Israel Election: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Is Losing Votes

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for elections in October, he quickly moved to unify his right-wing Likud party with the even more right-wing party of his foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman. As a result, experts considered the pair a shoo-in to dominate the election. Pollspredicted the joint team could gain up to 45 seats in […]

Noga Tarnopolsky
By Noga Tarnopolsky
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for elections in October, he quickly moved to unify his right-wing Likud party with the even more right-wing party of his foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman. As a result, experts considered the pair a shoo-in to dominate the election. Pollspredicted the joint team could gain up to 45 seats

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GA Rep: Akin Was ‘Partially Right’ On Legitimate Rape

A Republican Congressman has come to the defense of former Senator Todd Akin who was criticized for his comments this summer that ‘legitimate rape’ rarely causes pregnancy.  The Congressman, Rep. Phil Gringey, a Republican from Georgia, said Akin was “partially right” when he said that women rarely become pregnant when raped, reports the New York Times. Akin originally […]

Kaitlin Funaro
By Kaitlin Funaro
In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., addresses members of the media in Chesterfield, Mo., where he confirmed his plans to remain in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite a political uproar over remarks he made about rape and pregnancy. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File)

A Republican Congressman has come to the defense of former Senator Todd Akin who was criticized for his comments this summer that 'legitimate rape' rarely causes pregnancy.  The Congressman, Rep. Phil Gringey, a Republican from Georgia, said Akin was "partially right" when he said that women rarely become pregnant when raped, reports the New

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In Minnesota, Democratic Grandmas Gather Data About Their Neighbors

In Minnesota, Democratic volunteers scour their local newspapers each morning for letters to the editor with a political slant. They pay attention to the names of callers on radio shows. They drive through their neighborhoods and jot down the addresses of campaign lawn signs. Then they feed the information into a state Democratic Party database […]

Lois Beckett
By Lois Beckett
In this Oct. 23, 2012, photo, Louise Pardee calls fellow senior citizens from a Shoreview, Minn, phone bank to urge them to vote against a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage on Minnesota's statewide ballot. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

In Minnesota, Democratic volunteers scour their local newspapers each morning for letters to the editor with a political slant. They pay attention to the names of callers on radio shows. They drive through their neighborhoods and jot down the addresses of campaign lawn signs. Then they feed the information into a state Democratic Party database

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History In Brief: The 150-Year Road Traveled From The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan. 1 commemorated the 150th anniversary of the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation and this past Thursday, Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina was sworn in as an U.S. senator, making him the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction. To date, there have been only seven blacks who have served in the U.S Senate […]

Edward Rhymes
By Edward Rhymes
Civil War re-enactor Andrew Bowman, portrays his grandfather, Andrew Jackson Smith, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Jan. 1 commemorated the 150th anniversary of the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation and this past Thursday, Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina was sworn in as an U.S. senator, making him the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction. To date, there have been only seven blacks who have served in the U.S Senate (only five were

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Netanyahu Warns Of Hitting Hamas ‘With A Heavier Blow’

(CHICAGO) — Netanyahu represents lawless rogue leadership. He belongs in prison, not high office. Pre-election polls suggest he’ll retain power. Israelis aren’t smart enough to spurn him. Palestinian suffering will continue. The new year began like 2012 ended. More on that below. On Dec. 22, Netanyahu warned he’ll hit Hamas “with a heavier blow” than […]

Stephen Lendman
By Stephen Lendman
In this March 22, 2004, file photo, Palestinians gather around a pool of blood and the remains of the wheelchair of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, following an Israeli air strike that killed him, near his house in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

(CHICAGO) -- Netanyahu represents lawless rogue leadership. He belongs in prison, not high office. Pre-election polls suggest he'll retain power. Israelis aren't smart enough to spurn him. Palestinian suffering will continue. The new year began like 2012 ended. More on that below. On Dec. 22, Netanyahu warned he'll hit Hamas "with a heavier

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Watchdogs to IRS: Reject Rove Group’s Tax Application

Two watchdog groups are calling on the IRS to reject Crossroads GPS’ request to be recognized as a social welfare nonprofit. Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center, nonpartisan outfits that favor tighter campaign finance regulations, wrote a letter to the tax agency today citing ProPublica’s recent reporting on Crossroads’ 2010 IRS application. The application […]

Justin Elliot
By Justin Elliot
A still from a Crossroads GPS ad targeting Democratic Senate candidate Martin Heinrich.

Two watchdog groups are calling on the IRS to reject Crossroads GPS' request to be recognized as a social welfare nonprofit. Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center, nonpartisan outfits that favor tighter campaign finance regulations, wrote a letter to the tax agency today citing ProPublica's recent reporting on Crossroads' 2010 IRS

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