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Rise Up or Die

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Rise Up or Die
By Chris Hedges

The Lotto Symbolizes the False Promises of Barracuda Capitalism
By Juan Cole

The IRS and the Real Scandal
By Robert Reich

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Obama Unscathed by Scandals, Mayor Denies Smoking Crack, and More

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Flaring Violence Kills 130 People in Iraq in Three Days

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The History That Birthed the Tsarnaev Boys

Factory Collapse Kills Two Workers in Cambodia

‘Left, Right & Center’: The White House Scandal Trifecta

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‘SNL’: Stefon’s Farewell Features Anderson Cooper

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By Jesse Eisinger

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By Gabriel Thompson

The Girls of Atomic City
By Scott Martelle

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

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Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy

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Reckless Endangerment

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Tag: Casey

A Perturbing Argument on ‘Don’t Ask’

By Ruth Marcus —

Gen. Norton A. Schwartz’s claim, echoed by Gen. George Casey, that letting troops serve openly would “perturb” the military is just silly.

Posted on Feb 24, 2010 READ MORE | 13 COMMENTS

Army Chief Won’t Rule Out Longer Deployments

The Army’s new chief of staff, Gen. George Casey (of Iraq fame), has said he can’t guarantee that deployments won’t grow beyond the current 15 months. Casey was asked about the extensions by a frustrated Army wife who said her husband’s deployments have more than doubled in length over the years.

Posted on Apr 29, 2007 READ MORE | 7 COMMENTS

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Bush Pushing Out U.S. Generals in Iraq

According to ABC News, the president intends to replace Gen. Bob Casey, who currently oversees the Iraq war, with Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, and when Gen. John Abizaid retires in March, Bush will ask Adm. William Fallon to take over Central Command. Leave it to Bush to find someone from the Navy to oversee two ground wars.

Posted on Jan 4, 2007 READ MORE | 11 COMMENTS

Top U.S. General in Iraq: Civil War ‘Most Significant Threat’

Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said a civil war certainly is possible” and is the most significant threat right now in Iraq. He is the latest in a series of top generals to say so. (Earlier: Gen. Abizaid and Gen. Pace)

Posted on Aug 8, 2006 READ MORE | 2 COMMENTS

Molly Ivins: An Epic Week of Cutting and Running

By Molly Ivins —

The top U.S. commander in Iraq proposed an Iraq cut-and-run plan during the very week that Republicans were lambasting Democrats for making the same suggestion. But Karl Rove knows that because Americans’ memories are so short, that won’t matter.