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Holder's Slippery Slope: Denying Miranda Rights on the Way to Torture
by Seth Freed Wessler   May 10, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that the Obama administration will move to make the Miranda law more flexible for people facing accusations of terror. The debate over whether or not to Mirandize terrorism suspects has been renewed by the...

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Kagan's Harvard Hiring Record a Vision in White
by Kai Wright   May 10, 2010
President Obama pointed out this morning that Solicitor General Elena Kagan, his pick to replace Justice Stevens, was the first woman to lead Harvard Law School. He noted Kagan's reputation for broadening Harvard's faculty to include more conservative viewpoints, to...

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Friday Twitter Break: 69 Babies Named Barack in 2009
by Julianne Hing   May 07, 2010
Today's edition of your Friday Twitter Break is a hodge podge of news. This is the week that Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad was arrested for his involvement in the botched Times Square bombing, unemployment numbers were up but down at the...

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BREAKING: Minnesota Introduces Its Own Version of AZ's SB 1070
by Julianne Hing   May 06, 2010
Yesterday, Republican Representative Steve Drazkowski introduced HF 3830, a bill that mirrors Arizona's recently signed law, SB 1070, that criminalizes undocumented immigrants in the state and empowers law enforcement officers to inquire about the immigration status of people while enforcing...

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Florida's Rubio Supports SB 1070, Not Children of Undocumented
by Jamilah King   May 06, 2010
After a week of flip-flopping on the issue, Florida Republican Senate Candidate Marco Rubio has come out in favor of Arizona's SB 1070. Rubio, the Miami-born son of Cuban exiles, was recently endorsed by former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Shortly...

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Somali Pirates' Story Still Simplified to Death
by Jorge Rivas   May 06, 2010
Somali pirates are in the news again, but the bigger story — about where they fit into a globally exploitative economy — is still left out of the coverage. On Wednesday, Somali pirate-related headlines hit the front pages of...

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Charles Barkley Joins Chorus of Black Voices Condemning SB 1070
by Julianne Hing   May 06, 2010
Charles Barkley gave his fans another reason to love him yesterday when he took to the radio to talk about Arizona's SB 1070. Barkley, an Arizona resident, told radio host Dan Patrick: DP: You're a resident of Arizona, I'm curious...

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Charles Murray to the Rescue of Failing Charter Schools
by Tammy Johnson   May 06, 2010
There are some people that the mainstream media just can’t get enough of. Case in point is Mr. Bell Curve himself, Charles Murray, whom the New York Times saw fit to give prime time op-ed space yesterday. Murray’s piece references...

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Breaking: FCC Moves Toward Regaining Authority to Regulate Internet
by Jamilah King   May 05, 2010
Federal Communications Commissioner Julius Genachowski has decided to reclassify broadband Internet. Almost. From the Washington Post: "On Wednesday, Mr. Genachowski's staff began briefing the FCC's commissioners on how they will propose to regulate Internet lines under rules that were written...

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Will South Carolina Follow Arizona's Lead?
by Seth Freed Wessler   May 05, 2010
South Carolina is the first and only state to have introduced a SB 1070 copycat bill since Arizona passed the law. There are 10 additional states where lawmakers have said they'd do the same. While many of those states are...

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