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United States and the Americas

News and politics from North and South America.

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23,136 topics in this forum

  1. Obama orders CDC to study gun control,

    The results are not what he was hopeing for
    By spartan max2,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.3k views

  2. A New Constitutional Convention?

    Would be initiated by the states
    By Harte,
    • 19 replies
    • 1.1k views

  3. N.C. sued soon after voter ID bill 1 2 3 4

    signed into law
    By Jeremiah65,
    • 81 replies
    • 3.6k views

  4. SOPA is back

    By MySummerJob,
    • 3 replies
    • 461 views

  5. Our Lessons With Martin Luther King

    Eight students recall a special class
    By Kowalski,
    • 10 replies
    • 764 views

  6. Military Aptitude?

    3 convictions this week
    By DeWitz,
    • 19 replies
    • 1.5k views

  7. Apologies... 1 2

    meds and beer do not mix...
    By Jeremiah65,
    • 29 replies
    • 1.7k views

  8. Some Republican's Dreams of Impeaching Obama

    By questionmark,
    • 17 replies
    • 926 views

  9. U.S. has long fought Big Tobacco

    now it’s helping hook smokers overseas
    By questionmark,
    • 8 replies
    • 856 views

  10. NSA officers spied on love interests

    By questionmark,
    • 3 replies
    • 627 views

  11. Bradley Manning gets 35 years 1 2

    'Sometimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society,' writes Manning after sentencing
    By jugoso,
    • 28 replies
    • 2.1k views

  12. NSA paid millions to cover compliance costs

    By questionmark,
    • 2 replies
    • 433 views

  13. Big Brother would be proud of Little Brother

    Thirteen Things the Government is Trying to Keep Secret from You
    By jugoso,
    • 6 replies
    • 529 views

  14. NSA 'accidentally' pulled E-Mails

    of Americans
    By Drayno,
    • 3 replies
    • 728 views

  15. THIS is why I believe justice should be swift

    Guilty but appealing on technicality
    By MacsMom,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.6k views

  16. Robert Bales gets life

    for massacring Afghan civilians
    By questionmark,
    • 1 reply
    • 394 views

  17. No Charges Over Gun Fired At School

    After a 5 year old brought a gun into an elementary school
    By Beckys_Mom,
    • 5 replies
    • 366 views

  18. Family of autistic boy harassed by hate mail 1 2 3 4

    By Sweetpumper,   
    • 79 replies
    • 4.5k views

  19. Bernanke’s Farewell Tour

    By acidhead,
    • 3 replies
    • 499 views

  20. Detroit is turning into Chernobyl

    By redhen,
    • 16 replies
    • 3.1k views

  21. Liberal Leader, Trudeau smoked pot

    Leader of the Opposition wants to Legalize Pot
    By Thanato,
    • 1 reply
    • 404 views

  22. Bradley Manning: 'I want to be a woman'

    By Still Waters,   
    • 19 replies
    • 1.3k views

  23. NSA misled court on surveillance

    seez judge
    By questionmark,
    • 5 replies
    • 670 views

  24. Bow, Arrow, Facebook

    Brazilian Tribes Fight for Their Land
    By questionmark,
    • 0 replies
    • 328 views

  25. Family of slain by DEA agents awarded $3 M

    but agents not negligent
    By questionmark,
    • 1 reply
    • 493 views

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