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"By the People: The Election of Barack Obama": New Documentary on Barack Obama's Historic Presidential Run Tomorrow will mark one year since President Obamas historic election as the nations first African American president. A new documentary tracks Obamas seemingly improbable road to the White House with an unprecedented look at his campaign. Filmmakers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams began following Obama in May 2006, eight months before he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination ...

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"By the People: The Election of Barack Obama": New Documentary on Barack Obama's Historic Presidential Run Tomorrow will mark one year since President Obamas historic election as the nations first African American president. A new documentary tracks Obamas seemingly improbable road to the White House with an unprecedented look at his campaign. Filmmakers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams began following Obama in May 2006, eight months before he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination ...

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Israeli Activists Criticize US for Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza The House is expected to overwhelmingly vote today to condemn a UN inquiry that found Israel committed scores of war crimes in its three-week assault on the Gaza Strip. Headed by the South African jurist Richard Goldstone, the inquiry also accused Hamas of war crimes and said both sides should investigate the allegations or face international prosecution. Over 1300 Palestinians were killed in the ...

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Israeli Activists Criticize US for Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza The House is expected to overwhelmingly vote today to condemn a UN inquiry that found Israel committed scores of war crimes in its three-week assault on the Gaza Strip. Headed by the South African jurist Richard Goldstone, the inquiry also accused Hamas of war crimes and said both sides should investigate the allegations or face international prosecution. Over 1300 Palestinians were killed in the ...

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Israeli Activists Criticize US for Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza The House is expected to overwhelmingly vote today to condemn a UN inquiry that found Israel committed scores of war crimes in its three-week assault on the Gaza Strip. Headed by the South African jurist Richard Goldstone, the inquiry also accused Hamas of war crimes and said both sides should investigate the allegations or face international prosecution. Over 1300 Palestinians were killed in the ...

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Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts On Monday, a federal court of appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arars case against US officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that victims of extraordinary rendition cannot sue Washington for torture suffered overseas, because Congress has not authorized such lawsuits. In 2002, Syrian-born Maher Arar was held in New York ...

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* Afghan President Karzai Vows to Form Inclusive Government * Report: Goldman Sachs Secretly Bet on the US Housing Crash * Study: Half of All US Children Will Get Food Stamps * All Active House Ethics Probes Focus on Black Lawmakers * US Diplomats in Burma for Talks * No Date Set for Honduran Lawmakers to Vote on Reinstating Zelaya * Climate Negotiators Grow Impatient at Lack of Leadership from America * Snow Cap Melting Away Atop Mount Kilimanjaro * Nuke Watchdog Criticizes US for Using ...

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* Afghan President Karzai Vows to Form Inclusive Government * Report: Goldman Sachs Secretly Bet on the US Housing Crash * Study: Half of All US Children Will Get Food Stamps * All Active House Ethics Probes Focus on Black Lawmakers * US Diplomats in Burma for Talks * No Date Set for Honduran Lawmakers to Vote on Reinstating Zelaya * Climate Negotiators Grow Impatient at Lack of Leadership from America * Snow Cap Melting Away Atop Mount Kilimanjaro * Nuke Watchdog Criticizes US for Using ...

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Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts On Monday, a federal court of appeals dismissed Canadian citizen Maher Arars case against US officials for their role in sending him to Syria to be tortured. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that victims of extraordinary rendition cannot sue Washington for torture suffered overseas, because Congress has not authorized such lawsuits. In 2002, Syrian-born Maher Arar was held in ...

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Leading Political, Legal Blogger Glenn Greenwald on Afghanistan, State Secrets, Healthcare and the Media One of the leading political and legal bloggers in the country, Glenn Greenwald, joins us to talk about about the war in Afghanistan, the Obama administrations use of state secrets, the healthcare debate, the renewed military commissions at Guantanamo, and the coverage of it all by the corporate media. Greenwald is a constitutional law attorney who writes for Salon.com and is the author ...

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