Obama Ends Ban on Military Trials At Guantanamo

The policy establishes procedures for the handling of cases involving detainees who are not to be tried in either civilian or military courts but are still considered too dangerous to release. It reflects an acknowledgment by the administration that it will not be able to close the prison anytime soon. Host Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Dina Temple-Raston, who has the latest.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/134342239/Obama-Outlines-New-Approach-For-Guantanamo-Detainees?ft=1&f=1003

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Gas Is Averaging $3.51 A Gallon; Tops $4 In Places; How High Will It Go?

If you had to fill up your car's tank this weekend, you might have wished you'd stopped by the bank first to take out a loan.

Yes, Americans pay less for a gallon of gas than drivers in many other nations. But as Jean Cochran reported on this morning's Newscast, the latest Lundberg Survey shows the average cost for a gallon of regular gas is now $3.51 a gallon nationally, up 33 cents in just two weeks. And the price is expected to go up at least another 10 or 15 cents in the near-term:

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/07/134326846/gas-is-3-51-a-gallon-how-high-will-it-go?ft=1&f=1057

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A Kaleidoscopic Book That'll Make Your 'World Spin'

It can feel like a chore to read an overly hyped book, but Colum McCann's celebrated novel Let the Great World Spin is an engrossing exception. Playwright Wendy MacLeod says that the prismatic tale about a day in the intersecting lives of New Yorkers has earned its rave reviews ? and then some.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/129479187/a-kaleidoscopic-book-thatll-make-your-world-spin?ft=1&f=1057

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Muslim Congressman Suspicious Of Radicalization Hearings

On Thursday, the House Committee on Homeland Security will host a controversial hearing into what it calls, the radicalization within the American Muslim community. Committee chairman, Congressman Peter King (R-NY), claims Al-Qaida affiliates are radicalizing some American Muslims. The probe has drawn wide criticism, raising fears that it might demonize the country's Muslim population. Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN), one of Congress' two Muslim members, shares his concerns about the upcoming hearings.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/134332431/Muslim-Congressman-Suspicious-Of-Radicalization-Hearings?ft=1&f=1003

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Wis. Gov. Walker Sends Layoff Notices; Firings Still Avoidable

Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker still gave the sides two weeks to reach an agreement that could avoid layoffs. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats continued their out-of-state holdout though talks were continuing between them and the GOP lawmakers.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/03/04/134277134/wi-gov-walker-sends-layoff-notices-but-firings-still-avoidable?ft=1&f=1014

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Jerry Brown: Older, Wiser, Still Just as Cheap

Maureen Dowd, NY TimesANAHEIM, Calif. Jerry Brown doesn't know who Charlie Sheen is. "Is he related to the other Sheen?" he asks. Brown has a vague sense that there was a meltdown with a TV star. But the former Governor Moonbeam is now Governor Laser Beam; the only meltdown he cares about is California's, with its $26.6 billion budget shortfall. "There's only one game in my life," he tells me, as we split Southwest Airlines peanuts and a turkey and cheese sandwich in a hotel at the corner of Disneyland Drive and Magic Way, where he...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/06/jerry_brown_older_wiser_still_just_as_cheap_251551.html

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Congress Begins Hearings On Muslim Radicalization

Congress will begin a series of controversial hearings this week about the American Muslim community. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, will take testimony on what he calls the radicalization of Muslims in the U.S., and he'll ask Islamic leaders what they are doing to stop it. The high-profile hearings have concerned Muslims across the U.S. and in King's district on Long Island.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/06/134307733/Congress-Begins-Hearings-On-Muslim-Radicalization?ft=1&f=1014

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More EU largesse and waste (Pickled Politics)

At a time when important services are being cut in this country, eGov monitor highlights yet more waste and largesse from the EU, where MEPs have voted themselves thousands more to run their offices for spurious reasons: While Europeans are struggling with a sluggish economy and fears of inflation at a time when wages are [...] Share With Friends: | | Lybia Protests News, Politics - Top Stories News, RSS and RSS Feed via Feedzilla.

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