takes issue with his foreign policy.

Bill de Blasio blasts officers who turned their backs

Posted by Amy Miller on January 05, 2015 25 Comments

What a perfect time to run offense against the NYPD

“Whip” It? Not likely to make a difference in tomorrow’s Speaker vote

Posted by Amy Miller on January 05, 2015 22 Comments

Boehner likely to return to leadership

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