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Israeli general says Palestinians quietly aiding U.S. peace drive

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian administration in the West Bank has tried to help the latest U.S. peacemaking drive by quietly cutting off funds for grassroots campaigners against Israel's occupation of the territory, a senior Israeli general said on Tuesday.

Senator Claire McCaskill backs Hillary Clinton for 2016 presidential election

Missouri senator supports Ready for Hillary political action committee, saying: 'It's important we start early'

Hillary Clinton's undeclared campaign for the next Democratic presidential nomination received a boost on Tuesday, with a first declaration of support from a sitting US senator.

Rob Hopkins on The Power of Just Doing Stuff

The founder of the Transition Movment is out with another book. This time, he takes a global look at how grassroots community efforts may provide a blueprint for systemic, cultural change.

Marco Rubio's immigration reform push wins GOP establishment loyalty Harry J Enten

Immigration reform has enabled Senator Rubio, once a Tea Party poster-boy, to reposition himself deftly for a 2016 presidential run

On Monday, Politico reported that "With immigration, Marco Rubio risks DC insider label.

Domestic dissent can change US foreign policy for the better Mark Weisbrot

From the Vietnam era to the Iraq war, it's clear that the moral authority of protest has altered US government behaviour

Several years ago, I had lunch with a US government official who told me about a trip that I had taken, that almost nobody knew about.

Mikey Garcia: Rise to Stardom Shows Featherweight Champ's Refreshing Humility

On June 15 in Dallas, Texas, WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia will defend his belt against former champion Juan Manuel Lopez. The fight will be broadcast live, on HBO.

At age 25, Garcia has been a professional boxer for seven years, amassing a glittering record of 31-0 with 26 KOs.

Gregg Popovich: Foreign Players Are 'Harder Working' Than Most Americans

Speaking with ESPN The Magazine's Seth Wickersham, Coach Pop had no qualms about complimenting the work ethic of foreign kids at the expense of American kids:

The Spurs, of course, are not in the business of worrying about the demands on a student-athlete's time and saw it as a plus that gu

US lawmakers call for review of Patriot Act after NSA surveillance revelations

White House insists it welcomes 'appropriate debate' after Republican leadership questions implementation of security act

The White House has said it would consider congressional calls to review the Patriot Act after conceding that revelations over the scale of US surveillance activity had

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I do not expect to see home again'

Source for the Guardian's NSA files on why he carried out the biggest intelligence leak in a generation and what comes next

A: "The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.

Obama Is An Open Government Pioneer, Spymaster Dataholic

Love him or hate him, President Obama is no hypocrite: he’s been as fiercely innovative at encouraging citizen input to improve governance as he has been in secretly stealing Americans’ private information.