Obama May Re-institute Assault Weapons Ban

President Obama is seeking to re institute an assault weapons ban which the Bush administration allowed to expire in 2004. ""As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes...

Venezuela to build nuclear technology with Russia

"President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy - a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow.Chavez said he accepted an offer from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for...

US and Iraqi Forces Unable to Defend Gov't Buildings

A startling observation from Josh Marshall:"Perhaps even more alarming than the car bombings that killed more than 200 people yesterday in Baghdad was an attack earlier in the day on the Health Ministry building: "The attack on the ministry headquarters began around midday...

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