Today, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein released an astonishing statement on her committee’s investigation into torture by the CIA – and the intelligence agency’s shocking, and possibly illegal, activities to spy on the committee itself. A bit of important background: The investigation into the CIA’s “enhanced techniques” of interrogation – doublespeak for torture – began late last decade, after it was revealed that video tapes of the CIA’s torture sessions had been destroyed, over the objection of George W. Bush’s White House Counsel and the Director of National Intelligence. In lieu of the destroyed video evidence, the CIA […]

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Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has collaborated with his artist daughter, Theodora Richards, on a children’s picture book titled Gus and Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar , which will hit bookshelves September 9th. The inspiration for the book came from a story in Richards’ 2010 memoir Life , in which Keith’s jazz-band member grandfather, Theodore Augustus Dupree (the “Gus” in the title), turned him on to music. Theodora, Gus’s namesake, illustrated the story. The book also includes photos from the Richards family collection. Nils Lofgren writes about the genius of Keith Richards “I have […]

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Bill O’Reilly doesn’t think President Barack Obama’s appearance “Between Two Ferns” was funny, calling it “a little bit desperate” and saying Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t have done it. “The Affordable [Care] Act is dubious to say the least, and using a comedic web site to enroll people is a little bit desperate, don’t you think?” O’Reilly said Tuesday on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor.” Continue Reading Obama appeared in the video, which was published to comedy website Funny or Die on Tuesday, to promote Obamacare in a humorous, satirical sit-down with actor Zach Galifianakis. The White House defended the appearance, […]

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President Barack Obama’s job approval rating is at a historic low, according to a new poll. The president’s approval rating fell to 41 percent in March from 43 percent in January, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found. Over half — 54 percent — disapprove of the president. The results indicate that Obama might not be of much help to Congressional candidates seeking reelection. Nearly half of survey respondents said they would be less inclined to support a candidate if he or she were considered a “solid supporter” of the Obama administration. Disapproval among Democrats is higher than […]

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CARACAS, Venezuela — The gunmen descended a street on Monday night toward a park taken over by student demonstrators in the western city of San Cristóbal, the crucible of the protests that have shaken Venezuela . They opened fire, and a 23-year-old student leader, Daniel Tinoco, fell. Hit in the upper body, he died before he got to a hospital, fellow protesters said. Less than a week earlier, in Caracas, someone opened fire and killed a 25-year-old soldier, Acner López, who was riding on a motorcycle. Residents said he was in a group of soldiers shooting tear gas at […]

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Senators have found plenty of common ground in an overnight debate about climate change that has been characterized by civil exchanges from lawmakers who hear plenty to like in each other’s words. Could this really be happening in Washington? Sure, when only one party shows up. Democrats have been plowing through a dusk-to-dawn talkathon during which more than two dozen speakers have agreed with each other about the need for action on climate change. Naysayers — Republicans — largely stayed away. “Climate change is real, it is caused by humans, and it is solvable,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. […]

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