AltWeeklies Wire
Involuntary Servitude at the Long Beach Court Housenew
Every year about this time I get this grinding feeling in my stomach when I get the honor of being summoned to serve on jury.
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James P. Allen |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
Two Gifts From the CIA
Langley feels the holiday spirit with two gifts to the White House ... the NIE and the erased torture videos!
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James Preston Allen |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Why California Matters
The importance of the union's 2nd-largest state should not be underestimated in the Presidential race. Super Tuesday may hold the key to who will be the White House's next occupant.
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James Preston Allen |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
To Turn the Page or Not
A response to Senator Obama's call to turn the page in American history.
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James Preston Allen |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
LA's Scandals and the Media Distractions
The Los Angeles City Attorney and the Mayor seemed to have teamed up for a back to back scandal routine that has both of them working overtime to prove that they should be judged on their public performance and not their private lives.
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James Preston Allen |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Scooting On Justice: Bush Lets Loyal Crook Walk
President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr.'s 30-month prison sentence for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI drew sharp criticisms from across the political spectrum.
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Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
DOJ Attorney Admits Going Too Far
Voter suppression "guerilla war" is big picture behind the US Attorney scandal.
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Paul Rosenberg |
06-01-2007 |
Politics
The Tyranny of Fear Itself
Although most of us are most familiar with Roosevelt's most famous quote, "that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," I truly wish we had that kind of leadership now in the White House that understood this idea rather than the little minds running around calling for "fear of fear."
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James Preston Allen |
05-30-2007 |
Commentary
Democratic Candidates Speak to Faithful in San Diego
At this year's state convention in San Diego, the party faithful were buoyed by the likes of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the appearance of seven of eight presidential hopefuls.
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Doug Epperhart |
05-02-2007 |
Politics
Is There Really A War Going On?
Well, there's a simple and a complex answer to that, most of which has to do with how the corporate owned media reports the war, or in this case doesn't report the war.
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James Preston Allen |
05-02-2007 |
Commentary
Under Fire: Three More Scandals Appear as U.S. Attorneys Story Unfolds
What's striking is how partisan loyalty connects the U.S. Attorneys scandal with other mega-scandals plaguing the Republican Party.
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Paul Rosenberg |
03-21-2007 |
Politics
A Bleak Anniversary
Bush is now moving to add not just 21,500 more troops as promised in his State of the Union address, but has added some 8,500 more on top of that.
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James Preston Allen |
03-21-2007 |
Commentary
The Wrong Way Home
Bush now seems poised to commit the next biggest blunder of his misguided war policy in Iraq -- to "surge" more troops into an already losing conflict.
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James Preston Allen |
01-10-2007 |
Commentary
Healing or Hiding?
The real legacy of Gerald R. Ford.
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Paul Rosenberg |
12-29-2006 |
Commentary
When Faith and Politics Collide
I have difficulty at this time of year understanding how some in this country live with the inherent contradictions of being Christians while maintaining a belief that they are also patriotic Americans.
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James Preston Allen |
12-20-2006 |
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