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Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine
This Tuesday, June 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel shouting "Allahu Akbar" in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria.
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Markey, Gomez clash in final US Senate debate
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey clashed on everything from their records in Congress and the private sector to term limits in their final debate of Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.
John McCain: New border security plan could unite Dems, GOP
Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon.
What John McCain's Immigration Dishonesty Tells Us About the Folly of Comprehensive Reform
The New Yorker this week has published an exhaustive-and exhausting- account of the Senate's attempts thus far to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Is Cindy McCain actually a gay "hero"?
This undated image provided by Adam Bouska/NOH8 Campaign shows Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., posing for the NOH8 campaign.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters, via LandovThe Great Palin RevivalArguing...
Sarah Palin is now trying to present herself as a libertarian. Don't be fooled, writes Reason editor Nick Gillespie.
Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
Minister of Defence Peter MacKay responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2013.
Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
Minister of Defence Peter MacKay responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2013.
Arming Rebels: Lawmakers Urge Caution On Us Intervention in Syria
Sending Syria arms and aid and possibly more is a commitment that could haunt the U.S. for years to come, according to some Washington lawmakers.
Obama Runs Gang Of Eight Bill From White House
The White House is playing a larger role in developing the Gang of Eight's immigration bill than its supporters publicly admit, according to a forthcoming article in The New Yorker.
Israel's Peres: 'Unemployed terrorists flocking to Syria'
Israeli President Shimon Peres has dismissed fears that U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels could expose the Jewish state's national security to danger, adding that the world's "unemployed terrorists" were heading to the region.
Kurds fight for place in Syrian civil war
One year after President Barack Obama announced a policy change allowing young people living in the U.S. illegally to stay and work, many of their lives have changed in big ways.
McCain presses Obama on secret emails
Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its government is doing if it creates a "secret alternate communications network."
Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search
NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.
Op-ed: Why Cindy McCain Really Is a 'Hero'
When the Trevor Project honors Cindy McCain tonight with its "Trevor Hero Award," the knee-jerk reaction from those who haven't paid attention will be something like: "Wait, what?" Her husband is Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who is at this moment fulfilling a pledge to "do everything in my power" to ensure immigration reform excludes protection for ... (more)
Barack and Bill on Syria: What's really happening
When the most popular Democratic president since FDR takes a swipe at a sitting President of the same party, pay attention.
The Chemical Weapons Pretext for War on Syria
Film historian Ed Rampell details Hollywood's entangled relationship with the CIA and the Pentagon; HOUSES OF THE DEAD: Nancy Kurshan exposes the cruel human rights offenses taking place inside America's vast gulag of Control Unit Prisons; BROTHERHOOD OF SUMMER: David Macaray charts the history of the most powerful union in the US: the Baseball ... (more)
Brasch WordsLEGISLATORS Could Shoot Down Airborne Cruelty
Dear Sen.Obama: Thanks for repudiating Gen. Wesley Clark's stupid comments regarding John McCain's military service and preparedness to be Commander in Chief.
A wide-open race in Minnesota for Bachmanna s seat
They've lost their high-profile champion and tea party heroine, but Republicans in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District express confidence they can hold the U.S. House seat even without Michele Bachmann on the ballot next year.
Push Pollsters Con Republican Voters Nationally into...
The past two months have seen a series of push polls commissioned by the front groups employed by those who are paying off the Gang of Eight Republicans .