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Slump Disrupts Migration-----Fewer Mexicans Are Going to U.S. and Sending Money Home

There are hundreds of sleepy little towns in Mexico just like this one. The old church is restored, but there is no priest. The roads are newly paved, but there are no cars. The homes are tidy, but there are no families inside. The doors are locked with chains.

Nader: McAuliffe offered me money to pull out of key states

Ralph Nader, political stalwart of what he believes to be the real American Left, is not one to shy away from controversial statements. But this one's a little bigger than most.

Bachmann Comix Will Feature Sexy Flying Imams, Other Things

The crazed baby-farming, Bush-groping McCarthyite fluorescent light bulb evangelist Michele Bachmann captures the imaginations of liberals and artists alike

Flashback: Torture photos depict 'rape and murder,' Sen. Graham said in 2004

In spite of the White House and Pentagon's synchronized rebuttal to an explosive story by the Daily Telegraph alleging the White House is suppressing images of prisoners' sexual abuse, almost nothing about the paper's Thursday morning report was new, least of all the charge …

Deadly Salmonella: Frozen Food's Newest Ingredient

Out in Arizona, an old tombstone bears an epitaph for a young gunslinger: "I was expecting this/But not so soon."

Obama vs. The Beach Boys-----Daddy's taking the muscle-car culture away.

How long before the midnight drag races return on dark and dusty roads? When Barack Obama announced that the government will use its fist to wave onto the highways of America cars that get 39 miles to a gallon of liquefied switch grass or something, he said, "Everybody wins."

GOP strategist slams MSNBC for too much Cheney coverage

Is the name "Dick Cheney" becoming scary to Republicans? If you were to ask GOP strategist K.T. McFarland that very question, she might try to change the subject, then blame the media.

Barack Obama to Hollywood: Without you, no Obama White House

When rock stars need to replenish their bank accounts, they hit the road and go on tour.

Is Obama Failing in His Promise to Be a "Fierce Advocate" for All LGBT People?

Ya know what I enjoy, my president making one-liners at the expense of equality.

Secret cables may show doctors monitored CIA torture-----First, do no harm

The non-profit investigative journalism site ProPublica is reporting today that cables sent to CIA headquarters detailing the waterboarding of captured al Qaeda member Abu Zubaydah in August 2002 may indicate that doctors were involved in monitoring his torture.

Fox guest thinks Obama should encourage Japan 'to go nuclear'

Former political consultant turned commentator Dick Morris believes that the solution to North Korea's nuclear saber-rattling is for President Obama to convince Japan to build its own nuclear weapons and threaten to use them on North Korea.

Educating Ourselves to Oblivion: Selling Education, Manufacturing Technocrats, Torturing Souls

Hardly a week goes by without dire headlines about the failure of the American education system. Our students don't perform well in math and science. The high-school dropout rate is too high. Minority students are falling behind.

Avoiding Corporate Liability-----Did You Know Exxon is a "Person?"

Once upon a time early in the 19th century, corporations came into existence by state legislatures approving charters, which were granted for a limited period of time and for limited purposes.

What New Lawyers Need to Know: Business Emphasis Not a 'Torture System'

Law graduates need a better understanding of law firm economics, better writing skills. more practical experience and more management training, according to a survey of practice chairs, hiring partners and recruiters.

Israel shrugs off US demand on settlements

Israel shrugged off Thursday a blunt US call for a halt to all Jewish settlement building on occupied Palestinian land, the latest sign Washington is hardening its tone towards its close ally.

Bush, Gore attorneys pair up on same-sex marriage

Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies, who argued against each other in the landmark 2000 case Bush v. Gore, have teamed up to bring another contentious issue to the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor's Reasoning-----I'm Still Who I Am but I Can Try to be Fair

Barack Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor has brought the relationship of identity to judgment center stage in the national debates.

National security adviser downplays N. Korea threat

President Obama's national security adviser on Wednesday said that North Korea's recent nuclear detonation and subsequent missile tests are not "an imminent threat" to the safety and security of the United States.

Conservatives Go After Arab Israelis-----Netanyahu's Raiders

Feeling their power, Israel's conservative parliamentarians are drafting laws that appear to target Arab citizens, causing both allies and civil libertarians to cringe.

Radical Vision and Elbow Grease-----Political Style and Political Substance

An unfortunate side effect of the election of Barack Obama has been to fuel the American tendency to reduce politics to personality.

Fla. City Says Gay Pride Rainbow Flags Violate Banner Rule, Lack Written Message

A Florida group trying to hang rainbow flags from street lights poles during an annual gay pride event in St. Petersburg has run into a roadblock.

Prejean reacts to Prop. 8 ruling: 'So I'm not the bad guy!'-----Almost Ms America Explains

Miss California Carrie Prejean appeared as a guest co-host on Fox & Friends following the California Supreme Court's ruling that Proposition 8 is legal because it does not revise the state constitution but only limits the use of the word "marriage" to opposite-sex couples.

Fresh Air Versus a Bunker

Which reality do you inhabit, Obama World or Cheney World? If it's the latter, remember that storm clouds are always gathering. Don't forget your umbrella.

Obama in Netanyahu's Web-----Sittin' drinkin' superficial thinkin'

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, won the first round over President Barack Obama. That's not good for American interests or for Israel's long-term security.

Stuff the Bankers, Starve the Kids

All sorts of startling conclusions are being drawn about the failure of California's ballot funding initiatives last week.