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African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians

(Dakar) – Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has in recent months stepped up targeting tourists and aid workers for murder and kidnapping in Mali, Niger, and Mauritania, Human Rights Watch said today. AQIM should immediately and unconditionally free hostages in its custody and end attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said.
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Pence: ‘They don’t have the votes’

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Rep. Mike Pence told a crowd of ‘tea party’ supporters Monday that Democrats in Congress don’t have enough votes to pass President Barack Obama’s health care reform legislation — a bill that he warned would bring ‘job-killing taxes.’ The third-ranking House Republican addressed a crowd that filled the Indiana Statehouse’s …

US criticism of Israel ignites firestorm

The Obama administration’s fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro-Israel interest groups who say the criticism of America’s top Mideast ally was misplaced.

Dems start countdown toward health care vote

Democratic congressional leaders showed signs of progress Monday in winning anti-abortion Democrats whose votes are pivotal to President Barack Obama’s fiercely contested remake of the health care system.

"I just met with the President"

After his lunch with President Obama earlier today, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine sent the following email to supporters:
I just met with the President, where I was proud to fill him in on all the great work that you’re doing to pass health reform.
We spoke about the calls you’ve made, the letters you’ve written, and [...]

Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

President Barack Obama looks at framed images of performers in the backstage hold at The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colo., Feb. 18, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

President Obama: "I’m here because of Natoma"

Speaking to a crowd in Ohio this afternoon, President Obama spoke passionately about the reasons he is fighting so hard for health reform, and told the story of one of the countless Americans he is fighting for: Natoma Canfield, an Ohio woman without insurance who was diagnosed with leukemia last Saturday.
Natoma wrote a letter to [...]

Wall Street Journal on Racial Disparities

Last week I blogged about the Department of Education’s bold new plan to reduce racial academic achievement and suspension/expulsion gaps. Among other things, the department will send letters to certain school districts and state-supported colleges letters, putting them on notice about potential ‘civil rights’ investigations to determine whether minorities have equal access to Advanced Placement [...]

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