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    The Fictional Obama

    FEBRUARY 10, 2012 9:02PM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: politics, 2012 election, 2012 primary, abortion, civil liberties, defense, financial reform, fox news, gay rights, goldman sachs, gun control, media, military, obama, religion, republicans, taxes, terrorism, wall street

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    My Daughter Had Her Own Governor Brownback (update)

    NOVEMBER 28, 2011 5:03AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: politics, news, family, belief/religion, twitter, rights of school students, civil liberties, pledge of allegiance, a mother's kvell, free speech, apologies, brownback

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    • 3 Ratings
    • 1181 Views
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    Ghailani Verdict Proves Civilian Trials Safe and Effective

    NOVEMBER 18, 2010 12:14PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: waterboarding, amnesty international, human rights, aclu, civil liberties, republicans, bush, obama, war on terror, detainees, guantanamo, ghailani, homeland security, cia, military commission, civilian trial, terrorism, torture

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    • 17 Ratings
    • 2005 Views
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    How will Arizona cops know who to arrest on Thursday?

    JULY 27, 2010 10:42AM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: arizona, immigration, civil liberties

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 10422 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    G20 Summit Brings Martial Law to Pittsburgh (Link to Part 2)

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 4:13PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: national guard, military, police, security, dissent, protest, activism, g20, pittsburgh, iran, obama, change, bailouts, economy, unemployment, totalitarian, civil liberties, liberty, freedom, media, news, politics

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    Closing of Gitmo "On Track" Despite Delay of Key Reports

    JULY 21, 2009 9:37AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: liberty, freedom, civil liberties, aclu, news, politics, government, cia, cheney, interrogation, detention, prison, guantanamo bay, gitmo, guantanamo, intelligence, republicans, democrats, moral, immoral, illegal, legal, rule of law, law, detainees, torture, bush, obama

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    • 7 Ratings
    • 3266 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Big Brother Proposal In California Town

    JULY 20, 2009 8:13AM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: privacy, civil liberties, tiburon

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 77691 Views
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    Obama Employs Bush Administration Tactic, Blocks Photos

    MAY 14, 2009 4:36AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: obama, bush, torture, detainees, photos, gibbs, press, media, guantanamo, state secrets, civil liberties, freedom, democracy, democrats, politics, republicans, progressives, iraq, afghanistan, law

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    The Trial of John Yoo

    APRIL 22, 2009 10:20AM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: u.s. constitution, bill of rights, united states constitution, civil liberties, torture, presidential power, constitutional law, law, president george w. bush, john eastman, chapman, chapman university, chapman law school, chapman university school of law, katherine darmer, larry rosenthal, office of legal counsel, george bush, george w. bush, torture memos, terrorism, war on terror, jay bybee, judge jay bybee, waterboarding, interrogation techniques, cia, central intelligence agency, 18 u.s.c. 2340, united nations convention against torture, convention against torture, news, politics, yoo, john yoo

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    • 44 Ratings
    • 6284 Views
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    Iowa's Gay Marriage Decision: What it Says and What it Means

    APRIL 3, 2009 2:30PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: news, gay/lesbian, belief and religion, timothy j. brien, timothy brien, brien, varnum, supreme court of iowa, iowa supreme court, iowa, varnum v. brien, judicial review, marbury v. madison, law, marriage cases, in re marriage cases, constitutional law, gender rights, marriage, same sex marriage, homosexuality, gay and lesbian marriage, gay and lesbian, gay and lesbian rights, constitutional rights, lesbian rights, prop 8, proposition 8, gay politics, gay marriage, gay rights, gender, civil liberties, civil rights, family, evangelicals, constitution

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 2146 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Prop 8: What's Really at Stake

    MARCH 4, 2009 3:05PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: u, california constitution, california supreme court, civil liberties, civil rights, constitution, constitutional law, constitutional rights, evangelicals, family, gay and lesbian, gay and lesbian marriage, gay and lesbian rights, gay marriage, gay politics, gay rights, gender, gender rights, homosexuality, in re marriage cases, john jay, john marshall, judge ronald george, judicial review, justice ronald m. george, law, lesbian rights, marbury v. madison, marriage, marriage cases, prop 8, proposition 8, religion, ronald m. george, same sex marriage, belief and religion, news

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 966 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    No Laughing Matter: The Palin Doctrine of Executive Power

    OCTOBER 22, 2008 6:22PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, vice presidential power, vice president debate, vice president, unitary executive, separation of powers, sarah palin, republicans, presidential power, presidential election, palin-biden debate, palin cheney, palin biden, palin, obama campaign, mccain-palin campaign, mccain campaign, mccain, keith olbermann, john yoo, john mccain, john birch society, john birch, joe biden, fox barker communications, fox barker, election, dick cheney, constitution, civil liberties, biden-palin debate, biden

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    • 36 Ratings
    • 3733 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    News from VP Debate: The McCain-Palin Coup

    OCTOBER 3, 2008 7:23PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, war, palin biden, palin cheney, vice presidential power, vice president debate, vice president, unitary executive, torture, separation of powers, sarah palin, presidential power, presidential election, palin-biden debate, palin, obama campaign, mccain-palin campaign, mccain campaign, mccain, john yoo, john mccain, joe biden, federalism, election, dick cheney, constitution, civil liberties, biden-palin debate, biden

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    • 2 Ratings
    • 446 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    War comes to Arkansas...

    AUGUST 12, 2008 2:51PM

    By Chance Randel


    Topics: civil liberties, war on drugs

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 906 Views
    • 75 Comments
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    Why I'm Not A Liberal

    JULY 10, 2008 8:05PM

    By ElizabethMcDonald DesignatedKnitter


    Topics: politics, democrats, republicans, gop, civil liberties

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