May 9, 2008Iraqi Military Orders Sadr City Residents to Evacuate
Leila Fadel, of McClatchy Newspapers: "Iraqi security forces, after more than 40 days of intense fighting, on Thursday told residents to evacuate their homes in the northeast Shiite slum of Sadr City and to move to temporary shelters on two soccer fields. The military's call indicated the...
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May 9, 2008Sari Gelzer | The Soldiers Project: Mental Health Care Confidential
Sari Gelzer, of Truthout: "The significant numbers of returning service members and veterans who are in need of mental health care have recently been put into the spotlight by a RAND Corporation report, which found approximately 300,000 men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from...
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May 9, 2008Hezbollah Gunmen Seize Control of Beirut Areas
The Associated Press: "Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the US-backed government on Friday as sectarian clashes reminiscent of Lebanon's bloody 15-year civil war raged in the capital. At least 11 people have been killed and more than...
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May 9, 2008Today in The Nation: A Somber Anniversary
Avi Shlaim As Israel turns sixty, the long conflict with the Palestinians, and with the Arab world at large, casts a pall over the celebration.
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May 9, 2008McCain Pushed Land Swap
Senator championed bill to let backer trade remote grassland and forest for valuable federal lands.
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May 9, 2008Obama Seeks to Unify Party for November
Senator begins taking steps to unify fractured Democratic Party, even as Clinton continues to insist that she has backing of broader coalition.
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May 9, 2008Damage, Flooding Reported After Storms
Heavy rain, hail and strong winds sweep through region; flood watches, warnings in effect; roads blocked by trees, trains delayed.
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Democratic National Committee
May 8, 2008DNC Calls on McCain Campaign to Release Cindy McCain's Tax Returns
On the Today Show this morning, Cindy McCain defended the McCain campaign's decision to withhold her tax returns, saying they would never make her tax returns public--not even if she becomes First Lady. [See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDV2kZX_MU] Despite the accountability...
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May 8, 2008McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and the Republican Party
On the campaign trail John McCain likes to call himself a maverick Republican who bucks the Party line whenever possible. But the fact is, McCain is far from a moderate. In the same week that we found out that McCain has never voted against a Republican judicial nominee during his entire time in...
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