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Bashar al-Assad: The Devil You Know vs. The Devils You Do Not

On May 25 the largest mass murder of civilians during the Syrian uprising occurred in the Houla region.  Most of the 108 deaths were attributed to gunfire meaning the victims were killed at close range instead of shelled or bombed from the air.  What is not as

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Reconciling JP Morgan’s Two Billion Loss and Deregulation

On May 10, Jamie Dimon, Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan, the largest bank in the United States, broke the news that it suffered a $2 billion trading loss over a recent six week period on a derivatives portfolio that was initially designed to reduce risk.  Following

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The Purge of 2012 Will Cost Republicans Victory in the Senate Again

On May 8 six-term Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana lost to challenger, State Treasurer, Richard Mourdock.  Lugar was popular with Republican and Democratic voters since he was reelected in 2006 by 87 percent of voters, but this primary was exclusively Republican.  Despite having a rating of 77

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It’s the Austerity Stupid

At this time primary elections are of little importance, but May 8 stands out because of elections unrelated to the White House.  Indianans declined to give incumbent Republican Senator Richard Lugar another term which is worthy of a separate commentary and voters in North Carolina banned same

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A New Low in Campaigning: Denigrating Obama’s Greatest Foreign Policy Achievement

May 2 marked the one year anniversary of Operation Neptune Spear, the successful raid on the secret compound of al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden that ended with his death and the capture of invaluable information that lead to further successful raids and killings of operatives.  It boosted

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