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Summer 2008
June 16, 2008 Daily postings will resume on Monday, August 18th. See our archives for past articles, questions, quizzes and cartoons. (On the above menu bar look for "Archives" on the right.) Read more...
Habeas Corpus Is Extended to Guantanamo Prisoners
June 13, 2008 (by Joseph Goldstein, NYSun.com) - The Supreme Court has eliminated President Bush's main reason for keeping open the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling yesterday that prisoners there will be allowed to petition civilian courts in America for their release. Read more...
Irish to Decide Fate of Revision - Treaty to Expand Global Role
June 12, 2008 (by David R. Sands, WashingtonTimes.com) - Irish voters go to the polls Thursday after an intense campaign that could determine the fate of the European Union's ambitious blueprint to play a larger role on the world's stage. Read more...
Next ‘Weapon’ Against Iran May Be Gasoline
June 11, 2008 (by Eli Lake, NYSun.com) WASHINGTON - With President Bush securing a new round of European sanctions on Iran's banks, he and Congress are looking to additional measures to squeeze the mullahs at the gasoline pump. Read more...
Attack Iran? Experts Differ on If and When
June 10, 2008 (by Josiah Ryan, CNSNews.com) - Iran's support of Iraqi insurgents and the nuclear threat Iran poses to Israel warrants a U.S. military strike, argued former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.). Read more...
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