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The federal deficit: The bar tab will have to be paid

August 26, 2009 By John Case

The Congressional Budget Office announcement of a nearly $10 trillion price tag on government borrowing for the next decade has sent a shiver down the spine of the most committed liberals.

700 cheer ‘Mad as Hell Doctors’

August 26, 2009

SEQUIM, Wash. — Nearly 700 people packed the Sequim High School auditorium Aug. 25 to cheer calls by Oregon-based “Mad As Hell Doctors” for universal single-payer health care.

Afghanistan exit strategy needed

August 26, 2009 By People’s World Editorial Board

As the U.S. death toll in Afghanistan creeps upward, and the country continues to be ravaged by violence and poverty, an increasing number of voices are warning that, as peace advocate and former California state Sen....

Honduran talks fail: U.S. suspends visas

August 26, 2009

The head of the de-facto government which ousted Honduras' left-leaning president, Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in a military coup spat defiance and refused to give an inch to the entreaties of a last ditch delegation of Organization...

U.S. strategy debated as Afghan war grows deadlier

August 25, 2009 By Susan Webb

When four U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Aug. 25, it made 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 U.S. invasion.