In Egypt, we should dust off Henry Jackson's approach
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Idaho joins the bluster on nullifying health care
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Border police presence is changing communities
North of Bellingham, the presence of surveillance technology and ever-more law enforcement has begun to change the feel of life in what otherwise seems to be a traditional bit of Americana.
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