Pat Dollard

Was a deal formulated under which the U.S. would play ball on Iran while Israel will make concessions in favor of the Palestinians?

UPDATE: The response, particularly from volunteers, has been overwhelming. We still need cash, but Mark and I have been busy building out this nascent organization’s personnel. Look for a detailed report from each of us soon, but I first wanted to thank everyone who is donating and volunteering, and let everyone know that the initial [...]

The Telegraph: During the election campaign Andrew Lansley, the new Health Secretary, attacked Labour plans to force people to provide for care whether they needed it or not. He helped draw up hard-hitting posters highlighting Labour’s “death tax”. Alongside pictures of gravestones were the words “Gordon Brown wants £20,000 when you die.” It has now [...]

Guardian: David Cameron today vowed to publish fresh papers on the release of the Lockerbie bomber as Barack Obama called for “all the facts to be laid out there”. But at a joint White House press conference after talks in the Oval Office, Cameron rejected calls made by many US senators for a fresh public [...]

Politico: The Senate climate bill has been at death’s door several times over the past year. But with the days before the August recess quickly slipping away, the case may truly be terminal now. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has wanted to introduce a sweeping energy and climate bill by next week, and Reid [...]

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) – The NAACP has retracted its original statement condemning comments made by a former Agriculture Department official who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer. The NAACP said in a statement Tuesday that it was “snookered by Fox News” and conservative website publisher Andrew Breitbart. “Having reviewed [...]

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New York Times: MEXICO CITY — Despite claims by the United States and Mexico that drug traffickers are feeling the effects of the countries’ joint offensive, a review by the Government Accountability Office has found that millions of dollars have been spent without enough regard for whether the money is doing any good. The office [...]

Press TV: US President Barack Obama says Washington is committed to a “diplomatic solution” to Iran’s standoff with the West over its nuclear case. “We remain committed to a diplomatic solution. But the Iranian government must understand that the path of defiance will only bring more pressure and more isolation,” Obama said in a joint [...]

An official in the Liz Carter campaign has informed me that with 54% of the vote counted, Liz Carter has roundly trounced all of her Republican opponents, and is leading the pack with 56% of the votes. The yet-to-be-counted precincts have all polled in Liz’s favor, and her closest competitor, Larry Gause, has come in [...]

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New York Times: Lawmakers in Maine have found an unusual tool for tackling their state’s pension woes: Social Security. Just as workers in the private sector participate in Social Security in addition to any pension plan at their companies, most states put their workers in the federal program along with providing a state pension. Maine [...]

Arizona Republic: A coalition of groups is gearing up for a weeklong protest of Senate Bill 1070, culminating in a National Day of Non Compliance on July 29, the day the law is scheduled to take effect. “From Selma to Phoenix, From Civil Rights to Human Rights and the Rights of Mother Earth!” says a [...]