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Sarkozy: Europe Is ‘Doing The Work’ In Libya

BRUSSELS/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday rebuffed criticism of Europe’s role in the Libyan war by outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates, saying Washington’s allies were “doing the work”. The spat is the latest sign of tensions among NATO allies in their campaign to oust Muammar Gaddafi, with Britain, France and others rejecting an Italian call earlier this week for a suspension of hostilities to allow humanitarian aid access Continue reading

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WATCH: Obama’s Queen Toast Turns Awkward

A traditional sequence took a strange turn on Tuesday evening as President Barack Obama dined with the Queen of England. Obama was delivering a toast to the Queen, not unusual, but what happened next was Continue reading

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Charles R. Wolfe: After the Obama Speeches: Reflections on Urban Sustainability

Could sustainability principles pave the path to peace? Continue reading

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Eve Ensler: OVER

Here’s what I Am Over 400 thousand women getting raped a year in the Democratic Republic of Congo 48 women getting raped an hour 1,100 raped a day I Am Over This being new/news. Continue reading

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Marjorie Cohn: The Targeted Assassination of Osama Bin Laden

When he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by a Navy Seal team in Pakistan, President Barack Obama said , “Justice has been done.” Mr. Obama misused the word “justice” when he made that statement. He should have said, “Retaliation has been accomplished.” A former professor of constitutional law should know the difference between those two concepts. Continue reading

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Brian Keane: On Earth Day, Tell Congress to Be Green — and Save Green

What better time than Earth Day to focus on individual actions we can take today to ensure a cleaner, more livable tomorrow? Here are five things you and your neighbors can do to celebrate the planet and put some energy cost savings back into your local economy. 1 Continue reading

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Obama 2012 Campaign Names National Press Secretary

WASHINGTON — One day after announcing his re-election bid, President Obama is staffing up his 2012 campaign, hiring one-time White House communications aide Ben LaBolt to serve as national press secretary. Continue reading

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Gaddafi’s Army, Libyan Rebels, Square Off For Showdown

WASHINGTON — Jubilant Libyan rebels racing westward to reoccupy the towns of Ajdabiya, Brega, Bin Jawad and Ras Lanuf are joyfully anticipating the imminent collapse of the Gaddafi regime, but their celebratory gunfire may be premature. Libyan army units, under the pressure of U.S Continue reading

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Libya Rebels Push West, Take Back Key Oil Town From Gaddafi Forces

AL-EGILA, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels took back a key oil town and pushed westward Sunday toward the capital, seizing momentum from the international airstrikes that tipped the balance away from Muammar Gaddafi’s military. ( SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES ) Brega, a main oil export terminal in eastern Libya, fell after a skirmish late Saturday and rebel forces moved swiftly west, seizing the tiny desert town of Al-Egila – a collection of houses and a gas station – on their way to the massive oil refining complex of Ras Lanouf Continue reading

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Obama’s Libya Policy Makes Strange Bedfellows Of Congressional Critics

WASHINGTON — As the United States expands its military imprint on the international intervention into Libyan airspace, members of Congress have begun sounding the alarm over the lack of regard being paid by the president to the legal and advisory roles of the legislative branch. Continue reading

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