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• Over 400,000 Pak troops needed to take on mighty Taliban in Waziristan: Expert

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, Oct.28 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has been describing the South Waziristan offensive against the Taliban as the ‘mother of all battles’ and claimed that it has penetrated deep into the extremists den capturing the key town of Kotkai, however, experts consider all these claims as cosmetic and believe that ...
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• US drone program in Pak, Afghanistan should continue, but with serious “hearts and minds” effort

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, Oct.27 (ANI): As the Obama administration considers relying more heavily on remote-controlled drones to attack militants along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, there are concerns thatWashingtonwill risk losing the hearts and minds of civilians along the way. According to a Fox News report, civilian ...
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• Can Emirati oil crowd Iran out of China?

  
  niacINsight — Authority: 576
  The United Arab Emirates, “in a step coordinated with Washington,” recently agreed to increase oil exports to China from the current 50,000 barrels per day to 150,000-200,000, the Wall Street Journal  reported Tuesday . The move is viewed as an Obama administration strategy to reduce Beijing’s reliance on Iran ...
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• Where in the World is Richard Holbrooke?

  
  The Skeptical Bureaucrat — Authority: 125
  The Washington Times has an interesting story about the curious absence from public view of Richard Holbrooke, United States Special Envoy on Pakistan and Afghanistan. What could be the cause of this low profile, especially for a public figure who is " known for his love of the press ?" President Obama called ...
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• Showdown on J Street

  
  Pajamas Media — Authority: 784
  Pointed questions for director Jeremy Ben-Ami before the new pro-Israel, pro-peace lobbys first big conference.
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• The Last Taboo: 84 - 0

  
  Debt Consolidation Blog — Authority: 146
  by the Sandwichman At the New America Foundation, James Galbraith, Randall Wray and Timothy Bartik offer their policy proposals for dealing with the jobs crisis. These three gentlemen apparently believe that the jobs crisis is merely a symptom of some mysterious financial or structural crisis that itself needs to be ...
  3 weeks ago

• Phil Mudd Resurfaces, After Senate Dissed Him

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  You thought Phil Mudd was done? Months ago, Mudd, the chief of the FBI’s national security branch and a respected longtime CIA official, was forced to withdraw his name as Janet Napolitano’s nominee for intelligence chief of the Department of Homeland Security. Mudd bowed out in June after some Congressional ...
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• Report: One-Third of People Killed in Pakistan Drone Strikes Are Civilians

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  The New America Foundation’s Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann have a new report out tallying how many civilians have died in the Pakistani tribal areas thanks to the CIA’s drone strikes. Their conclusion: the strikes have killed, since 2006, between 750 and 1000 people; 20 of them have been “leaders of al ...
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• Consumer Groups Criticize Broadband Providers for Advertising Practices, Including Use of Maximum Speeds

  
  The SiliconANGLE — Authority: 145
  Six public interest organizations, including Consumers Union, on Wednesday filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to protect consumers from misleading and confusing advertising and billing practices by phone, cable and wireless providers. The consumer groups argue that current ...
  4 weeks ago

• Symposium to Tackle Challenge of Putting America Back to Work

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 650
  The contrast is staggering: While Wall Street celebrates record earnings for the fat cats at the top financial firms, the reality on Main Street is that more than one in six working Americans is now unemployed or underemployed. In the midst of this jobless “recovery,” leading policymakers and experts will gather ...
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• Dorgan: Financial Regulation Not a Four-Letter Word

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 650
  Congress must pass strong, effective financial regulations to prevent another economic meltdown and to protect the American consumer, a leading senator said. Speaking this morning at the New America Foundation , Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), said the nation’s economic wreckage can be traced back to the decision a ...
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  Political Blotter — Authority: 550
  
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• Assembywoman Fiona Ma and SF Young Dems Host Bipartisan Constitutional Convention Panel Tonight

  
  San Francisco Citizen — Authority: 510
  Assemblymember Fiona Ma , who represents the interests of San Francisco’s  west siiiiide  in Sacramento, will be in the bowels of the San Francisco State Building at 455 Golden Gate Ave tonight at 7:oo P.M . to host a special constitutional convention panel being thrown by the San Francisco Young ...
  4 weeks ago

• Dollar Losing Reserve Status?

  
  Logistics Monster — Authority: 528
  We have been watching Ben Bernanke juggle the fiery pins of zero interest rate, monetizing the debt, and running the printing presses 24/7 for well over a year now, and we have been listening to the Russians and Chinese call for a new world reserve currency for months. It is not official yet, but it appears that our ...
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• Yes, Let’s Trust The Insurance Industry’s Numbers

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 463
  I’ve been following the stories today about that “study” (pdf) by the insurance industry and while I understand why it’s getting so much play, I have a hard time believing why anybody would believe what they have to say about their own products becoming more expensive. read more
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• Consumer Protection for Intellectuals

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 738
  Nate Anderson at Ars Technica has a good write-up of the New America Foundation’s interesting proposal  for labeling of broadband services, something akin to the nutrition labels we have for food. Labeling and disclosure are better than direct regulation of the terms on which goods and services can be sold, ...
  6 weeks ago

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