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Gitmo Merry-Go-Round

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The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) held a congressional hearing last week to revisit Guantanamo policies in the wake of Boumediene v. Bush, a recent Supreme Court decision that extends habeas corpus rights to detainees in Guantanamo Bay.

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The Other Michele

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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once said, “Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.” U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, might be in that put-upon tenth.

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Making a Federal Case

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In a study documenting the total number of federal crimes within United States law, researchers have found that there has been a major increase in the definition of such offenses since the founding of the nation in 1776.

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McCain Unplugged

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Although their positions on issues may look indistinct to many voters right now, policy analysts are finding key distinctions between the two major political parties’ presidential candidates this year.

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