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Wonkbook: Dems release immigration proposal; Lindsey Graham upset; Goldman facing jail time

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The Worst of the West (Published 2010)

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Tory Magic

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In Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labor Party is trying to hang on by insisting that Cameron's changes to the Conservative Party are merely cosmetic. Democrats don't have that burden. Here, moderate Republicans are being forced to plaster themselves with right-wing makeup just to survive. Or

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BBC News - US Supreme Court vacancy: Key contenders

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BBC - Magazine Monitor: 10 things we didn't know last week

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BBC News - US youngsters are too fat to fight, warn generals

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BBC News - German soldier who fought for Britain in World War II

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BBC News - In pictures: Oil spill threatens US coastal wildlife

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Oil spill threatens US coastal wildlife

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BBC News - Pressure mounts on British oil giant BP to tackle slick

Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida have all declared a state of emergency. Animal rescue groups have been receiving their first patients - seabirds coated in oil. Worsening weather conditions have been hampering efforts to contain the slick, now more than 130 miles (200km) long. A BBC correspondent in the area says that at the moment the wind is keeping most of the oil offshore. But the c

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BBC News - Student convicted of hacking Sarah Palin e-mail account

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The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video - The Washington Post

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The problem, of course, is that Bennett backed TARP and a compromise health-care bill -- and he tentatively supported immigration reform. He can quote the Constitution all he likes. It won't convince these activists.

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As Greek Drama Plays Out, Where Is Europe? (Published 2010)

WASHINGTON â€” With new European Union leaders practically invisible and some national leaders acting largely for domestic political reasons, the burden of shaping a rapid and credible restructuring program for Greece has fallen primarily to the International Monetary Fund â€” exactly where proud European Union leaders had insisted it should not be. Once again â€” as during the 2008 financial crisis and

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

it had no mechanisms in place to deal with issues of debt or the potential default of a member state. â€œIn the absence of such clear mechanisms, you need political leadership,â€ he said. â€œBut the past months have seen a lack of leadership

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It's Greek to me

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

This was like assuming that it would never rain, or that at least everyone would always be carrying their own umbrella. Or as one European academic recently put it: European monetary union was "not ready for bad weather."

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China launches global TV news network

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Goldstone family drawn into row over Gaza report

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

"What saddens me today is that any Jew who speaks out with an independent voice especially with the conduct of the State of Israel, is regarded as a self-hating Jew â€¦ Why should someone be made to choose between being a Jew and having a conscience?"

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Antisocial Networking? (Published 2010)

FACE TO FACEBOOK John Shumaker, 17, on Facebook at his home in Lafayette, Calif.Credit...Peter DaSilva for The New York Times â€œHEY, youâ€™re a dork,â€ said the girl to the boy with a smile. â€œJust wanted you to know.â€ â€œThanks!â€ said the boy. â€œJust kidding,â€ said the girl with another smile. â€œYouâ€™re only slightly dorky, but other than that, youâ€™re pretty normal â€” sometimes.â€ They both laughed. â€œSee you

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With childrenâ€™s technical obsessions starting at ever-younger ages â€” even kindergartners will play side by side on laptops during play dates â€” their brains may eventually be rewired and those skills will fade further, some researchers believe

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Nick Clegg: we have taken Labour's place in UK politics

Nick Clegg today makes a bold pitch to Labour voters, claiming that the Liberal Democrats have supplanted Gordon Brown's party to become the natural home of progressive politics in Brit ain. In a Guardian interview, Clegg accuses David Cameron of having no agenda for progressive reform of the country, and says the Lib Dems and Labour come from the same historical tradition. He says he is rejecting

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

With many progressives calling for anti-Tory tactical voting by Lib Dem supporters in the key 100 Labour-Conservative marginals, Clegg rejects this advice

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General election 2010: The liberal moment has come

If the Guardian had a vote it would be cast enthusiastically for the Liberal Democrats. But under our discredited electoral system some people may â€“ hopefully for the last time â€“ be forced to vote tactically Datablog: which parties do the newspapers support? Citizens have votes. Newspapers do not. However, if the Guardian had a vote in the 2010 general election it would be cast enthusiastically fo

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

If the Guardian had a vote it would be cast enthusiastically for the Liberal Democrats. But under our discredited electoral system some people may â€“ hopefully for the last time â€“ be forced to vote tactically

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Taliban splinter group executes Pakistani spy turned jihadi

Khawaja, a retired Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agent, had been shot in the head and chest. A note pinned to his body warned that other "American spies" would face a similar fate. A previously unknown group named Asian Tigers claimed responsibility in an em ail to the Guardian titled "khalid khawaja (episode is over)". It read: "Khalid Khwaja is no more ... We have given the deadline in order t

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

A previously unknown group named Asian Tigers claimed responsibility in an email to the Guardian titled "khalid khawaja (episode is over)". It read: "Khalid Khwaja is no more ... We have given the deadline in order to approve our demands. The ISI and government didn't take it serious. This is the la

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Frankie Boyle criticises 'cowardly' BBC for Israel joke apology

Frankie Boyle has accused the BBC Trust of cowardly behaviour after it apologised for a joke in which he compared Palestine to a cake being "punched to pieces by a very angry Jew". The controversial comedian published an open letter on chortle.co.uk today, describing the situation in Palestine as "in essence, apartheid", and lamenting the fact that the BBC was "now cravenly afraid of giving offenc

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Frakie Boyle lamented that the BBC was 'now cravenly afraid of giving offence'ã€€has accused the BBC Trust of cowardly behaviour after it apologised for a joke in which he compared Palestine to a cake being "punched to pieces by a very angry Jew

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John McCain swings right in desperate bid for political survival

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Instead he is battling for survival amid a Republican party being forced ever more to the right. In an email this week appealing for donations, he wrote: "I am facing what many have called the toughest political fight of my life." He is saying it is proving tougher than the 2008 Republican primary r

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Tehran warns Israel against attack on Syria as arms tension mounts

Hillary Clinton warned President Bashar al-Assad of the risk of sparking a regional war if he is found to be supplying long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Hillary Clinton warned President Bashar al-Assad of the risk of sparking a regional war if he is found to be supplying long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Mohammad Rida Rahimi, the Iranian vice-president, made the statement today at the end of a visit to Syria that was billed as underlining the strategic relationship between the two countries."We will stand alongside Syria against any [Israeli] threat," Rahimi said at a news conference with the Syrian

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So David Cameron won the TV debate? | Michael Tomasky

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

the novelty of Clegg wore off by round three. And since most people are tired of Brown anyway, and especially in the Duffy aftermath, the post-glow Clegg support went to Cameron not Brown.

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Michael Tomasky: Utah stunner

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

They would list many transgressions, I'm sure, but the main one seems to be that he had the temerity to cosponsor a piece of healthcare legislation with a Democrat, Ron Wyden of Oregon. Here's a little summary of his sins, from a moderate Republican web site that's critical of the attacks on him

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The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video - The Washington Post

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Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

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Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Bennett is not in trouble because he is a liberal. He's in trouble because he's a legislator. If the Republican Party kicks him out, then that is as clear and final a statement that they have no interest in good-faith cooperation as you could ask for

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Dissent Of The Day II

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

åŒæ„Ÿã€‚ And your readers deserve better than "It just doesn't get better for political junkies than this." I read you because of your independent, reasoned perspective on the issues, not to see you revert to '80s-style Tory cheerleading. Apparently "no party or clique" doesn't extend across the P

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Putin Calls for Merger With Ukraine on Energy (Published 2010)

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

å¤§èƒ†ä¸æ•µPrime Minister Vladimir V. Putin suggested on Friday a merger of the Russian gas giant Gazprom and the Ukrainian national oil and gas company, a move that if successful would put Ukraineâ€™s strategic network of gas pipelines under the Kremlinâ€™s control

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Updates on the Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

BP, the global oil giant responsible for the fast-spreading spill soon to make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico, is no stranger to major accidents. In fact the company has found itself at the center of several of the nationâ€™s worst oil and gasâ€“related disasters in the last five years

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BBC News - The Germans who took up arms against Hitler

It's 65 years since Hitler drafted his will before committing suicide. The men who translated it were Germans who fled to Brit ain to take up arms against their own country. Two new memoirs shed light on this little-known group. The outbreak of World War II saw thousands of people across Europe volunteer for military service, in a bid to do their duty for their respective countries. But among those

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

But among those who stepped forward for Britain were 10,000 German and Austrian nationals, who had fled the Nazis and were willing to fight against their own countrymen. Known as "the King's most loyal enemy aliens" many, but not all, were Jewish

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BBC News - 'Cuddle hormone' makes men more empathetic

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

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BBC News - A rare glimpse inside LA's Promises rehab centre

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

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BBC News - Obama calls for 'responsible' oil production

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

President Barack Obama has said that domestic oil drilling remains an important part of the US energy policy and important to security, but must be done responsiblyThe US administration has banned oil drilling in new areas of the US coast while the cause of the oil spill off Louisiana is investigate

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BBC News - Barack Obama pledges maximum effort to tackle oil leak

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Speaking at the White House, Mr Obama said: "While BP is ultimately responsible for funding the cost of response and clean-up operations, my administration will continue to use every single available resource at our disposal, including potentially the Department of Defence, to address the incident

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BBC News - Gulf of Mexico oil spill sparks new US drilling ban

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

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BBC News - Founder of Stalin museum killed in Russia

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

A Russian businessman who set up a Josef Stalin museum in the city once named after the Soviet dictator has been beaten to death by attackers

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BBC News - Prostate cancer vaccine wins US approval

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

A "vaccine" which harnesses the body's own immune system to fight prostate cancer has been approved for use by US drug regulators.Each dose has to be individually tailored and it is an expensive treatment at $93,000 per patient

US
Medicine

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BBC News - Israeli-Palestinian talks to start next week - Clinton

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

A report in the Wall Street Journal last week quoted unnamed US officials as saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had offered measures including easing the blockade on Gaza, releasing prisoners, freezing the controversial 1,600 homes for two years, and agreeing to discuss borders and the

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Matthew Yglesias Â» American Politics Needs De-Presidentialization

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Itâ€™s the United States where it doesnâ€™t make sense to have this kind of monomaniacal focus on the will and character of Barack Obama as the key determinant of policy outcomes. In the UK, Gordon Brown can do pretty much whatever he wants and the opinion of some random Labour backbencher in a marg

Election
UK

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Europeâ€™s Debt Woes Start to Complicate Chinaâ€™s Money Moves (Published 2010)

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

China closely guards any details on the currency allocation of its reserves. Western bankers estimate that the Chinese reserves are about 70 percent invested in dollar-denominated assets, mainly Treasury notes and bonds, and 20 to 25 percent invested in euro-denominated assets, with the rest in Brit

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Goldmanâ€™s Shares Plunge on Inquiries and Downgrades (Published 2010)

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

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Senator Lindsey Graham, Our Hero

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

This year, Lindsey Graham was the one who played the McCain role â€” not just on immigration but also on global warming, another issue that used to be a McCain badge-of-courage. And Graham has suffered for it mightily. Heâ€™s been the target of some loathsome personal attacks by the anti-immigration

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The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video - The Washington Post

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

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The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video - The Washington Post

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

Sen. Lindsey Graham argued that though the law shows the need for comprehensive reform, it also shows that Americans are moving toward border security and interior enforcement as the answer to the immigration issue. "In this environment," Graham said, "what you'd have is bipartisan rejection of immi

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The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video - The Washington Post

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

As slow as it is for legislatures to make decisions on things, it's even worse when you get representatives of multiple legislators trying to coordinate a decision on something. That's not to say it never happens, but the framework is just much weaker and more rigid and prone to failure and the rele

Finance

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Opinion | The Euro Trap (Published 2010)

Scatterbrain 2010/05/01

But if the crisis countries are forced into default, theyâ€™ll probably face severe bank runs anyway, forcing them into emergency measures like temporary restrictions on bank withdrawals. This would open the door to euro exit

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