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McCain: No, Palin Did Not Mean That (www.motherjones.com)

After attacking Barack Obama's position on Pakistan during the debate, John McCain "was in the painful position of having to retract his vice presidential pick's statement."

Tags: mccain palin pakistan motherjones obama election08 alqaeda

Submitted 3 months ago by JayHarris on JohnMcCain | 0 Comments |

Medicare's Poison Pill: Remember Bush's signature health care initiative? My life depends on it—and that's not very reassuring. By James Ridgeway (www.motherjones.com)

Tags: ridgeway,medicare,prescription drugs,health insurance,health care,bush

Submitted 4 months ago by JayHarris on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Why Texas Still Holds 'Em. Forget oil. In the Lone Star state, the boomtown business is locking up immigrants. By Stephanie Mencimer (www.motherjones.com)

How private prison companies have taken their over supply of prison cells and started renting them to the Feds for custody of immigrant families.

Tags: private prisons,detention,custody,immigrants,motherjones,mencimer

Submitted 4 months ago by JayHarris on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Exodus: Border Crossers Forge a New America, by Charles Bowden (www.motherjones.com)

Longtime border resident and award-winning writer Chuck Bowden on why making the Mexican border harder to cross won't stop desperate people.

Tags: bowden,motherjones,immigration,coyotes

Submitted 4 months ago by JayHarris on Immigration | 0 Comments |

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