US senators challenge Obama on Libya
Libyan youth pose with a US flag and a shotgun at Revolution Square. © AFP Saeed Khan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – In a challenge to…
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US Senate blocks bill targeting oil firm subsidies
© AFP/Getty Images/File David Paul Morris AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Senate defeated a bill taking aim at some $2 billion in annual subsidies…
Ron Paul: The Milk Police
Ron Paul On April 20th, after a year-long undercover sting operation, armed federal agents acting on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raided…
The New Enemy of Economic Recovery: Austerity Protesters
George Osborne image Eric Blair Activist Post As the United States surpasses the debt ceiling today, and Obama and Boehner play “let’s make a deal”…
Ron Paul’s 2012 Presidential Announcement Speech (Video)
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Ron Paul announces new run for US presidency
AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Ron Paul, a US congressman from Texas, announced Friday a new run for the Republican presidential nomination for 2012, saying Americans…
Ron Paul: It’s Time to End the War on Drugs and Foreign Wars (Video)
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US House votes to boost oil, gas drilling
Sun sets behind two under construction offshore oil platform rigs in Port Fourchon © AFP/File Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Amid a political war…
Ron Paul on Hardball Teaching Matthews About Peace (Video)
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Government Bubble Targeted with S&P Outlook
Anthony Freda Illustration Jason Kaspar, Contributing Writer Activist Post Washington has been placed on notice that it’s reckless spending and unfathomable fiscal debt is not…
Game Over for Online Poker? FBI Seizes Top Poker Domains
Scott Oliver WeLoveCostaRica Game over? FBI shuts down three of the largest poker sites in probe that could mean the end of online gambling –…
Netanyahu to be invited to address US Congress
Wikimedia image AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Republican US House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday he planned to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address…
Despite deal, US budget woes far from over
The next fiscal showdown is likely to be over the US’s debt ceiling © AFP/File image Shawn Thew AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The last-minute budget…
US lawmakers reach deal to avert govt shutdown
The agreement included some $38.5 billion dollars of extra spending cuts © AFP/File Jewel Samad AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – A dramatic 11th-hour deal slashing spending…