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Unruly Revolutionaries

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
How workers, bohemians, intellectuals and a psychedelic rock band united—and didn't—against the repressive Czechoslovak regime. Michael Weiss reviews "Worlds of Dissent."


Best of the Web Today: Noah's Arc

Opinion Journal - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
How to invoke old racist theories in defense of left-wing policies.


Frustrated liberals want more from Obama

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Democratic Party's most passionate voters are struggling to hide their frustration with President Barack Obama....

Powerbroker tied to Nevada Sen. Reid goes to court

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A former developer and lobbyist with long ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite turned himself in to federal authorities Thursday after being indicted on criminal charges involving federal campaign contributions....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Powerbroker tied to Nevada Sen. Reid goes to court

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A former developer and lobbyist with long ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite turned himself in to federal authorities Thursday after being indicted on criminal charges involving federal campaign contributions....

Romney and GOP raise more than Obama and Democrats

AP - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney outraised President Barack Obama in May, the first time the Republican presidential challenger has jumped ahead of Obama and his prodigious fundraising apparatus. The numbers illustrate how Romney and the Republican Party have jelled as a force after a protracted GOP primary....

China rate cut, Fed stimulus hopes boost markets

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
LONDON (AP) -- Global markets rose on Thursday, boosted by China's decision to cut interest rates, hopes that the Federal Reserve will consider new support for the U.S. economy and speculation Europe is preparing to give Spain financial aid....

China rate cut, Fed stimulus hopes boost markets

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
LONDON (AP) -- Global markets rose on Thursday, boosted by China's decision to cut interest rates, hopes that the Federal Reserve will consider new support for the U.S. economy and speculation Europe is preparing to give Spain financial aid....

China rate cut, Fed stimulus hopes boost markets

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
LONDON (AP) -- Global markets rose on Thursday, boosted by China's decision to cut interest rates, hopes that the Federal Reserve will consider new support for the U.S. economy and speculation Europe is preparing to give Spain financial aid....

Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Schilling's co. files for bankruptcy; feds probing

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's troubled video gaming company, lured to Rhode Island with a $75 million state loan guarantee two years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, and federal authorities have begun an investigation into the firm....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Clinton interview: Is he off-message?

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
CNN's Wolf Blitzer asks Former President Bill Clinton about being off message. Full interview airs 5pm ET on CNN.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Opinion: Keep preteens off Facebook?

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
Laura Stepp says allowing children to have Facebook pages, with parental supervision, is a good first step toward learning safe online behavior.
Categories: CNN, News

Opinion: A step backward for fair pay

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
Kate Kimpel: The GOP put the brakes on the Paycheck Fairness Act. But this is not a partisan issue; it's about fair pay and openness.
Categories: CNN, News

Germany: Magnotta extradition decision within days

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
BERLIN (AP) -- German prosecutors said Thursday a decision on the extradition of the Canadian porn actor suspected of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student could be made within days....

Germany: Magnotta extradition decision within days

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
BERLIN (AP) -- German prosecutors said Thursday a decision on the extradition of the Canadian porn actor suspected of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student could be made within days....

Germany: Magnotta extradition decision within days

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
BERLIN (AP) -- German prosecutors said Thursday a decision on the extradition of the Canadian porn actor suspected of the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student could be made within days....

U.N. observers in Syria come under fire as crisis boils

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
Gunfire from small arms targeted U.N. monitors in Syria trying to get to the scene of another massacre, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

McCain on Syria: 'They cry out for our help'

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2025-05-24 22:09
Sen. John McCain makes a desperate plea to Congress for the U.S. to intervene in Syria on the Senate floor.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics
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