White House and House Republicans Commit to Talks on the Debt Ceiling
Oct. 17 deadline looming
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Expert: Snowden Leaks "Most Catastrophic Loss to British Intelligence Ever"
The Guardian planning to keep publishing leaks from the NSA whistleblower
Co-Author of Patriot Act To Unveil Legislation To Limit the NSA's Surveillance Powers
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) says the powers have been abused
Pentagon Suggests US-Made Unit Be Used To Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons deciding what device should be used
Department of the Interior Considering Reopening Some National Parks
Shutdown fight in Washington D.C. in its second week
Any Debt Deal Should Be As Dirty as Possible
It's time to stop spending like there's no tomorrow.
Main Opposition Leader in Azerbaijan Claims There Was Fraud in Recent Presidential Election
President Ilham Aliyev reportedly won 85 percent of the vote
Former Pakistani President Musharraf Arrested Over 2007 Raid on Mosque
Operation ordered by Musharraf, led to bloody siege
Many Americans Frustrated, Angry With Political Stalemate in Washington DC
Shutdown in its second week
France Claims French Forces Killed 10 Militants in Mali This Month
Intervention began earlier this year
Paul Ryan Approves Creation of Budget Conference
Appointment of conferees expected to be considered by the House today
Republicans Criticize the Pentagon Over Halting Death Benefits
Says legislation allows for the payments to be made
Inspectors Visit Three Chemical Weapons Sites in Syria
Expected to visit more than 20 in total
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor To Serve 50-Year Sentence in British Prison
Found guilty of war crimes
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Handed 28-Year Prison Sentence For Corruption
Says, "The people here are suffering, they're hurting. A great deal of that hurt I accept responsibility for"
Obama "Happy That Cooler Heads at Least Seem To Be Prevailing in the House"
Jay Carney responding to news of GOP debt limit increase proposal
James Woods: My Political Opinions Could Mean I Never Work in Hollywood Again
Has been very critical of president's handling of partial government shutdown
DC House Delegate Reportedly Has "Heated Exchange" With President Obama Over DC Municipal Funding
Eleanor Holmes Norton goes to bat for her constituents
Stop Rattling Sabers at Iran
America's hostile attitude undercuts Iranian moderates and bolstered the hardliners
Speaker Boehner Floating Six-Week Debt Limit Extension With No Strings Attached
May not get enough Republican support
Treasury Secretary: Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Payments First on the Chopping Block Absent Debt Ceiling Increase
Debt payments will be made but it'll be like a "default" in the general sense, he says
DC's House Delegate Confronts Obama Over Refusal to Fund DC
Republicans willing to keep DC's municipal government out of the crossfire
The Scientific Case for Decriminalization
Neuroscientist Carl Hart on the fundamental ignorance that shapes our national conversation about drug policy.
Drone Strike Orders Reportedly Down This Year As US Seeks More Intelligence
Not learning anything by just killing
Puerto Rico May Look For US Bailout
Doing worse than all eight cities that filed for bankruptcy in last 3 years
Outgoing Boston Mayor Rails Against School Bus Strike, Threatens Federal Lawsuit
Still in charge till January
Civil Disobedience Seen In Face of National Parks Shut Down
A dozen people have been cited for trying to see the Grand Canyon
Mike Ditka: I Helped Barack Obama Become President
Says if he had run against him for Senate in 2004 like Illinois Republicans wanted him to he would've ended Obama's career then and there
America the Lawless
From the Obama administration to the NYPD, government in America refuses to follow the Constitution.
