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Iraq to Blackwater: You Don’t Have to Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here

The Iraqi government shows signs of increasing impatience with Blackwater guards getting hired by other private security firms: A top Iraqi official said
Jul 31, 2020

Iraq to Blackwater: You Don’t Have to Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here

Iraq to Blackwater: You Don’t Have to Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here

The Iraqi government shows signs of increasing impatience with Blackwater guards getting hired by other private security firms: A top Iraqi official said
The Iraqi government shows signs of increasing impatience with Blackwater guards getting hired by other private security firms: A top Iraqi official said
Jul 31, 2020

Holder vs. McChrystal: What Would We Do with Bin Laden?

Holder vs. McChrystal: What Would We Do with Bin Laden?

Attorney General Eric Holder had a testy exchange yesterday with House Republicans determined to paint him as weak for his faith in civilian courts that have
Attorney General Eric Holder had a testy exchange yesterday with House Republicans determined to paint him as weak for his faith in civilian courts that have
Jul 31, 2020

Do Clinton-Era Economic Officials Represent Real Change?

Do Clinton-Era Economic Officials Represent Real Change?

Economist Dean Baker isn’t happy about seeing people like Larry Summers and Robert Rubin surrounding President-elect Barack Obama as he consults experts on the
Economist Dean Baker isn’t happy about seeing people like Larry Summers and Robert Rubin surrounding President-elect Barack Obama as he consults experts on the
Jul 31, 2020

Letter to Obama from fifty-plus groups asks for clarification on ‘federally funded employment discrimination’

Letter to Obama from fifty-plus groups asks for clarification on ‘federally funded employment discrimination’

President Barack Obama (Pic by The White House, via Flickr) Fifty-six organizations sent a letter to President Obama yesterday asking him to clarify his position on the ability of publicly funded institutions to hire or fire people based on their religion. Catholics for Choice and 55 other religious, civil rights, labor and health groups sent a letter (.pdf) to Obama asking him to comment on remarks he made “at a town hall meeting on July 22 in College Park, MD,” according to the group’s press release . The groups took issue with a the president suggesting “that he supports allowing religious organizations to hire and fire employees in federally funded positions based upon the employee’s religion”: This statement is in direct contradiction to comments he made while campaigning for the presidency.
President Barack Obama (Pic by The White House, via Flickr) Fifty-six organizations sent a letter to President Obama yesterday asking him to clarify his position on the ability of publicly funded institutions to hire or fire people based on their religion. Catholics for Choice and 55 other religious, civil rights, labor and health groups sent a letter (.pdf) to Obama asking him to comment on remarks he made “at a town hall meeting on July 22 in College Park, MD,” according to the group’s press release . The groups took issue with a the president suggesting “that he supports allowing religious organizations to hire and fire employees in federally funded positions based upon the employee’s religion”: This statement is in direct contradiction to comments he made while campaigning for the presidency.
Jul 31, 2020
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