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Entering its tenth year, the Afghanistan War continues to grow increasingly unpopular with the American public. In the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, a record 63% of Americans expressed opposition. Here was the partisan breakdown: Republicans- 52% support, 44% oppose Democrats- 24% support, 74% oppose Independents- 35% support, 63%
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If Republican Congressman Ron Paul decides to launch a second presidential bid next year, he will need to present a more robust case for his military credentials. Though Dr. Paul is widely hailed as the most fiscally conservative member of Congress, Republicans (and hawkish Democrats like Barack Obama and Hillary
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While Wall St. and the Federal Reserve continue to claim that inflation is virtually non-existent, Main St. knows otherwise. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas has surpassed the $3 mark again, placing increased financial strain on consumers facing 9.8% official unemployment and 17.0%
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The Democratic-led House has authorized a record-breaking $725 billion military budget for fiscal year 2011. Receiving strong bipartisan support, the bill, which includes $159 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, is expected to pass in the Senate and be signed into law by President Obama. The bill also
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On this day, three years ago, a little over 58,000 Ron Paul supporters donated a staggering $6 million to the renegade Republican's presidential campaign. Inspired by the date of the original Boston Tea Party in 1773, Dr. Paul's passionate grassroots army shattered John Kerry'
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After the weekend's deadly suicide bombing which killed 7 American troops in Kandahar, 20 soldiers have died so far in the month of December, already surpassing last year's record of 18 in the same month. This makes for the 11th monthly casualty record for US troops
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While national security hawks on both sides of the aisle vociferously condemn Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, they continue to remain mum on U.S. support of Saudi Arabia. This is despite the fact that several cables revealed U.S. concern over Saudi Arabia's illict financial support of Islamic
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Here's a brief summary of war-related operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and the Korean Peninsula: Afghanistan- 51 U.S. soldiers died, making it the bloodiest November since the conflict commenced in 2001. The previous November record was 18, set last year. Military operations ended up costing an
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One of the key tenets of the Tea Party movement is constitutional fidelity. For example, in response to the Wall St bailouts and health care reform bill, Tea Party adherents claimed that these measures violated the U.S. Constitution. Since then, Tea Party proponents and politicians have raised the prospect
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The actual price tag of the War on Terror is much higher than commonly believed, while the estimated price tag of the health care reform bill is likely far too low based on historical precedent. Republicans and Democrats don't like to admit as much, but history and hard
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Last month, the cost of the wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq surpassed $1.1 trillion. The Iraq War hit $740 billion, and the Af-Pak wars surged past $360 billion. 2 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq, and 50 U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan, making it the second deadliest
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Richard Holbrooke, special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, made the following statements regarding the Af-Pak war: "I didn't say we don't want to win this militarily. I said we can't win it militarily because a pure military victory is not possible as Gen.