Posted on 12/27/2010 @ 10:30 AM
Tags: Nuclear Weapons
On Wednesday, December 22, the Senate ratified the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, by a vote of 71 to 26. The treaty would reduce the number of U.S. and Russian deployed strategic nuclear weapons by 30 percent, from 2,200 to 1,550 each.
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Posted on 12/27/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Peaceful Prevention
On Wednesday, December 22nd, the Senate passed the Genocide Prevention Resolution (S Con Res 71) by unanimous consent. The resolution’s passage represents a victory for FCNL’s Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict program, as well as a capstone for a year of hard work alongside FCNL’s partners in the Prevention Protection Working Group.
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By Matt Southworth on 12/17/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Afghanistan, Middle East, Weapons
The US military led strategy in Afghanistan is spreading resistance and anti-American sentiment to Pakistan, and increasing instability in the region. The US must rethink and abandon this military led strategy or risk escalating the US war in Afghanistan to neighboring countries.
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Posted on 12/16/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Nuclear Weapons
Last week Sens. Collins, and Snowe endorsed the New START Treaty and Sen. Scott Brown called for a vote on the New START Treaty. In comments on the Senate floor during debate on New START, Sen. Isakson endorsed the treaty. In announcing their support of New START, they are joining our diplomats, military leaders, and foreign policy establishment in calling for a reduction in the number of nuclear weapons.
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Posted on 12/13/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Nuclear Weapons
Last week Sens. Collins, and Snowe endorsed the New START Treaty and Sen. Scott Brown called for a vote on the New START Treaty. In comments on the Senate floor during debate on New START, Sen. Isakson endorsed the treaty. In announcing their support of New START, they are joining our diplomats, military leaders, and foreign policy establishment in calling for a reduction in the number of nuclear weapons.
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Posted on 12/08/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Immigration
“abUSed – The Postville Raid” tells the story of one of the largest and most expensive workplace immigration raids in the history of the country.
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Posted on 12/03/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Government Affairs
The release of diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks has made headlines every day this week. Commentators on all sides of the political spectrum have opined on the possible negative repercussions these cables could have on US foreign policy. The cables that have been released so far expose very little that could actually be detrimental for US relations, most of it is just embarrassing.
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Posted on 12/01/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Native American
A week and a half after passing the Senate, the Cobell Settlement passed the House last night as part of the Claims Settlement Act. After a 14-year lawsuit and more than a century of injustice for the plaintiffs, it is moving to see such a victory for native peoples.
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By Matt Southworth on 11/30/2010 @ 09:30 AM
Tags: Afghanistan, Middle East, Weapons
One year after President Obama’s December 1, 2009 address to a captive West Point audience, US policy in Afghanistan is not producing regional stability or a way to end the war.
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Posted on 11/23/2010 @ 10:30 AM
Tags: Budget, Government Affairs
On Thursday, Nov. 18th, Congress failed to answer the American people on the most significant demand that they made less than 16 days earlier on the elections – “more jobs.” Now, on the 30th of November, it’s the American economy and livelihoods on the line: 2 million people may loose access to their unemployment benefits. Without money to spend on bills, expenses, and Christmas presents this holiday season, guess what’s not going to happen. Certainly not “more jobs.”
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