Articles focusing on politics

Constitution Check: What does it mean that there is a right to “bear” guns?

Lyle Denniston looks at two Second Amendment cases under consideration at the Supreme Court later this month that would clarify questions posed by the National Rifle Association. By Lyle Denniston Article Reprint   THE STATEMENT

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China’s Oil Pipeline Through Myanmar Brings Both Energy and Resentment

By Christina Larson Article Reprint Until recently, 80 percent of China’s oil and gas imports were transported by ship through a narrow waterway separating Indonesia and Malaysia, known as the Strait of Malacca. The possibility

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Top Nuclear Negotiator: Russia’s Oil-For-Goods Deal With Iran Isn’t Happening

Wendy Sherman warns that the deal could violate sanctions and cause rifts in the P5+1. By: Rosie Gray Article Reprint WASHINGTON — The State Department’s lead negotiator with Iran said on Tuesday that a reported

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President Obama Says Fox News Is “Absolutely” Unfair To Him

Fox News aired a second, extended interview Monday between Bill O’Reilly and President Obama taped after the contentious Super Bowl sit-down.   By:Jon Passantino  Article Reprint “Fox News, I can’t speak for Fox News, but

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Journalists Worldwide Protests Egypt’s Crackdown On The Press

Journalists around the world launched #FreeAJStaff Tuesday to campaign for the Egyptian government to end its crackdown on the press. “First they came for them, and next they’ll come for the rest of us.” By:

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The Black Truth Mailbag: Story Idea: HIV-Negative AIDS: Is it CFIDS or AIDS?

By: Karen Lambert Article Submission Dear Black Truth, Allied NATO Government is hiding millions of infectious NON HIV AIDS cases (like mine) under the “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)” ICD-code. – Neenyah Ostrom’s book “America’s Biggest

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10 years of fallout from Janet Jackson’s halftime show

Janet and Justin’s controversial Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction may have happened 10 years ago, but its effects are still being felt today By Daniel Kreps Article Reprint This year marks the tenth anniversary of Janet

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Rahm’s school board and the teachers’ union actually agree on charter law

Chicago officials don’t want their hands tied by state charter rules. By Ben Joravsky Article Reprint An amazing thing happened last Wednesday: the mayor’s hand-picked school board momentarily put aside its union-busting agenda to extend

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