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A lame duck President Bush and the big telephone companies get their way on FISA (Senator Reed voted with the minority in opposition, Senator Whitehouse in favor). Closer to home, consumers are the ones who will bear the brunt of rising utility costs...
As the price of gas hits a local high , a coalition of groups plans to make a point tomorrow -- April 15, of course -- about the high cost of the war in Iraq. We at the Phoenix have previously written about that subject here . Activists from American...
Writing in the Phoenix, Sharon Steel describes how, in a time of global upheaval, many Americans are turning to Hello Kitty, Lolcats , and Juno, among other elements of what she dubs the cuteness surge . “We’ve had manifestations of this cute business...
It's sad but true that a fleeting, very tangible instance -- like last week's snow storm and the accompanying poor response -- will always get a lot more attention than serious and deep-rooted social problems -- such as Providence's unfortunate status...
The question mentioned in the headline for this post is well worth considering as we move toward Veterans Day on Sunday. Sure, Support the Troops bumper stickers are a common sight. Sadly, however, our federal government has a long and poor record when...
The two main points from US Senator Jack Reed , who appeared with Senate colleague Chuck Hagel this morning on Meet The Press : 1) The US has known for months about the newish, more lethal type of IEDs being introduced into Iraq, reportedly by Iran's...
