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2007 in Review, pt. 2: When in the course of current events…

Welcome back to day 2 of the S&R Year in Review. Today we tackle some of 2007′s big moments in news and current events. The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Surpasses the American Civil War in Duration: The United States’ involvement in World War I lasted only 19 months and World War II lasted 44 […]

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Does a force field protect defense spending from Democrats?

“Most Democratic candidates for president speak of increasing rather than slashing the military budget,” writes Frida Berrigan in a recent column on Foreign Policy in Focus. “Since President Bush came into office in 2001, the Pentagon’s budget has increased by more than one-third. The $481 billion proposed for 2008. . . is a jump of […]

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