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The Torture of a U.S. Citizen; WikiLeaks' Pvt. Manning Abused by Officials

Seeded on Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:57 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Pfc. Bradley Manning, who has been imprisoned for nine months on charges of handing government files to WikiLeaks, has not even been tried let alone convicted.

politics, marine-corps, state-department, wikileaks, private-manning

Obama Defends Torture; Fires Staffer Who Defends Abuse

Seeded on Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:54 PM EDT (Salon.com)

Seeded by John Whittet

On Friday, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley denounced the conditions of Bradley Manning's detention as "ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid," forcing President Obama to address those comments in a Press Conference and defend the treatment of Manning.

white-house, politics, barack-obama, torture, iraq-war, press-conference, bradley-manning

A Holiday Message: Why I'm An Atheist

Seeded on Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:45 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Seeded by John Whittet

Why don't you believe in God? I get that question all the time. I always try to give a sensitive, reasoned answer. This is usually awkward, time consuming and pointless.

religion, christmas, atheism, ricky-gervais

Four Million Hispanics Would Like To LEAVE The U.S.

Seeded on Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:39 AM EST (gallup.com)

Seeded by John Whittet

A newly released Gallup study of U.S. Hispanics reveals that more than one in seven -- or an estimated 4 million adults -- would leave the U.S. permanently if they had the opportunity.

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Boehner To Fly Commercial As House Speaker

Seeded on Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:36 AM EST (FOXNews.com)

Seeded by John Whittet

Presumptive House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that he will not use the military jet provided to current Speaker Nancy Pelosi to fly from D.C. to his home district each week, but will board the same airlines as everybody else.

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John Boehner Already Better Than Nancy Pelosi—Won't Waste Taxpayer Dollars On Huge Private Military Jet For Friends And Family

Seeded on Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:35 AM EST (Politics Daily)

Seeded by John Whittet

Soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner promised throughout the campaign season to run the House of Representatives differently from the way Democrats have run it for four years and from the way the last Republican regime conducted business.

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I Miss George W. Bush

Seeded on Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:33 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Seeded by John Whittet

I miss George W. Bush.

politics

Obama Panel Supports Cutting Social Security, Medicare; Raise Taxes

Seeded on Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:31 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by John Whittet

The chairmen of President Obama's bipartisan commission on reducing the national debt outlined a politically provocative and economically ambitious package of spending cuts and tax increases on Wednesday, igniting a debate that is likely to grip the country for years.

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Jim DeMint: "You Can't Be A Fiscal Conservative And Not Be A Social Conservative"

Seeded on Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:11 PM EST (Hot Air)

Seeded by John Whittet

That's the money line from tonight's Fox News "12 in '12″ presidential profile; skip ahead to 3:00 if you don't want to watch it all. He made this same point, albeit in a more elaborate way, at the Values Voter Summit in September.

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